Ever heard of Bokwa?

What does it stand for you ask well, with the Bo, short for boxing and Kwa, which stands for the an African culture dance Kwaito. Bokwa is a new group exercise class, which consist of participants, drawing letters and numbers with their feet, whilst moving along to music in a cardio workout routine.

Bokwa was developed by a fitness instructor, Paul Mavi, based in Los Angeles, Paul Mavi developed Bokwa by taking his South African roots as a dancer and musician and turning it into a new group exercise. For 8 years Paul ran his own classes, in 2012 by becoming partners with a television and fitness entrepreneur, this new fitness craze went global, with many independent fitness instructors, training to become Bokwa instructors and delivering around local areas (Bokwa Fitness, 2014).   

Who can do it?

Unlike other dance group exercise classes that requires participants to have a little rhythm and time keeping, Bokwa is different, as the steps are structured in the forms of letters and numbers, the most popular steps being letters L, J, K and the number 3 with no choreography, all participants are required to do is learn the basic structured steps, by drawing the letters or numbers with you feet, once the basic steps are mastered, participants can freestyle to the music, as the steps will always remain the same. From 4-year-old kids to 75 year old men and women everyone can enjoy Bokwa (Bokwa Fitness, 2014).  

See the promotional video of Bokwa 

Where to find Bokwa classes

Tower Hamlets

York Hall Leisure Centre

*Women Only

TUESDAY 6:00 – 6:55pm

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Islington

Highbury Pool and Fitness Centre

SATURDAY 12:45pm - 1:40pm

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Camden

The North London Music Academy

TUESDAYS - 7:15-8pm

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For more information check out the Bokwa fitness website.

Happy Bokwa!

Jadene