harry's boxing club
Harry's Boxing Club is a place anyone can go to get fit and improve their boxing
abilities. Run by Harry Skelton, an ex-boxing coach in the British Army, we
train in Berkhamsted. Our aim is for everyone to have fun and get involved in
the sport! MEET THE COACH Whilst learning to box and coach in the British Army,
I had the opportunity to work with a vast variety of men and women. All with
similar goals of getting fit and learning a new skill. Whether the intention to
compete was there, or whether they simply wanted the fitness, the ethos and
values of boxing remained the same and are centered around hard work and effort
being the path to achieving greatness. After a while, I was able to put the
six-packs and glory aside, and witness the other ways that boxing and fitness
was having an effect on people. I observed that when people had a focus and a
way to physically exert themselves regularly, there was a massive increase in
their mental health and wellbeing. Things that are so massively undervalued like
getting a full nights sleep, or having the ‘get up and go’ motivation were the
less obvious by-products of regular boxing training and in turn, the soldiers
who came to train were much better for it. After leaving the army, I formed an
adults boxing fitness club and again, started seeing the same results. The
camaraderie of the classes, the family feel, the fitness and the achievement
when you complete that next boxing or fitness milestone were leaving people with
less stress, more focus and a general feeling of wellbeing.
