Ruby and Keeva Day 15/31
For day 15/31 we tried boxing. It might be my favourite activity so far!
Albion Boxing is located at 144 Cherry Hinton road. I used to live off Cherry Hinton Road and I had no idea it was there! They welcome all abilities and have women only sessions if that is your preference. They very kindly let us take part for free so we will be donating the cost of the class to our REDJanuary just giving page.
We started with a warm up and it became apparent that everyone else knew what they were doing. Mild panic set in that I might be paired up with a pro. Luckily after identifying ourselves as beginners we were paired up together.
The warm up consisted of a fairly brutal round of partner work that included punching and core work. The strangest part of the session was punching Keeva repeatedly in the abs whilst she held a crunch position. It was like taking part in a very bizarre sports massage. Also, it is really hard not to laugh whilst your friend squats over you and punches you in the stomach… Maybe we weren’t hitting hard enough? I definitely didn’t expect to laugh so much!
The atmosphere was very relaxed. The coach was very patient and took the time to go through the basics with us separately so we could actively take part in the class despite having no experience. We had a great workout and we even got to throw a few punches at each other at the end of the class.
I advise you don’t annoy Keeva. I’ve seen her right hook!
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