{"id":7270,"date":"2018-02-04T08:09:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T08:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/?p=7270"},"modified":"2018-07-03T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T09:25:34","slug":"we-went-bxr-popup-at-selfridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/news\/we-went-bxr-popup-at-selfridges\/","title":{"rendered":"WE WENT \/\/ BXR Popup at Selfridges"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the 1st February, BXR London, the world\u2019s first boutique boxing club, opened it\u2019s doors to an exclusive residency at Selfridges Department store, Oxford Street London. Taking over the Ultralounge area on the lower ground floor with their fully functioning boxing gym, designed in conjunction with world renowned fashion creative Michele Lamy, the fashion meets fitness collab was something I had to check out!\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Heading down to the store on Friday evening, admittedly I did feel a bit odd walking past designer dresses and handbags wearing leggings and trainers, but as soon as I made my way to the lower ground floor and into the fully fitted studio, \u00a0with the dark lights, blaring music and activewear galore, I felt straight at home….<\/span><\/p>\n

With a specially designed session focusing on the essential elements of boxing technique and full body strength and conditioning, the class was built around two separate areas \u2013 the boxes and the bags.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding a space on the floor beside a bag, our first instructor, Harold, stood inside the ring and took us through some basic boxing technique to warm up. Once we\u2019d all mastered uppercuts, hooks, jabs and crosses, it was onto the bag, where the high intensity rounds began. An arm heavy sequence (or five!) made up of strong punches and speed work, every so often pulling people up onto the ring for some pad work fun, just as our arms began to felt like they may fall off (and our fingers became hooked in a claw like position!), we moved on to part number two \u2013 the boxes!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Repositioning ourselves on the mats for the Strength and Conditioning part of the workout, looking over to the \u00a0box jump step, heavy dumbbells, plates and kettlebells, it soon hit us that round two was not going to be any easier. Instructor no.2 – Reese – wasted no time getting into a plyometric bodyweight rountine, fused with weighted cardio and explosive movements \u2013 think jump squats, walk outs, renegade rows, plank jacks and push ups! Repeating the bag\/floor combo twice more, we finished off with a much needed stretch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights<\/span><\/h4>\n

The studio which, for sure, went beyond expectations \u2013 WAY beyond. When a boutique gym does a pop up, you naturally expect the temporary nature means the environment won\u2019t be quite as premium as the real thing. Well, not when Selfridges, BXR, and Michele Lamy join forces! Better equipped than most permanent boxing studios, with a full boxing ring, alongside plenty of bags, boxes and weights. You can expect to be handed gloves, wraps and a towel as you enter, and even have shower in the AESOP kitted out facilities as you leave. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Top takeaways<\/span><\/h4>\n

Quite simply, that times are definitely changing! Whilst we\u2019ve seen the crossover in fashion, art and modern culture for a few years now, it\u2019s only recently that fitness has entered the mix, growing it\u2019s influence across different sectors. An influence I couldn\u2019t support more….<\/span><\/p>\n

Ten years back, when the \u2018heroine chic\u2019 look was at it\u2019s height, if someone had suggested one of the worlds finest luxury fashion stores stepped away from the pristine catwalk and invited people in to work up a serious sweat, punch a bag and throw weights around in a ‘high fashion’ environment, it would have been out of the question! Yet now – along with the growth of online shopping and the need for retailers to find another way to entice customers into the stores – we\u2019ve seen a shift towards the in-store \u2018experience\u2019. With that, Selfridges and BXR have hit the nail on the head – bringing strength, fitness and overall wellbeing back into fashion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hannah (centre) with Nat Voyle<\/a> and Leila Fitt<\/a><\/p>\n

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T<\/span>he need to know<\/span><\/h4>\n

The BXR popup at Selfridges will be around until the end of February 2018, with classes running every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the month. Price is \u00a323 for a 55 minute session. Visit Eventbrite<\/a>\u00a0to book your slot before they fill up!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo cred goes to James Purvis \u2013 check out his work at www.jmpurvis.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
Hannah Fuller works for Adidas and is always found at the latest London fitness venue. She\u2019s a train hard, eat hard, kinda gal, with a big love for activewear. Follow her on\u00a0Instagram here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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