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WAPAKONETA — Located amid other shops in the Grandview Plaza Shopping Center, Faith Cisco says her new business, Overcomer Boxing Studio, located at 815 Defiance St. in Wapakoneta, had its soft opening in May 25 but it is just starting to get into full swing.
Cisco, 21, was raised in Botkins and is a 2019 graduate of Botkins High School. She commuted to Edison State Community College and earned her Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) license in 2021.
Her family initially had some reservations about her young age when starting her first business. Cisco nevertheless continued expressing her interest for about a year and a half until she finally won them over.
“It was just really on my heart and I really felt the need to open this studio,” Cisco said.
She decided to locate her boxing studio in Wapakoneta due to her familiarity with the town and the joys she had experienced as a shopper in this community.
“I’ve always gone to Wapak for grocery shopping or going out to eat. It’s convenient and I’ve always liked the community, so something just felt right about locating my business there,” said Cisco. “I was always keeping an eye out for buildings for lease to get a good location for the studio.”
She is looking forward to joining the Chamber of Commerce later this month or next month to hold a formal opening event.
As a female boxing studio owner, Cisco is quick to point out that the focus is on cardio and that all of her boxing experience and the classes she offers are “non-contact” with other participants.
“I started shadows boxing when I was a freshman or sophomore in high school, and was looking on YouTube for different types of at-home workouts when I stumbled across fitness and cardio boxing. I started shadow boxing, which is kind of like punching the air. I started mainly for the physical benefits but then I noticed how great I was feeling mentally after the workouts. It boosted my confidence and self-esteem. My mental health really improved. From there I got a heavy bag and started using that, teaching myself and coming up with my own punch combinations.”
Given the benefits Cisco personally experienced with non-contact boxing motivated her to share them with others through her business.
Cisco said she has spoken at area schools to encourage students to take up cardio/fitness boxing to improve the health and well-being of area youth. For example she spoke to students in the Spencerville School District during May’s Mental Health Week and more recently spoke at Apollo Career Center in Lima. Cisco said she has also reached out to school counselors at area schools recently to see if non-contact boxing would be a good fit for any of their students. The boxing exercises in the class can help youth to relieve stress and release angry emotions in a constructive way.
“Heavy Hit” classes are open to anyone aged 10 and older. There is also a senior class called “Golden Oldies” is also offered and is less cardio-intensive. The “Golden Oldies” class is 60-minutes long. The first 15-minutes focuses on improving balance, followed by 15-minutes of cardio boxing or boxing using a heavy bag.
A range of class days and times are available, starting at 5 a.m. through 7 p.m. on weekdays as well as Saturdays and Sundays. The specific class times can be found on her website overcomerboxing.com.
Photos and upcoming events for Overcomer Boxing Studio can also be found on Instagram and Facebook.
