Boxing for Fitness Program

Empower yourself, learn new skills, improve your fitness and have fun with your peers in this 6-week non-contact introductory boxing program with Champion Boxer and Mindset Coach, Yvette Raposo!  

Week by week, Yvette will carefully instruct you on the fundamentals of boxing training. Every lesson will build on the last one, so that you can progress your skills with confidence.  

We will start class with a proper warm-up then dive into the lesson of the week, which involves different elements of boxing and fitness, such as footwork drills, technical punching exercises, defensive movements, partner work, conditioning circuits, and more! 

By the end of this program, you will have mastered basic form and skills with the confidence to join any boxing class with a solid foundation of knowledge.  

This program is open to all members. No previous experience is necessary. All equipment is provided.  

Program capacity: Maximum of 24 participants per session

Spring 2024 PROGRAM

• Tuesdays at 6:45pm to 7:45pm - Tues. May 7 to Tues. June 11 (6-weeks) (Register here)

Empower yourself, learn new skills, improve your fitness and have fun with your peers in this 6-week non-contact introductory boxing program with Champion Boxer and Mindset Coach, Yvette Raposo!  

Week by week, Yvette will carefully instruct you on the fundamentals of boxing training. Every lesson will build on the last one, so that you can progress your skills with confidence.  

We will start class with a proper warm-up then dive into the lesson of the week, which involves different elements of boxing and fitness, such as footwork drills, technical punching exercises, defensive movements, partner work, conditioning circuits, and more! 

By the end of this program, you will have mastered basic form and skills with the confidence to join any boxing class with a solid foundation of knowledge.  

This program is open to all women-identifying members. No previous experience is necessary. All equipment is provided.  

Program capacity: Maximum of 24 participants per session

Spring 2024 PROGRAMS:

• Tuesdays at 5:30pm to 6:30pm - Tues. May 7 to Tues. June 11 (6-weeks) (Register here)

Take your boxing skills and physical conditioning to the next level with this 8-week non-contact intermediate-level boxing program with Champion Boxer and Mindset Coach, Yvette Raposo! 

Building on what you have learned in the introductory-level, Boxing for Fitness, Yvette will incorporate more complicated combinations involving footwork and defensive moves, plus more intense conditioning circuits to help you dig deeper and find that complete fighter within. 

This program is open to all members. Previous experience is necessary. All equipment is provided. 

Experience prerequisites accepted include one of the following: 

• Completion of Boxing for Fitness (previously called, Boxing Level 1) with Coach Yvette;
• A background in martial arts, including taekwondo or karate;
• Experience playing another sport that requires footwork and coordination; and/or
• Currently and consistently working out on your own.

No matter your experience level with boxing, Coach Yvette will work with you to meet your needs and demands, and will tailor the program appropriately to challenge you to progress to the next level! 

Program capacity: Maximum of 24 participants per session

Returning for Fall 2024.

Take your boxing skills and physical conditioning to the next level with this 8-week non-contact intermediate-level boxing program with Champion Boxer and Mindset Coach, Yvette Raposo! 

Building on what you have learned in the introductory-level, Boxing for Fitness, Yvette will incorporate more complicated combinations involving footwork and defensive moves, plus more intense conditioning circuits to help you dig deeper and find that complete fighter within. 

This program is open to all women-identifying members. Previous experience is necessary. All equipment is provided. 

Experience prerequisites accepted include one of the following: 

• Completion of Boxing for Fitness (previously called, Boxing Level 1) with Coach Yvette;
• A background in martial arts, including taekwondo or karate;
• Experience playing another sport that requires footwork and coordination; and/or
• Currently and consistently working out on your own.

No matter your experience level with boxing, Coach Yvette will work with you to meet your needs and demands, and will tailor the program appropriately to challenge you to progress to the next level! 

Program capacity: Maximum of 24 participants per session

Returning for Fall 2024.

A registered non-contact boxing instructional program focused on learning various combinations and techniques, while improving your overall conditioning levels. The goal of each program is for participants to master basic form and skills with confidence to join any boxing class with a solid foundation of knowledge. 

60-minute class.

Each class will start with a friendly intro from the coach, leading into a dynamic warmup. 

Each class will focus on a new skill/technique, practicing and building on from the previous class. Class elements involve footwork drills, technical punching exercises, defensive movements, partner work, conditioning circuits, and more! 

Every class will finish with a cool down and closing greeting. 

All members - U of T students paying incidental fees for the current term; Active Sport & Rec members. 

Can be adapted to be beginner friendly or more advanced. 

Instructors are able to provide modifications for varying abilities. 

The intermediate offerings requires participants to have some experience with boxing, martial arts, playing another sport with footwork/ coordination, have high-conditioning capacity, and/or have completed the introductory Boxing for Fitness program. 

All equipment will be provided, including gloves, hand wraps, skipping ropes, and more! 

No special clothing is required. Wear something you can move comfortably in. Wear comfortable closed-toe and athletic shoes. 

Indoor activity. 

Max. 24 participants (GC Fitness Studio) 

Ratio: 1 to 12

Members are required to register for this program at an additional cost via https://recreation.utoronto.ca/ 

Participants are able to register up until the start of the 2nd class. 

Participants are able to request a class transfer up until the start of the 2nd class. 

Participants are able to request a cancellation and refund up until the start of 2nd class. Participants will be refunded the full amount less a cancellation fee of 10% or $5 - whichever is greater - for each withdrawn registration. Please email fitness.performance@utoronto.ca for these requests. 

Learn more about the registration and cancellation policies here.