After missing boxing last week due to our family vacation, I was super excited to get back to my routine. I am a complete creature of habit, so I try really hard not to vary from my normal workouts too Continue Reading »
Pilates involves a lot of core work, but with moves other than just crunches. Even with something like the jump board exercises shown below, you control your movement with your core more than your legs. While Continue Reading »
Today, I had the opportunity to do two different boxing combinations back to back on the focus mitts and the bag. I thought this would be a great opportunity to show how the same moves vary based on how you're Continue Reading »
Every day this week, I have continued to feel better. I went into XIT this week pretty sure that I would end up having to walk out early, because I was still too weak. Not only did I complete the workout, but I was able Continue Reading »
This week's motivation Monday is a little bit different. I came down with strep throat this last weekend, and I'm having to take a break from working out for a couple days. One of the reasons I've been so successful in Continue Reading »
Boxing is super fun for me, because I love getting the chance to take my frustrations/stress out on the bag. But the class also involves some times when you're not working the bag. Sometimes these times Continue Reading »
For this straight leg deadlift, I'm using the heaviest kettle bell available in the XIT room. When I first started XIT, this kettlebell seemed impossibly heavy to me. I figured that I would go big or go Continue Reading »
Monday is my boxing day and we had a small class today, which means getting to work with the focus mitts. As much fun as it is to hit the bag, it's even more fun to be able to "spar" with the focus mitts. It's so much Continue Reading »
Both of these videos are from my boxing workout this week. They look relatively simple, but really pack a "punch." All jokes aside, these two moves are brutal and effective. I don't do a lot of sit-ups Continue Reading »
This is one of my videos from XIT last week. I like this video because my form is pretty great and it's an impressive amount of weight for the exercise. It's very easy to use momentum to swing the weights back Continue Reading »