Kellie Harrington will return to training with her club coach on Friday night after enjoying a well-deserved break following her Olympic gold medal win.
The Dubliner says she has become 'very unfit' over the past few weeks and can't wait to get back training with Noel Burke at St Mary's Boxing Club in Tallaght.
Harrington knows she will 'get there' fitness-wise and says it was important to give her body a rest following her success in Tokyo.
She told Ireland AM on Virgin Media 1: "Tonight will be my first proper night back with my club coach Noel Burke out in St Mary's in Tallaght.
"I'll put the gloves on and I'll see how I am. I know I'm unfit but your body needs that.
"You need to be able to come down and be able to say if I whack out two solid months, your body needs to be able to say right we know she's going to give her a break so we can push through this now cause she is eventually going to give us a break and that's what I've had.
"That's the longest break I've ever had in fairness. It's hard when you go from full-time athlete to sitting on your couch eating biscuits, chocolates and cakes."
She added: "I can't wait to get back but I know I'm going to be in a place where I've actually never been in a long time and that's being very unfit.
"People think look at you, you're not unfit, but [she's not fighting fit].
"Everyone has different types of fitness levels. Mine was right there [at the top], now I'm back down here. We'll get there."
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