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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 »

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 »

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 »