Fitness Boxing?

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Anyone tried it? DC have just started a kids boxing class and the club also do a fitness boxing class. Wondering about it. What it is exactly? Is it only for youngsters? Or suitable for an unfit perimenopausal woman with a prolapse? I have never been to a gym or any kind of sports class before so tell me what I need to know!

I do boxing sometimes within a general fitness/ strength class. We use pads/ glives. It's very satisfying and stress-relieving!
It's a good workout and a nice change to get heart rate up using arms more than legs.

I don't know what the exact format would be (strength: cardio, if other excercises are involved) but it sounds interesting!

If it's for fitness there won't be any actual punching of each other, obvs. There may be some pad and glove work. It really depends on the format, but I'd expect it to be a reasonably intense cardio workout with possibly some strengthwork on the floor. A session in a proper boxing club is likely to involve more actual boxing style work than one in an all-purpose gym.

I'd expect it to be for anyone who wants to get fit, and a good instructor would adapt moves for people as needed. Boxing does often involve skipping/jumping so you'd need to know how that might affect your prolapse. Ask to speak to a member of the gym staff is the only real way to know whether it would be suitable for you.

I've done some, and now do boxing classes at a boxing gym. It will vary but I would say the methods used in that style of training are at the more intense end of things. If it is your only option then try, and talk to the coach first. But if you have other options (eg Pilates, water aerobics, or classes aimed at people returning to exercise or starting out), I would try them first to built up some strength, fitness and also learn the common moves at a reasonable pace (boxing fitness classes often involve push ups, squats, lunges, skipping, as well as the boxing-derived drills). It is just a bit offputting to jump in the deep end, and you want to enjoy it!

I started taking fitness and strength seriously in my early 50s and now happily (if slowly) do boxing and strength classes with youngsters - but I did build up slowly.

And I agree with pp - if by club you mean a boxing club then yes the fitness classes will be more boxing focussed and intense. They are probably primarily aimed at people who box who want a conditioning workout. Boxfitness classes in general gyms or leisure centres will be less intense/more suitable for beginners.

I coach boxing.
It should be welcoming, my advice would be try it, but it is fine if the club does not feel right: then do not bother with it again.
I am am very old school, rather gruff, authoritarian and will teach the technical aspects. Many prefer that, the advantage is that loud mouth men have to shut up, so it is a even mix of the sexes. The other coach takes more box-ercise session, and it is clear that some people prefer than and others prefer mine.

Often at clubs, you will end up doing circuits and the only boxing reference is you are left to pound a bag in whatever why you like for a minute or two. I imagine they will likely train the kids and not bother so much with the grown ups
Generally, boxing clubs are very welcoming, the tougher the sport, the more welcoming they are as a rule of thumb.