I am a second generation Mexican-American on my mother's side. Although both of my grandparents were born in Mexico, there's a lot I don't know about Mexican culture so I was very excited when Book of Life and Coco Continue Reading »
Today's boxing class had a couple of exciting firsts. We got to attempt to kick the swinging bag, which is significantly harder than it sounds. I've got a lot of force in my legs, and I really had to try to control Continue Reading »
I can be a little bit ADD when it comes to picking out clothes. I love bright and busy patterns, but can really find myself drawn to any number of different styles. My closet probably looks like it belongs to Continue Reading »
Our final round today was a Spartan round, which means we started with very low reps and added on an additional rep each time we started over. This is actually my second go through as I felt the first was just too Continue Reading »
In recent years, I've become much more adventurous in my fashion. All through college and even grad school, it was a pretty good bet that I would be wearing a concert tee and jeans or sweatpants on any given day. It Continue Reading »
Today's boxing was pretty exciting because we finally got a new uppercut bag. We had to stop using our old bag as the straps were coming off due to it being constantly dropped down from the top of the piping. It was Continue Reading »
If you asked people what it means to sprint, most people would describe it as running as fast as you possibly can. For a treadmill workout, this usually translates into short bursts of speed interspersed with longer Continue Reading »
F6A7D911-4DF4-4F4C-B1FF-308B1CA7C6A3 Today's kettlebell class was a little different than our normal three round very kettlebell-centric class. Not only was the class only 2 longer rounds (20 & 25 minutes Continue Reading »
Since today was Christmas, my Monday morning boxing class was cancelled. I know most of the people from my class just enjoyed having a day off from the gym. I, however, knew my eating wouldn't be as great Continue Reading »
Since Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Mondays this year (and next year), I will have to go without my regular boxing class for the next two weeks. I'm not the kind of person who can just enjoy having those days Continue Reading »