text: Several months ago some friends invited me on a hike It was not an incredibly hard hike but it exposed that I was horribly out of shape I had to stop every yards to catch my breath It was embarrassing I vowed that would be the year I would get in shape And something great happened a friend invited me to try Jabz Boxing I was really nervous my first day But trainer Len was very patient with me He had the perfect balance of knowing when to push me and when to let me take a break and catch my breath It is now months later and I have continued going to Jabz and I am in the best shape of my life I feel good about myself and I now I find that I am the one dragging around my out of shape friends YES nnThere are two main trainers who are both awesome They make everyone feel comfortable whether you are years old and need to lose pounds or if you are a year old gym rat and just want to try one class There is never a huge sales pitch Even though the gym is in Scottsdale the girls are not overly Scottsdaleish which I appreciate nnTips wear workout clothes and real tennis shoes not converse Bring a bottle of water They have gloves there for you to use so do not worry about buying boxing gloves You will need to take a shower afterward and there are not showers at the gym so plan accordingly Make sure you sign up online and reserve a spot in a class which you can do on your smart phone You do not punch other people just bags Do not be afraid to come by yourself that is normal