What people say, four stars included.

Fifty-three, never boxed, booked the free round because my son dared me. Eighteen months later I do pads with Dai every Tuesday at 6:30 and it is the best forty-five minutes of my week. My doctor is pleased about the blood pressure; I am pleased about the left hook.

I have quit every gym I ever joined within a month. Kerry's Wednesday 6:15 has had me for two years. Nobody stares, everyone is useless at something, and you leave feeling like you could take on the day.

Did twelve weeks before a charity white-collar night. Dai got me fit enough to box three rounds without dying and taught me to keep my hands up. Sparring was at the club running the event, which was the right call. Lost on a split decision and raised £1,400.

My daughter is eleven and used to hide at the back of PE. Two terms of Saturday kids' boxing and she skips better than I do and put her hand up in assembly. Kerry is brilliant with them, and they never hit each other, which was my worry.

Brilliant four weeks, I knew nothing and now I can hold my own in a class. One star off because the estate car park is rammed at six on a Monday and I was late twice. Park on the estate road, people.

Booked a team session for twelve of us expecting half to sit out. Nobody did. We now go every other Thursday lunchtime and it has done more for the office than any away day we ever paid for.