To The Test

Learning to FIGHT!

By fANNEtasticfood.com | Published: July 1, 2010

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Stonyfield Blogger Barnstorming Tour posts with an LA Boxing update!
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The Real Test: LA Boxing Update

By jeninreallife.com | Published: July 1, 2010

I am 2 months into a 3 months “Real Test” of the power of LA Boxing. I can honestly tell you that I have found my gym home. I may have said this before but LA Boxing is only the second gym I have joined. My first gym experience was a Contours Express (which was very similar to Curves) where there was no guess work. I followed a circuit of machines and moved when the bad music indicated it was time to move. I only lasted a few weeks before I sprained my ankle and while I was out of the gym on doctor’s orders the gym closed. I have not been to another gym and I really thought I would never pay for a gym membership.

LA Boxing has me changing my tune.

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I’d rather list 5 things I love about LA Boxing

By idratherbecrafting.blogspot.com | Published: June 28, 2010

Today you get a “Five Things” post and an LA Boxing post, all wrapped up in one. (Five Things is a meme created by Trayce, in which I simply tell you 5 things about me.)

Ohhh, LA Boxing, how I love you, let me count the ways…

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Dropping the ball

By workoutmommy.com | Published: June 28, 2010

One of the reasons I love working out with Lonnie is that every workout is different. And one of the reasons I hate working out with Lonnie is that every workout is TOUGH! (kidding! a little….)

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Bye Bye, Backfat – Hello Boxing Gloves!: Halfway There, Almost There

By makesmewannaholler.com | Published: June 24, 2010

Last week Thursday I stepped on the scale after being worked over by a trainer who goes by the handle, Gato.

I was pleasantly satisfied. The number, “187″ materialized on the digital screen between my big toes and I smiled.
187 pounds represents a 15 pound loss from 202.

The Good News: My backfat is gone. My six pack has begun to reemerge. My facial features appear to be sleeker. My arms are defined but the veins that used to plot routes up and down my biceps are conspicuously absent. My pectorals are no longer “mitties” (figure it out) and are cleanly separated along my sternum.
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By theknockoutmama.blogspot.com | Published: June 24, 2010

Today was the first day that I watched some of the World Cup… USA, USA, USA!!! As much as I wanted to hoop and holler, I was quiet and felt a little lost. Growing up, soccer was my life. I played all the time and my weekends were spent with my travel team that was like a family to me. But now, I don’t want to be near a soccer ball-because it just “gets” to me. I would love to play on a women’s team, but I know that I haven’t kicked the ball in over ten years and that I would be pathetic. I mean, I don’t even know the “lingo” anymore!

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This Isn’t Vacation Anymore, Toto

By fANNEtasticfood.com | Published: June 23, 2010

Going straight from a long weekend away to a personal training session at LA Boxing? Yeah. That was rough.

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Stronger

By workoutmommy.com | Published: June 23, 2010

With just under a month left on my LA Boxing program, I am happy to report that:

1. I am MUCH stronger. I can do a ton of push ups and crunches.
2. My stress level has gone down considerably. Hitting and kicking a giant bag does wonders for your sanity. Try it sometime, you will be pleasantly surprised!
3. I love a challenging workout and LA Boxing delivers exactly that. No class is the same. You will not be bored and you will leave sweaty and exhausted!
4. I love training with a personal trainer. It is worth every single penny to get an awesome workout without having to THINK!

Click here to read more about my thoughts on LA Boxing

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a crazy week ahead

By jeninreallife.com | Published: June 23, 2010

>One more week of school. Four days with students and one staff day.

>The karate kid has a birthday on Tuesday and somehow she is going to be 11. How the heck do I have an 11 year old?!?!

>My seniors graduate on Thursday night and I will be there to see it!! I may even be one of those obnoxious people with an air horn!

>Saturday morning we are hitting the highway and heading to Brooklyn for the Further shows. I won’t do any formal workouts on these days but I will be walking around and dancing for the large part of the day.

>I may write weird, strange bullet list posts this week filled with the randomness that is my real life. (yeah, pretty much like this post.) I guess you could say I may be more random than usual, but hey real life is calling. I may not be online very much this week and with summer here I will probably be online less and less. I will blog because I need to blog – it helps me clear my head – but the rest of my online activities will be more of the hit-and-run variety.

> I will work out. I will train. I will take care of myself. I will eat well balanced meals and I will not overindulge in treats. I have already re-scheduled my Thursday training session for Friday. It is my goal to run 1-2 miles all 5 work-days this week.

>I will also focus on my sleep between now and Brooklyn…I know the song says “no sleep ’til Brooklyn” but I am hoping for quite the opposite.

Speaking of sleep. I think it is time for me to end this post and get to bed at a reasonable time, especially for a Saturday.

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the great Jen experiment

By jeninreallife.com | Published: June 16, 2010

I once said that 2010 is the year of Jen. I am totally making 2010 the year of Jen. I have changed so much in the last 6 months. I am now working out 5-6 days per week. And I am working out HARD – thank you LA Boxing. I am turning into an athlete. Whodathunkit?!?!

I certainly never really expected this to happen. I started my journey towards health in November of 2008 when I joined Weight Watchers. I was really only focused on losing weight …a lot of weight. Exercise certainly wasn’t on my mind. At 242, exercise was the furthest thing from my mind. My mindset has done a complete turnaround: now I cannot imagine not working out and I LOVE working out.

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