Feeling the move

I don't just move to loose weight or get healthier or stronger. I move because it feels good! I did an extra long stretching before my boxing today and it felt - so good! I think my body is really happy to be moving and exercising and stretching more.

Motivation from Aunt Jenny!

So, I wasn't going to work out today. I wasn't feeling all that energetic and my core muscles are really sore from my workout on Wednesday. I figured I wouldn't enjoy working out with sore muscles, so I put it off and put it off. Then I get an e-mail from my Aunt Jenny telling me that my blog inspired her! OMG! Totally cool to think I could inspire my totally cool Aunt Jenny!!! So, I couldn't not work out today after hearing that. So, I went down and worked out lightly... not straining my tummy muscles too much. Went great - feel great! Thanks Aunt Jenny :)

In the groove

Wow! I'm feeling so good today. Coffee might be helping a little... but, I got down there and really enjoyed my workout. Stelly has been coming downstairs with me and sometimes she plays with toys, but often she will jump on the trampoline or get on her little boxing gloves and copy my moves. So, I really feel like I'm setting a good example for being healthy and active. Just gotta keep it up! Stelly took this pic of me today - didn't wan't my blog to be all words :)

Keepin' it up and feeling good!

I've only missed one day since the first of the year... ok, ok... hasn't been a week yet - but, I'm feeling really good about it! This is the best I've done for quite a while and I'm hoping to make this a lifetime commitment, so, gotta celebrate each day as an accomplishment right now.

An excuse no more!

So, I usually use my period as an excuse not to kickbox because I work my core so much and figure it would be too uncomfortable and miserable. I just blew that excuse right out of the water! Not only did I get a great work out this morning, but the core working actually helped my cramps! Plus, the hormones really made me aggressive... lol. Nope, not going to use that excuse any more :)

So far so good...

Ok, so the blog seems to be working well so far. I did my kickboxing workout two days in a row, which hasn't happened in a long time. I'm also enjoying the way I've got my workout set up now, which probably helps. For a long time I had it set up so I would do a gradually increasing amount of boxing in each song, ending with all out warfare on my punching bag and complete and total red faced exhaustion. Not something I can talk myself into doing very often. Now, I do a five part work out that leaves me tired, but not obliterated at the end.

1. warm up
2. light Boxing (1-2 punch, kick combinations)
3. hand weights & abdominal exercises
4. heavy boxing (3-4 punch, kick combinations)
5. cool down and stretching

I work in a lot of yoga moves and a few pilates. I'd like to take a class to learn more of those...