Crunch with Turkey: Begin lying on your back, knees up and feet planted on the floor. Hold the turkey to the chest with your arms. Engage the core and crunch up until the torso is at a 90 degree angle with the lower body. Return to starting position and repeat.
Triceps extensions with Turkey: Begin lying [...]
We’re in the midst of the World Series and sports fans around the nation have playoff baseball fever. But there’s a way to combat the extra couch time with a baseball-inspired workout to get you in shape just like the pros. These baseball-specific exercises are designed to improve rotation and increase strength in the core, [...]
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The leaves are beginning to fall and a cool breeze is in the air, which means fall and winter are just around the corner. Not only are raking and shoveling a pain, it takes some major upper body strength as well. Here are a few exercises that will strengthen your back and shoulders to keep [...]
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You can burn up to 300 calories in this 20-minute jump rope workout. Do this routine three times a week and you’ll start seeing results in 4-6 weeks.
1. Jump Rope Hop Scotch: Place two jump ropes on the floor in an X. Begin standing with both feet in the first square. Bend at the knees [...]
Just because you have a date every Sunday this fall with your favorite NFL team, doesn’t mean you have to be a total couch potato. This football-inspired workout can get you back in shape by improving strength, speed and agility – just like the pros.
1. Tire Drill: Begin standing in front of a line of [...]
What you need: Swiffer refill sheet. Optional: Exercise mat; and 5-8 lbs weights
In class we use Gliding Discs, but Swiffer sheets work great to use for home and you’ll be cleaning your floors at the same time!
Exercise 1
Lay on the floor with head, neck, shoulders, and upper back on the mat. Bend both knees and [...]
If there was ever a look, or sound that encapsulated the “cool” factor of boxing; it would be that of a boxer pummeling a speed bag so fast his hands became a blur to the soundtrack of what could be mistaken for a jackhammer kicking all over the gym floor.
What is the speed bag? What [...]
It’s a beautiful summer day and perhaps you do not want to spend it in the gym. However you know that you need to get that workout in, especially since we are all wearing tanks and short shorts. Here is a workout that will not leave you bored and will give you great results in [...]
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If you spread your focus over 25 different tasks simultaneously, more likely than not the only thing you will have accomplished is completely wasting your time. Goal establishment, feasible workloads, and prioritization; This will be the discussion at hand in understanding how to effectively put together a boxing workout that will both develop you physically, [...]
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Intimidation; Fear; Looking foolish; Feeling foolish…….This is where I left off with my last entry as I contemplated what separates those who want to do, vs. those who actually take that step into the world of boxing.
I suspect that if there was a clear, easily translatable path for the “want to do’s”, to get slowly [...]
