Colleen Tibbetts, Boxing Coach
Boxing Coach
Colleen came to SLS as a member in 2021 after enduring a back injury, and it was here she got hope to be able to transform and learn the strategies to build back her former body's capabilities. Post-injury she wasn't capable of lifting 5 pounds, but in a year's time with the help of the SLS community, coaches, and the highly equipped facility, she trained and was able to execute 100 pound lifts!
This experience sparked a life changing shift in priorities for her: health and fitness has to come first. It is possible to create a body that allows you to do what you desire to do, and everyone deserves to have that. She knew that by educating herself that she could then pass that experience, hope, and empowerment onto others in the community by gaining her NASM CPT and pursuing her passion of boxing.
She began boxing in middle school at Firicano's in Stoneham, under the tutelage of the former professional boxer, Jim McNally. She has since got to learn from other professional boxers, MMA fighters, Muay Thai fighters, as well as Brazilian Jiu-jitsu experts. She continues to learn a variety of techniques through drills and sparring in different styles of martial arts.
Along with her classes at SLS, Colleen has experience coaching beginners, pros, kids, teens, as well as programming or people with physical and mental disabilities. She believes boxing and strength training has so much to offer for everyone, mentally and physically, and has seen it change many lives and is eager to help facilitate that journey.
She is so excited to bring her experiences back to the SLS community through strength & boxing training!
Certifications
First Aid / CPR / AED Certified
Certified Boxing Fitness Trainer
NASM CPT