LA Boxing Parker

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Stonyfield Blogger Barnstorming Tour posts with an LA Boxing update!

Cause I know ya’ll missed seeing me get my butt kicked

But actually… I think this time Jerome (my trainer) was the one getting his butt kicked.

Look at the fear on his face in this picture. I know you’re scared, Jerome. It’s okay. I won’t tell.

Heh. He’s going to kill me next time I see him

Quote of the day after I, um, slightly missed the pad and kicked Jerome’s side instead: “It’s okay… I didn’t need that rib anyway.” Lol.

I totally showed this bag who was boss, too.

Watch out, world!

The bag tried one last ditch attempt to win the round:

But I wasn’t going to let it happen. Oh, no. This round was mine.

Victory.

I will leave you with this fun video of me beating the crap out of Jerome.

LA Boxing

Missed any of my previous LA Boxing posts? Check them out for some inspiration and awesome exercise moves you can steal to try yourself

* LA Boxing gets fANNEtastic!

* Why do you exercise?

* Personal training – week 1: a kick-butt conditioning workout

* Personal training – week 8: the revenge of the tire

And if you’re in the D.C. area, don’t forget to sign up for my free LA Boxing demo class meet up! It’s on Sunday, July 11 at 1 p.m. and is sure to be a good time AND a great workout. All fitness levels are welcome, so don’t be shy!

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.

I have learned so much in the last two months:

-I LOVE working out.

-Not all gyms are created equally.

-I can and do sweat (a lot) when I workout. I did not think I was capable of sweating buckets.

-I can and do push myself harder than I thought was possible.

-I am STRONG.

-I am confident but I swear I am MORE CONFIDENT these days.

What have I learned in the last two months?!?

1. I love to push myself.

2. I like sore muscles.

3. Sweat really really stings the eyes.

4. I really like getting all sweaty and gross when I work out…I really feel like I am doing something.

5. I enjoy challenging myself physically.

LA Boxing has changed my journey and totally for the better. I have been on the weight loss journey for a while now but I hadn’t really made the commitment to the physical piece. I was counting points and losing weight and exercising a little but nothing too strenuous and nothing too consistent. I was totally stalled. Stuck. Bored. Around the time of Fitbloggin I had just discovered a love of running but I was intrigued with LA Boxing. Their presentation and blogger results were amazing and I wanted to try but I must admit I was also scared. I have never hit anything and boxing seemed so intimidating.

I am so glad I went to the LA Boxing table at Fitbloggin.

I am so happy that LA Boxing offered me such an amazing opportunity. I have gained a new confidence since I started at LA Boxing. I want to and believe I can challenge myself. This month I even registered for a half marathon – this is a HUGE challenge. LA Boxing definitely played a small part in my decision to run a half marathon. I learned my abilities, I learned to push myself harder, I learned to trust that I can do anything I put my mind to….IT is almost all mental!

LA Boxing has tightened my body and has helped me develop muscles but the biggest changes are not physical. I want to workout. I genuinely like working out. I feel better when I workout. I want to keep pushing my body, mind and soul.

**Full Disclosure: As a participant of Fitbloggin’10 I was given the opportunity to put LA Boxing “to the test” – I was provided with a 3-month membership to a local LA Boxing for my review. The opinions are my own and I am always honest.

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…

1. You provide an hour of “me” time, at least three times a week. Yes, I count sweating buckets as “me” time these days – a girl takes what she can get.

2. I have gotten the first “Hey! You are looking thinner!” compliments (from anyone in my family other than my awesome Mother-In-Law) since possibly before I had my last kid.

3. I can lift my 8-year-old over the railing and into her loft bed while she is sleeping with out the fear of giving her a concussion on one of the posts.

4. Apparently I have arm muscles, and the tiniest hint of ab muscles – who knew!

5. You have showed me that I can keep going. I can hold that plank, I can keep hitting that bag, and I can do one more rep. That is worth more than I can say.

Happy Friday, ya’ll! Now, either join us and blog your own “Five Things” or go hit the gym! I’ll let you choose.