Monthly Archives: July 2018

Motivation Monday- be in awe of your body

I feel like many people take for granted just how amazing our bodies can be, and I'll admit that I still sometime catch myself amazed by what I see when I watch back my workout videos. Not only is my technique improving Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- seeing results through videos

I've been recording my workouts for a while, and have really enjoyed having the opportunity to be able to look back at my form and make adjustments. An added bonus is that I can also see the changes in my body over Continue Reading »

Workout Wednesday-variety is the spice of life

I am truly blessed that my gym offers such a great variety of classes. Since XSport added XIT, my weekly workout has gained so much variety. This is great, because I never get bored with going to the gym. When XIT first Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday-you can do it put your core into it

Battle ropes have been a really fun addition to our boxing routine. It's been fun to try out all of the different variations, and today we got to take it to a whole new level with the bosu ball. In order to maintain Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- don’t neglect to do single leg exercises

My legs are very strong and I really pride myself on being able to leg press over 1000 pounds. Just like with hands, however, we have a dominant leg, which tends to be stronger and pick up the slack for the weaker Continue Reading »

Workout Wednesday- it’s ok to slow it down

It's become quite rare for me to discover new exercises that I haven't at last attempted let alone ones that I've never heard of, which is not surprising considering I've spent at least 5 days a week in the gym for the Continue Reading »

Motivated Monday- adding knees into the mix

Up until now, we've mainly only used knees when that's focus move on a particular bag or if we choose to add knees in on the boxer's choice bag. I'm a great fan of kneeing personally, so they frequently appear when I Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- don’t give up if it’s hard

I know that most of the videos I shoot at the gym make the moves look relatively effortless, which is due to the fact that I've been going to the gym regularly for over a decade at this point. I've done more squats, Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday- 4th of July edition

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Motivation Monday- mixing it up to keep it fresh

We had a substitute instructor for our boxing class tonight, which definitely mixed up our routine. Normally we have a bunch of 30 second rounds and move from bag to bag after each round, which also means a different Continue Reading »