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Blue and gold TUF-WEAR heavy bags hanging along the MPL Box Fit training corridor

About MPL Box Fit

MPL Box Fit is a boxing-fitness studio inside Monkey Playland in Haslingden. We have a wall of heavy bags, a full set of weights and conditioning kit, and coaching that starts with proper fundamentals.

Studio Build Started
2026
Adults & Juniors
*All ages*
Beginners to Boxers
*All abilities*
Rossendale, Lancashire
Haslingden

How the gym started

Our Story

MPL Box Fit started through the relationship between Umair's boxing coaching and Monkey Playland. Mohammed Sadiq, the owner of Monkey Playland, had sessions with Umair and the idea grew from there: use part of the premises to create a dedicated boxing-fitness studio for Haslingden and Rossendale.

The early posts show the studio taking shape in May 2026, then the first 1-to-1 sessions and a busy first week of personal training in June. The aim was not to make a showpiece gym. It was to build a practical room where beginners could learn properly, juniors could be coached safely, and adults could use boxing to get fitter, stronger and more confident.

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Coach Umair on the MPL Box Fit training floor during the first week of personal training

What we have on the floor

The Space and the Kit

The training floor runs the length of the building, black brick and rubber underfoot, with mirrors down one side and hexagonal lights overhead. Along the wall there is a line of TUF-WEAR heavy bags and a few uppercut bags, with a red bag or two for variety.

For strength and conditioning we have a functional trainer with cable stacks and slam balls, a rack of hex dumbbells, MIRAFIT weighted power bags from 5kg to 25kg, kettlebells, step boxes, plates and resistance bands. It is enough to put together a full session without queuing for a machine.

Functional trainer cable machine with an adjustable bench at MPL Box Fit

What You Get

  • Coaching, Not Just a Room

    Umair teaches stance, footwork, shots and defence, so you are learning boxing rather than just hitting a bag.

  • Junior Boxing

    Junior and family sessions build fitness, footwork and confidence, with the kids kept busy from start to finish.

  • All Abilities

    Beginners, regulars and experienced boxers train in the same room, with sessions scaled so everyone is working at the right level.

  • Strength & Conditioning

    The functional trainer, free weights, kettlebells and power bags cover conditioning as well as boxing.

  • Clean & Secure

    The gym is kept clean and has CCTV throughout, so you can leave your kit and get on with training.

  • A Local Gym

    We are based inside Monkey Playland in Haslingden, with a local Rossendale community around the studio.