After spending four years primarily in my college library, I felt like my muscles were atrophying and that it was high time to get in shape! But I didn't want to just run on a tread mill or lift weights, I also wanted to learn something. So when I moved to the big city, I joined a boxing gym. Boxing gives me the workout I wanted--as well as a daily dosage of sanity, catharsis, & stress-relief. But most importantly, it's given me a great deal of self-empowerment, which I believe is very importan …