The Leeds Rhinos Foundation in partnership with England Boxing, are inviting you to ‘Box’ your way to fitness with a new boxing programme at locations around the city, starting on 28th January.
The new initiative, designed to offer alternative fitness options for people in the city, will see more people enjoying boxing at sites all over Leeds with qualified Box coaches such as Leeds Rugby legend Keith Senior along with other coaches from the Leeds Rhinos Foundation.
The ‘BOX’ programme which is England Boxing’s Olympic-style boxing fitness workout, aims to help bridge the gap between community activity and England Boxing's affiliated clubs, by delivering a community activity and ultimately giving people an introduction to boxing.
The sessions, which are free of charge, work on the basics of boxing, incorporating fitness drills with proper boxing technique in a series of circuits designed to provide an overall balanced body workout in the hour long sessions without the contact element of boxing.
‘BOX’ is ideal for anyone wanting to improve their general fitness in a fun, interactive and non-contact environment and is suited to people of all abilities, with mixed and ‘Women only’ sessions also available as part of the programme.
Dan Busfield, Partnership manager for the Leeds Rhinos Foundation, has put together the initial 7-week ‘BOX’ schedule in venues around Leeds:
“Our partnership with England Boxing will give people the opportunity to try boxing in a different environment. We will then work with England boxing to signpost participants into local affiliated boxing clubs, where they can further their development. We are delighted to be able to contribute to wider sporting agendas in our City.”
With the first session running on the 28th January, don’t miss out on your chance to get involved in a ‘BOX’ session coming soon near you.
The official programme of our free ‘BOX’ sessions across the city is available below:
Leeds Sports Centre
Tuesday 27th January
Leeds
LS12 6DP
6pm-7pm
West Leeds Rugby Club
Friday 30th January
Leeds
LS12 1HH
6.30pm-7.30pm
Dennis Healey Centre
Monday 2nd February
Foundry Mill Street
Seacroft
Leeds
LS14 6RD
6pm-7pm
Rodley Church Hall
Tuesday 3rd February
Leeds
LS13 1JH
5pm-6pm
Carnegie Café Bar, Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Tuesday 3rd February
St Michael's Lane
Headingley
LS6 3BR
7.30pm-8.30pm
Fairfield Community Centre
Thursday 5th February
Fairfield Terrace
Leeds
LS13 3DQ
6pm-7pm (women only)
7pm-8pm (mixed)