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Motivation Monday- ducking with focus mitts

https://youtu.be/yRxQ-C7LYbM I love getting the chance to practice evasive maneuvers. It's fun when we add ducking into our combinations but it can be hard to gauge how much you need to duck when hitting the bag. When Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday-making fitness a priority

One of the things that I am asked most often is how I stay so motivated to workout day after day. I regularly workout 5 days a week in the gym and try to get in one day on the treadmill at home on the weekend. The Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- stepping it up a notch

https://youtu.be/w1Jbz-Q_rug Windshield wipers are probably one of the most difficult core exercises in our weekly kettlebell class as well as one that comes up more frequently than others. You're working your oblique Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- making moves harder by removing stability

https://youtu.be/gW3BJcSOvus Doing any move with your feet in the TRX straps involves more of an emphasis on your core strength, as you can see in the video above with side tucks. It's a lot harder to not have your Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- always give it your all

https://youtu.be/wKNusaNb94 So I'm the odd one out in my boxing class when it comes to the boxer's choice bag, regardless of who is in class for me. Everyone else loves this bag, since it doesn't involve remembering a Continue Reading »

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 »