A knockout bride

By Lisa J. Curtis
The Brooklyn Bride Editor

DUMBO’s legendary training ground for pugilists, Gleason’s Gym, offers yet another approach to getting fit with its new book “The Total Body Boxing Workout for Women” (Fireside, $24). Written by trainer Hector Roca and Gleason’s President Bruce Silverglade, the guide also features a foreword by actress Hilary Swank, who was trained by Roca at Gleason’s for her Academy Award-winning role in “Million Dollar Baby.”

While the book promises a head-to-toe makeover in just four weeks — loosely based on Hilary’s regimen, we suggest that Brooklyn brides save the sparring for after the honeymoon. The book’s convenient workouts can be done from home with a jump rope.


A boxing demonstration and book signing will take place at 11:30 am on the outdoor nonfiction stage as part of the “The Brooklyn Book Festival,” to be held Sept. 16, from 10 am to 6 pm, at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon St. at Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn). For more information, visit www.brooklynbookfestival.org.

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