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Once the decision had been made to leave the nursing field behind, I became the director of health and wellness at the Rapid City YMCA. Building my base of knowledge and working with many different types of clients with varying goals, it became apparent to me that this IS MY PASSION!
With my background of being a registered nurse, a boxer through my youth, a national academy of sports medicine certified personal trainer, and years of experience coaching people in boxing, it became a dream of mine to be able to do this for a living. With most of the country and small businesses suffering through the pandemic in 2020,I started a small boxing gym and fitness studio, Meraki Box.
The success of it was immediately apparent as people found out that this was no ordinary boxing gym, but a family of people all sharing their passion for fitness, exercise and just being around people that want to change their lives through the practice of barbells and boxing gloves. We are almost officially a year old!!
Ryan McGivern is the founder of Meraki Box and has been boxing for over 20 years. He is also a Registered Nurse with over 15 years of experience in caring for both chronic outpatient and acute emergency patients. After years of helping people fight disease states that usually stem from decades of unhealthy living choices, he decided to switch to health and wellness coaching in order to help people avoid these diseases all together. Also, attending and becoming a Certified personal Trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine allowed him to start investing his nursing base of knowledge and experience to exercise science and helping his clients. With his extensive knowledge and upbeat attitude, Ryan will help you learn boxing in a fun and effective manner.
Drew Hook is the Assistant Coach at Meraki Box and a regular at the 8:30 AM classes. Not only is Drew a member, but so is his wife and four boys. You have a good chance at finding a Hook down at Meraki, hitting a bag on a weekly basis. Coaching is only a part time commitment for Drew, but is a full time passion, along with boxing.
Drew is a Court Services Officer and has been serving the people of our community for the state for over ten years through Child Protection Services and Court Services. Drew is certified through USA Boxing as a coach and is working on his Personal Training Certification through the American Council on Exercise. Drew loves imparting his knowledge to others and has previously coached baseball, wrestling, football, and soccer. In addition, Drew is the Vice President of the local wrestling club. One of Drew's favorite sayings is "you create the environment you live," with which he loves to help you create the environment you want to live in through boxing and exercise.
Andrew has been a part of Meraki Box from the very beginning, January of 2021. His love for boxing and combat sports was immediately recognized and he dedicated himself to being a student of the game. He spent many years as a team leader and manager at a local restaurant working hard and establishing his leadership skills. Over time, his interest in boxing became much more than just learning and growing his own skill sets, as we began seeing him help and encourage others in more of a coaching role. After seeing this development, he inquired about the steps needed to be taken to explore his new found passion of coaching people in boxing.
After working hard and becoming a licensed and certified USA Boxing Coach, Andrew began to train with Meraki Box’s head Coach. He dove head first in becoming the best coach he could be to serve our community of athletes and boxers. He has proven to be successful in his coaching methods and has gained the love and respect of all of the Meraki family and leadership. Andrew is proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams and through hard work and dedication you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to.
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