Maia Sangalang, 10, signed up for Title Boxing in Norwood, inspired by her father, who had already been working out at the boxing gym.”Maia was interested and asked me when she could go hit something,” Mike Sangalang said. “I said, ‘It’s really just for grown-ups,’ then they suddenly came up with the girls’ class.”The class Maia takes part in is part of a program called Hit Like a Girl. Gym owner Rob Reilly came up with the concept.”I was working with some young girls that were heading off to college,” Reilly said. “(We were) working on some self-defense, building some confidence, and I started to realize the vulnerability in some of them at any age.”With one instructor for every six participants, who start as young as 5 years old, Reilly said the girls get a lot out of it.”Health and fitness build athleticism,” he said. “It’s building confidence, hand-eye coordination, all that stuff.”Reilly said increasing confidence is high on his priority list. There is also a big emphasis on building community.Every session comes with a charity component. The most recent project was collecting coats for Cradles to Crayons.“They need 55,000 winter coats before the year’s end,” Reilly said. “We’re just going to play our part.”The girls are learning strength through skill and service.Find more information about Title Boxing in Norwood here.

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