So you want to try a boxing class and get guns of steel? But which one is right for you?
Multi Club
This must be the only boxing studio in Dubai that has a waiting area lined with velvet Chesterfield sofas. But after doing a 60-minute boxing session at this spotless gym in Media City, the reason for the sofas becomes clear: you’ll need somewhere to lie down afterwards.
You can borrow gloves but many classmates bring their own, plus handwraps. The equipment and floor mats in the studio are in great condition and the shower area is excellent with toiletries, lockers and fluffy towels.
Shatha Tower, 9th Floor, Dubai Media City, Dubai, Metro: Nakheel
MMA Fitness Centre
There is something quite exciting about stepping into a boxing ring. Bending down to duck under the ropes and then stepping onto the canvas, you can’t help but do a little shuffle.
Pacific Building, Tecom, Dubai, Aug timetable tba, Metro: Dubai Internet City.
Platform 3
Platform 3 is the Chris Eubank of boxing gyms – sharply designed, a little eccentric and a tad upper class. But unlike rough and ready classes around town, Platform 3 offers swanky one-on-one tuition. If you’re an optimist, this means the focus is on you; if you’re a cynic, it just means there’s nowhere to hide.
Classes start with a 20-minute Tabata training session – 20 seconds of all-out exercise followed by ten seconds of rest, repeated eight times. This involved skipping, squats, and mini-trampoline sprints – over and over again until we were on the point of spewing.
Park Island Apartments, Dubai Marina, Dubai, Metro: Dubai Marina
KO Boxing Gym
Walk into KO Boxing Gym and you’re at the whim of its team of muscle-bound trainers. You’ll discover they’re way less scary than they look, but the pace of their training sessions can be summarised in one word: relentless.
Burpees, weights, sprints, press-ups, flipping tyres, planks – KO boxers do all this and more before going anywhere near a pair of gloves. When it is time to spar, you and your partner work on sequences of jabs, hooks and upper cuts barked out by the instructors. One of the best things about KO is the personal attention. When you ask for help, they’ll give it. When they spot you doing something wrong, they’ll show you how to correct it.
If freshly laundered towels, pristine changing areas and gentle encouragement are important factors in your workout, then KO isn’t for you.
Dream Tower 1, Dubai Marina, Dubai, Metro: Dubai Marina
Round 10 Boxing Club
Round 10 is unique in Dubai as it’s the only gym that focuses purely on traditional boxing. From the moment you arrive, you’re immersed in a world of speed bags, heavy punch bags and Muhammad Ali posters. Classes range from cardio boxing to sparring.
Most of the classes are mixed, with extra classes just for women and also for children. The cardio boxing class lasted an hour and began with sprints, sit-ups and push-ups, progressing to work on the punch bags in pairs and finally a variety of abdominal exercises, all done to a soundtrack of bass-laden rap.
Boasting three full-time coaches (two of whom are current professional boxers) Round 10 caters to all levels of skill, fitness and experience.
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