The two-time former world light welterweight boxing champion has added pilates to his training regime ahead of his showdown with Saul "Canelo" Álvarez in Las Vegas.
"This definitely might look easy," Amir Khan told Fighthype.com during a pilates session in San Francisco, "but this is very hard. A lot of people might think it's not as physical. I know it's going to work for me and it helps me, so that's why I do it."
In fact, Joe Pilates himself was no stranger to the boxing ring. Before moving to the USA in 1926, Joe owned a boxing gym in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and was a professional boxer in his own right.
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The best way to get started with pilates is to join a class and learn the basics from a qualified pilates teacher. There are a number of men only pilates classes around the UK, but most pilates classes are open to anyone anyway, with men welcome to join.
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