The Boxing Workout: A boxer is the best conditioned athlete in the world bar none. Boxing, whether for competition or solely for recreational purposes, provides the most rounded and well balanced workout you will ever find. When taught properly with solidly grounded fundamentals and in a progressive type manner, such as we teach at Bellafatto's Boxing & Fitness Academy Inc., it will provide you with the utmost in cardiovascular fitness, as well as develop strength, speed, and agility at levels you may not have thought possible before, no matter your present age or physical condition. Our boxing program will also bring you the ultimate in peace of mind through its phenomenal stress reduction aspects, which you will find lacking from all other types of workouts. Because our workout utilizes more muscle groups than any other single motion type workout, such as cycling or jogging, it tends to result in fewer repetitive injuries or strains. In an hour of boxing a 180 pound man can burn more than 500 calories. With a solid fundamental base and a little motivation, you too can receive the full benefits and phenomenal results a good boxing program can provide, whether it is for purposes of competition, or you just want to come in and hit the bags. When fitness comes first, the rest is easy. Our Organization/Facility: Bellafatto's Boxing & Fitness Academy Inc., is a 501(c) (3) non profit public charitable organization located in Redwood Shores California, approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco just off of highway 101. Our facility is also a USA Boxing Inc. affiliated boxing club which prepares individuals for amateur, and/or professional competition. Additionally we provide a non contact recreational program that features skills development, as well as cardiovascular & overall fitness conditioning to members of the general public. Our facility is a professional quality converted residence which hosts all the necessary training equipment found in a traditional boxing gym, to include a variety of heavy bags which assist an individual in developing power, strength, leverage, and timing. A heavy bag workout also provides the ultimate in a total body cardiovascular fitness type workout. Our inventory includes top professional super leather training bags from 50-150 lbs., as well as angle bags and two different types of uppercut bags in order to facilitate comprehension and execution of angular striking technique. We also host an array of light bags which assist in the development of hand eye coordination, as well as timing, rhythm, balance, head movement, and defensive mobility. Our light bag inventory consists of a top professional speed bag with an adjustable platform for students of different heights, varied single double end bags from weighted and non weighted, to Mexican and double double end style bags to allow for body & head combination striking. Along with open floor space used for strength training, we also boast the use of top quality conditioning equipment also traditionally found in boxing gymnasiums, such as dumbbells, barbells, medicine balls, stability balls, jump ropes, strength bands, and other assorted fitness apparatus which we utilize in conjunction with a variety of boxing specific calisthenic and plyometric training drills to get you in tip top shape. Remember, boxers are the best conditioned athletes in the world, and you will be too once you take that first step and get started. Getting Started: We are currently conducting non competitive, non contact group training sessions twice weekly for members of the general public to include men, women, and youth alike who just want to learn fundamental boxing skills and get in the best shape of their life. We also provide competition training for our amateur team members 4-5 times weekly. All class times are currently from 6:30pm-8pm. Please call or email to confirm schedule as class training days vary from week to week. Drop in classes are $5 per session. If you have no prior experience then you must complete at a minimum an initial half hour orientation training session by appointment, which is usually held right before a group session. The price is $25 for the half hour orientation. This initial orientation session, which you arrange by appointment, is necessary to familiarize beginners with basic fundamental boxing concepts and technical drills and exercises regularly used during our class, so that those learned concepts and skills could be readily put into practice as part of group training during our regular on going sessions. Personal one on one training, also available, is $60 per hour. In addition, you must also purchase training gloves and handwraps which we sell for $35 if you do not have them already. For competitive members, depending on financial status, gloves, handwraps, and other necessary training equipment may be provided at no cost. Class Description: For persons interested in training classes, following is a beginning level class description; Start with varied warm up activities and light flexibility. Learn fundamental stance, directional footwork, and striking technique. Learn to shadowbox combining foot work, head movement, and striking technique, transferring skills to light and heavy bags for a super cardio total body conditioning workout. Further sharpen skills and increase stamina with the use of punch mitt and punch shield floor workout routines. Introduction to various calisthenic and plyometric exercises followed by strength training with various gymnasium equipment from dumbbells to medicine balls to strength bands etc. Intermediate and advanced level technique and conditioning drills are taught when students progress to that level. Some example lessons for intermediate and advanced level class workouts will consist of counter punch drills with partners, interval training with high level activity output followed by moderately paced activities, 2-6 rounds of non stop work out combining boxing skills with conditioning exercises to develop breathing patterns, light supervised sparring for those who wish to venture into the ring, boxing specific core stability training exercises with emphasis on speed, etc. Competition Training/Summary: Training for amateur and professional level competition is also provided by trainers Nick Bellafatto and Alfonso De Lira, both member coaches of USA Boxing Inc. Many members of the Bellafatto Boxing Academy team compete in USA Boxing sanctioned invitational tournaments and local boxing club competitions year round. This allows our boxers to increase their skill level while building confidence and self esteem. Members also participate annually in the San Francisco Golden Gloves or Police Athletic League Tournaments with opportunities to advance to regional and even national level championships held in Oxnard California, Colorado Springs Colorado, and other locations around the country. Our ultimate goal at Bellafatto Boxing Academy is to provide the community, youth and adults alike, a quality facility and program to instill discipline, build confidence and self esteem, and better overall physical condition to combat coronary heart diseases, obesity, and other general related illnesses. Our efforts are also aimed at enhancing mental and spiritual awareness, promoting well being, and producing better citizens. Schedule: Please call or email for days and times of operation.  Pricing: Competitive members Training ranges from free of charge to $5 per class depending on financial status (must get physical and pay $35 to register with USA Boxing for insurance purposes) General public members $5 per drop in class  Orientation session $25 for half hour basic orientation or $50 for full 1 hour orientation Personal training $60 per hour Please inquire about sibling discounts Directions: Take Highway 101 to Holly St./ Redwood Shores Parkway exit. Go East off exit which will become Redwood Shores Parkway. Follow Redwood Shores Parkway about a mile to Marlin Dr. and make a left on Marlin Dr. Make a right on Davit and then a right on Anchor Circle. We are located half way down the block on the right hand side at 524 Anchor Circle. Equipment Inventory: Dumbbells, barbells, jump ropes, medicine balls, stability balls, strength tubing, pull up bars, punch mitts, coach spar mitts and vests, punch shields, heavy bags, double end bags, uppercut bags, speed bags and platforms, slip bags, exercise mats, gloves, headgear, foul protectors, wrist and neck developers, practice mirrors etc.