Tag Archives: gymrat

Motivation Monday- getting fancy with the jump rope

We've been using the jump rope as one of our conditioning exercises more during boxing class. I'm still not talented to do the "boxer skip" side to side jump rope, but I have been trying to up my jump rope game in Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday-prisoner get-ups

This is a great exercise to add into your routine, because its an AMAZING workout that requires 0 equipment. All you do is put your hands behind your head while you lower into a kneeling position and then return to Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- my competitive nature kicks my own butt (which I’m ok with)

This was the very first time I encountered side-to-side or lateral burpees. It amazes me how many different variations of burpees exist. These are pretty touch with the side to side jumping between each burpee. I was Continue Reading »

Sartorial Sunday- fashion meets my love of fitness

Sometimes even though I've changed out of my workout clothes, I find myself in a different set of workout clothes. Not only are these clothes super comfortable, but I love the graphics and sayings that are on these Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday-getting creative as your fitness level increases

This week, my trainer and I decided that it would be fun to do plié squats with a big 45# plate instead of using dumbbells. Very quickly, however, we had to get creative. The reason we've been using dumbbells for Continue Reading »

Wardrobe Wednesday – cute workout clothes are life

I honestly probably spend more time in workout clothes than normal clothes. Since I go to the gym in the morning, I usually just change right into my activewear after I get up. And honestly unless I get SUPER sweaty Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- atomic push-ups with and without TRX bands

One of the most challenging moves from last week's new XIT workout was the TRX atomic push-ups. You put your feet into the straps which makes you engage your core to remain stable. Then you use your abs to pull up Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday-throw yourself off balance

I regularly work our 5-6 days a week, which has become my norm due to years of following pretty much the same workout routines. As a result, there are many moves that I do over and over again. In order to keep getting Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- hate sit ups? Try adding planks to your workouts

It seems like many people think that doing a million sit-ups is the key to strengthening your core. I don't have the attention span to do hundreds of sit-ups, so I prefer finding other exercises that work my core Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- don’t be afraid to go for it

I've really been working on increasing my running speed during XIT classes, and it's not unheard of for me to run at 7 mph for a minute while at a lower (2 or 4) incline. Today our boxing instructor decided to give us Continue Reading »