So I post a lot of videos of myself working out, and while the grand majority of them are me successfully doing the exercise, I am not afraid to post the fail videos as well. Because there is always some way you can Continue Reading »
So this first video is from my boxing class a week ago, and is the first time I've been able to do more than a couple reverse crunches without having to return to the ground between each rep. Anyone who has ever done Continue Reading »
I'm pretty I've done more jump squats and plyo lunges than the average person does in a lifetime, so both of these moves are pretty standard for me at this point. This was the first time, however, that I've done Continue Reading »
Today was the first opportunity we had to just throw alternating elbows. Usually elbows are part of a larger combination and you don't even need to come into contact with the bag. This was pretty challenging because Continue Reading »
Push-ups are a great chest and shoulder exercise that can literally be done anywhere. But I know a lot of people don't do them because they feel the can't do traditional push-ups. Well I am here to let you know that Continue Reading »
Tabata is a form of high intensity interval training (HIIT) and consists of 8 intervals of 20 seconds of high intensity followed by 10 seconds of rest. In this case, we had a quick session of Tabata cardio in between Continue Reading »
While weights are really what I love most about the gym, I do my fair amount of body weight exercises as well. Probably the most fun to do is the big box jumps. Even though they don't look that difficult, it takes a Continue Reading »
We started off boxing today holding a kick for 30 seconds on each side. While these videos are not as exciting as most of my other boxing videos, holding this position is an amazing glute exercise. Although having Continue Reading »
Slowly but surely the temperatures in Chicagoland are creeping upward. I, however, am getting impatient to wear all my cute spring/summer clothes. It's been far too long since my legs have seen the light of day. I Continue Reading »
Over the last few years, I've put most of my focus on increasing my strength instead of losing weight. It has been amazing to see just how strong I truly am. I very quickly discovered that I was especially strong when Continue Reading »