VOLL FETTER BOX KLUB IS A BOXING COURSE EXPLICITLY FOR FAT PEOPLE. THE AIM IS TO GET OUR BODIES MOVING TOGETHER, TO TRAIN AND TO CELEBRATE WHAT OUR BODIES ARE CAPABLE OF.

WEIGHT, CURRENT  FITNESS LEVEL OR PREVIOUS BOXING EXPERIENCE ARE IRRELEVANT. COME AS YOU ARE, WE DESIGN THE BOXING CLASSES SO THAT THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERY BODY AND ALL EXERCISES CAN BE ADAPTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF YOUR BODY.

FOR FAR TOO LONG, PEOPLE IN BIGGER BODIES HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED UNFIT. TRAINING AND EXERCISE HAVE ONLY BEEN SEEN AS A MEANS TO LOSE WEIGHT. BUT WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF VOLL FETTER BOX KLUB IS BASED ON TWO FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:

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HEALTH AT EVERY SIZE
WE BELIEVE THAT THE WEIGHT OF A BODY SAYS NOTHING ABOUT ITS HEALTH OR FITNESS

 

BODY NEUTRALITY AS OPPOSED TO BODY POSITIVITY
WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO FIND OUR BODIES BEAUTIFUL AND LOVE
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM. RATHER, WE SHOULD APPRECIATE IT FOR WHAT IT IS, A BODY WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO CARRY US THROUGH LIFE.

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VOLL FETTER BOX KLUB IS INTENDED TO CREATE A SAFER SPACE FOR FAT PEOPLE OF ALL GENDER IDENTITIES. A SPACE TO LET GO OF OLD BELIEFS ABOUT YOUR OWN BODY AND PERHAPS EXPERIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME HOW MUCH FUN EXERCISE AND TRAINING CAN BE WHEN THEY TAKE  PLACE FREE FROM THE PRESSURE OF SELF-OPTIMISATION AND ACHIEVING AN UNSUSTAINABLE IDEAL OF BEAUTY.

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ABOUT ME:
I'M JENNY (SHE/HER) AND I'M THE ADMINSTRATION MANAGER AT

EVERYBODY'S PLAYGROUND.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN A FAT BODY SINCE PRIMARY SCHOOL. MY OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH EXERCISING HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT. I HAD HARDLY ANY POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS UNTIL LAST YEAR.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HAS NEVER BEEN EASY FOR ME AND HAS RARELY BEEN FUN. IT WAS A HUGE SOURCE OF SHAME, INSECURITY AND SELF-DOUBT FOR ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL. I WAS JUDGED FOR MY WEIGHT, PEOPLE WERE ‘WORRIED’ ABOUT MY HEALTH AND MY BODY WAS NEVER RIGHT OR GOOD JUST THE WAY IT WAS. AND EVEN WHEN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY BODY IMPROVED AND I LEARNT TO ACCEPT AND APPRECIATE IT, EXERCISE WAS STILL SOMETHING I AVOIDED.

THEN, IN EARLY 2024, I DISCOVERED MY LOVE FOR BOXING IN MEL'S BOXING CLASSES. TO CALL THIS EXPERIENCE A REVELATION IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT. NEVER IN MY LIFE DID I THINK I WOULD BE A BOXING COACH, BUT WHEN MEL ASKED ME IF I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS COURSE, I INSTANTLY KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT PATH FOR ME