Monthly Archives: October 2017

Motivation Monday- don’t be afraid to look silly

​​​ ​ Today, we got to do some donkey kicks in between bagwork at boxing. It’s a great way to work on strengthening th connection between your core and legs for better kicking form. Donkey kicks, while they Continue Reading »

Sartorial Saturday- Halloween couples costume edition 

So happy to finally share the awesome couples costumes that my husband and I are rocking this year: Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne's outrageous formal wear from Dumb and Dumber! I feel like we did a really good job Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- work all your angles

​ I work out a lot, which can make it hard to keep a good amount of variety or challenge to keep things interesting. This week’s XIT routine actually reminded me that is important to not just focus on forward Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday- dress up for no reason

This outfit could very easily have been a date night outfit, but this is actually what I wore to my son's third birthday party this past weekend. I was a major tom boy until I got college and would never be caught Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- put your legs into it

​​ ​ ​  Going along with last week’s post about boxing being a full body workout, you can derive a lot of extra power by using your legs. I would say this applies most to uppercuts and hooks, but Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday- appropriate swear words

One of the hardest things for me as a mother has been watching my mouth around my children. I will be the first to admit that I swear like a sailor and personally believe the f word makes everything better. However Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- whole body workout

​​​ ​ I'm sure many people think of boxing as primarily anarm workout. I know I did before I started taking boxing classes. I very quickly learned, however, that a boxing class can actually be a full body Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- expert level bicep curls

​​ I love finding ways to add more of a challenge to a basic exercise. While single leg bicep curls are more challenging than basic bicep curls, I always like to take it a step further. Our instructor told us that Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday- STAR WARS

My selection of Star Wars themed items is quite extensive, which only makes sense as I am a HUGE fan. My parents first date was the first Star Wars movie, and I watched the movies with my dad all the time growing up. Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- hold it and feel the burn 

​​​​ ​ As part of our boxing warm-up, we do a lot of different things from jumping jacks to jumping rope to shadow boxing and even holding our kick form. Today we finished out warmup by holding our kick form Continue Reading »