{Boxing & Kickboxing Classes}

I found a Groupon last week for Title Boxing Club.

I'd tried out A1 Boxing and Fitness last Fall.

You may remember my post about it but I doubt it. ;)

It was a great workout.

What I did write about was their schedule.

It didn't really fit with mine since the classes they offered clashed with my schedule

What I didn't write about was the instructor.

He left us mid-way and began training someone in the boxing ring.

Every now and then he'd call out a new number sequence for us to box.

Two women had to help me with the number sequence since I, being new to boxing, had no idea what the moves were in relation to the numbers.

The difference between Title and A1:

Title instructors have been great

They walk around making sure everyone has the moves

They call out Front and Back moves instead of numbers

They let you know if your right foot or left food is forward based on if you're right or left-handed

They stayed focused on the class the entire hour

I definitely like Title way more than A1.

I've gone to the Boxing classes and recently tried the Kickboxing class for the first time.

They are some pretty intense workouts.

When my HRM decides to work I've found I burn between 630-700 calories a session.

You're also not punching or kicking a bag the entire time.

You're given somewhat of a rest period for your arms/legs by doing other workouts.

Jumping jacks, burpees, sit-ups, running, mountain climbers, etc. are all things you'll find yourself doing in between the punching and kicking.

The instructors (at Title) are really great at showing you the boxing/kickboxing moves too before you begin them yourselves.

I won't lie, going to a boxing gym has been pretty intimidating for me but it's been so worth it.

I doubt I signup for a membership because I'm a cheap bastard and even though Title is cheaper than A1, I still don't want to dish out $60 a month for a workout class.

Especially, when I have free access to gyms at Buckley AFB.

Two free gyms, one of them open 24/7.

So, I'll continue to use the Groupons as I come across them.

The one I just bought is for 4 weeks at $28.

Not a bad deal at all. 

Much better than $60.

The best part about both boxing clubs?

Your first visit is FREE.

{Pain, Pain - Go Away}

So, about a week and a half ago I finally tried out a Boxing class.

It was an insanely intense workout.

I hated it.

I loved it.

Seriously, it made me sign up for that gym it was so awful but wonderful.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to go back yet since that first class.

I am looking forward to trying out their kickboxing class also.

Because they are a smaller gym, the class times for boxing and kickboxing are limited and with my crazy schedule, it makes it harder to attend during the 4 days I work.

A week ago I tried snowboarding for the first time also
A week of firsts!!
Snowboarding was a lot of fun and I definitely learned some things.
For one, and most importantly, stay on the bunny slopes until I get comfy and know how to "steer" and stop.
Steering and stopping are key.
Here are a few photo's from that day.

This is actually the view on the way home.

Loveland Ski Resort

My mom and myself

These ski lifts go up to the 2nd run I did (and should not have done).

If you notice, there's a Y. The right side is where the bunny slope comes out at.
The left side is where the 2nd run I did comes out at (and the harder runs as well).

I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I fell.
The 2nd run I did was the scariest to me. I'm afraid of heights so coming down the mountain scared me the most. Crazy, right?  I was lucky though and had 2 different friends stay with me on each run (the bunny and scary one). Overall, it was good times and I'll definitely go again.
I'm anxious to get it down pat so I can enjoy it fully.  :)

I had 2 really hard falls which made me thankful for the helmets.
The rest were easy falls.
I had lots of bumps and bruises though.
I didn't take a photo of the one directly below my ass cheek. haha

{Never ever at lunchtime}

I went to my gym at noon yesterday.

Seriously, 12pm on the dot. 

I learned I'll never do that again.

I normally go around 9/10am or 2pm and those are perfect times to go.

Not noon.

Not when everyone else and their mother are taking their hour long lunch break to workout.

So, instead of getting my 3 reps in of each exercise I only did 2 because I was annoyed and because every time I went to use something specific it was always taken.

I did begin a new workout routine yesterday also.

I can say I am very sore today.

It's absolutely worth it though.

So, the guy suggested a kickboxing class to me.

Apparently, he use to do it in another life, before the Air Force.

I checked out the video for it and it looks pretty intense (the kickboxing class stuff is towards the end of the video).

With the company I work for, we get amazing discounts through our insurance.

For instance, I paid $180 for a year membership at 24 Hour Fitness that normally costs everyone else $400+.

I checked the website to see if this place is included in the list of gyms we get a discount at and IT IS!

Well, that looks really small so if you can't read it it says:

$19 activation fee / $10.20 per week for 96 weeks

or

$50 activation fee / $10.20 per week for 48 weeks

or

$100 activation fee / $10.20 per week with no commitment

This place usually runs about $80 a month, not including the activation fee so these prices are 1/2 off! Insane.

Their first class is free to see if you like it so I'm gonna look into taking that class today.