Off The Canvas CIC · Community Interest Company

Get OffThe Canvas.

A 12-week programme combining non-contact boxing, strength training, and occupational therapy principles. Built by someone who's been there.

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12wk

Structured Programme

Core Disciplines

3×

Sessions Per Week

CIC

Community Registered

Who We Are

Built From Lived Experience.

Luis Palmer · Founder

Off The Canvas CIC was founded by Luis Palmer: HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist, ex-professional boxer, coach, and father of four. For years, boxing shaped how he understood discipline, resilience, and control. Then a traumatic brain injury forced a complete rethinking of identity, purpose, and what recovery actually means.

TBI doesn't only affect the body. It shakes confidence, tests mental health, and leaves you making sense of a life you never expected. Luis knows that space: the slow progress, the uncertainty, the weight of getting through the day. He also knows recovery is possible when people are met with the right support and environment.

OTC is where clinical training and lived experience meet. A space that brings together rehabilitation, movement, mental wellbeing, and community for people who have been knocked down and are ready to rebuild.

Non-Contact Boxing

Technique, conditioning, controlled environment.

Strength Training

Progressive, purposeful, built around your body.

Occupational Therapy

Every session grounded in clinical OT principles.

The Programme

Threshold.

Assess, establish, begin

Foundation

Weeks 1–4

—Baseline OT assessment
—Boxing fundamentals & stance
—Introductory strength work
—Goal-setting session

Progress, challenge, adapt

Build

Weeks 5–8

—Pad work & combinations
—Progressive loading
—Conditioning intervals
—Mid-programme review

Embed, measure, sustain

Consolidate

Weeks 9–12

—Individual programming
—Strength benchmarks
—Outcome measures
—Onward plan & referral

Venues

Riley's Boxing & Fitness, Hillsborough · TFC The Fitness Club, city centre

Frequency

Two structured sessions per week over 12 weeks

Next Cohort

July 2026 · Applications open now

Is This For You?

You Don't Need To Be A Fighter.

Returning

Adults returning after illness, injury, or a long break from training.

Managing

People managing long-term health conditions who want structure, not sympathy.

Rebuilding

Men recovering from TBI, burnout, or mental health challenges.

First Time

Anyone who has never felt like a gym was built for them.

"You don't have to be a fighter to get off the canvas. You just have to get up."

Off The Canvas CIC · Founding Mission

Pricing

Everyone Deserves Access.

We operate a tiered pricing model to ensure the programme is accessible regardless of income. Sponsored places are funded by full-price participants and external partners.