Kickboxing, Boxing, Meet Holly & FREE STUFF!
Remember my out of the comfort zone post on kickboxing & boxing??? If not, here are a few for you to check out... HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. There are more but that should suffice!
I really loved these workouts! That is where I met the owners of the location I went to, Holly & Rob. Fantastic people!!!!Holly is near my age... I am a bit older but not by much. Her after pic above is at age 49!!!! I asked her to write about her experiences with boxing/kickboxing & how it helped her transform her body & boy did it.... ALONG WITH EATING HEALTHY!!!! The food part has to be there!
Now, as I always say, to each their own & you have to find a program that works for you... BUT if you are looking for some inspiration, here it is and all the better if you are interested in trying out kickboxing or boxing or the other programs taught at LA Boxing & live in my area cause the Lake Forest, CA LA Boxing is offering up a free week trial for you! If you don't live my way, Google LA Boxing & see if there is a location near you.
Read Holly's story below & check out her website as well:
My Introduction to boxing and its amazing benefits
I had been a workout fiend since age 18, but once I hit my 40’s it seemed that nothing would stop my steady weight gain. In spite of 90 minute daily workouts, my weight just kept climbing. It was maddening … and exhausting. I wondered if it was time to just accept that now, in my 40’s and firmly rooted in perimenopause, my chance at a slim sinewy physique was gone.
That’s when I discovered boxing. I liked the way fighters’ bodies looked – many of them slim and sinewy- so I began researching how they trained. As it turns out, boxing and kickboxing not only provide resistance training as you punch or kick against a heavy bag, they are premier interval cardio workouts. All in one!
Me, a middle-aged lady, found a boxing class to try. It was mostly guys, the age of my kids, except for two extremely fit executive types, who looked to be my age. Still, after the initial unease at stepping way outside my comfort zone, I was hooked. It didn’t take long for me to see that boxing and the drills taught in those classes could resculpt my body in ways I could not have anticipated.
Every part of my body was recruited and challenged. My calves became curvier, thighs trimmer, butt firmer, arms sinewy - yet slimmer than ever. And my stomach, which had always been the bane of my existence, constantly taunting me with its stubborn pooch right below the belly button? GONE. Had I not experienced this, I would have never believed this was possible without some kind of surgical intervention, but here I was, pooch-less, for the first time in my life. And this occurred well after the age when conventional wisdom dictates the dreaded “middle age belly fat” caused by hormonal changes is unavoidable.
I found, after more than 30 years of being a dedicated and consistent exerciser, that boxing was, hands down, the single most effective workout for getting fit – fast. I am a believer – so much so that my husband and I opened our own boxing gym, L.A. Boxing Lake Forest (a franchise of L.A. Boxing), in December 2008.
L.A. Boxing Lake Forest
L.A. Boxing is the largest boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts gym in the world. It offers group cardio boxing and cardio kickboxing classes. Both types of classes have similar elements, except that the kickboxing classes include kicking along with punching. For those interested in becoming amateur or professional fighters, sparring, Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts classes are also provided.
All of Jody’s readers are welcome to come to our gym and try it out for a week for free! Just visit our website for more info and directions at www.laboxing.com/lakeforest.
If you’re interested in more straightforward, no nonsense information on all things weight loss, please visit www.followHolly.com
See, all of you, it is never too late & age should not let it stop you!!!!
Sneak peek for tomorrow: A review & giveaway!
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Wow - look at her body! Like yours, it is amazing! If that doesn't tell a story, what will?
As I have said before, I sure would like to try boxing. I haven't been able to find a viable option near where I live though. I do have a friend who used to teach kickboxing. Maybe I should give him a call.
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YES STEVE, call him!!!! Make your day!!!
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What an amazing tranformation for Holly. Boxing huh, yeah I aint getting in the ring with her.
Have a great day!
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Patrick, she would kick all our butts!!!!
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Holly's picture is the best endorsement for kickboxing I've ever seen! At 45 I can totally relate to what she mentioned about fighting that uphill battle. I've taken kickboxing classes and you definitely work up a good sweat.
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She is a warrior! I once saw her work out 1 on 1 with her daughter... she is a tough lady!!!
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I tried a boxing style class one year at the spa. I was very uncoordinated (no surprise) but had fun. I'd go to her gym for those abs if I lived nearby!
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It is one fantastic workout! I still use the punching/jabbing moves in my core workout!
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wow! look at those abs! so sad no la kicking boxing in my neck of the woods : (
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Wow she looks great! I've done a cardio-kickboxing class and loved it- I bet actual boxing would be so much fun!
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I am in awe - amazing!! I've never tried a boxing workout - I am a wimp.
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Diane, I would never had got a chance it it were not for you! THX!
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Great story!!
I felt the same way about boxers as a kid. I eventually started martial arts training and like Huked on Fonics, it Wurked for Me
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You are too funny! I know you love your martial arts!
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Jody and Holly - you are so right that age doesn't matter when it comes to fitness and changing your body!
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You are younger Lori but you know it too!!!!
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I have never tried kick boxing or boxing - they sound awesome. Love your fitness at any age outlook. As a friend of mine reminded me recently - having birthday's doesn't make you old - it has more to do with your attitude and behaviors than it does dates on a calender.
Love your site,
Mon
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MOn, thank you for stopping by & commenting! Attitude is huge. Every once in a blue moon I catch myself saying to myself, well I am 52 so I don't have to be able to do that & then I hear myself, slap myself silly & go for it to prove them wrong!
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