As with most good ideas, the decision to take up boxing came to me in the shower. I’d just finished my third Pilates class of the week and, while I'd still enjoyed it, I had a nagging feeling that I was starting to become a little stale.
Like many of us growing up, my life was full of variety. Every evening brought a new after-school club; think netball on Mondays, athletics on Tuesdays, swimming on Wednesdays, football and even, for one slightly off-piste term, country dancing.
