How Max Adler Created OutBox, an Inclusive Boxing and Fitness Gym for LGBTQ+ Community

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Photo by Kelly Caccavale courtesy of OutBox

Going to the gym can be an intimidating experience for just about anyone, even the fittest among us. It’s a place of vulnerability, where we work up a sweat and push our bodies to their limits in front of strangers and, in many cases, surrounded by mirrors. Now imagine being part of the LGBTQ+ community, which finds its members at the center of a particularly heated and public debate.

When Max Adler founded OutBox, a fitness and boxing gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was looking to create a safe space where LGBTQ+ members within his larger community can train and workout comfortably. Adler, who recently transitioned from female to male, has worked at various boxing gyms in New York City, including Church Street Boxing and Everybody Fights, and has trained under champions at legendary gyms such as Gleason’s and Mendez Boxing.

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