Yesterday, my hubby and I enrolled in a Basic Boxing Course! IMPOSSIBLE BUT TRUE! Finally, we both decided to make a go for it! Twas not an easy decision, especially for both of us who would just love to stay at home and play with our lil kiddo! this means, going to the gym M-W-F and meeting with our trainers... Henry for hubby. Norman for me.
Attire- jogging/sweat pants or cycling shorts , and a comfy cotton shirt for a top would do. You would also need a boxing gloves and a hand wrap. These items are available at the gym but of course you can save if you are going to buy them outside. Hubby and i purchased ours from Lopue's Mandalagan and indeed they were cheaper by 20%.
So, armed with the boxing paraphernalia, we begun our first day of training!!! First 20 minutes was spent for warm up then we were introduced to the BASIC OFFENSIVE BOXING MOVES - JAB, STRAIGHT, HOOK, UPPERCUT. We practiced these moves for an hour.
JAB-STRAIGHT-JAB-STRAIGHT...
HOOK-STRAIGHT-HOOK-STRAIGHT
JAB-HOOK-JAB-HOOK
UPPERCUT-HOOK-UPPERCUT-HOOK
These boxing punches can be delivered anywhere above the waist and it is best to mix up where they are delivered. According to our trainer, "You cannot win a battle without a great offense. You can have the best defense in the world, never allowing your opponent to hit you, but you cannot win if you don't hit him. That of course is where these boxing punches come in."
Different Stances then followed- FORWARD, BACKWARD, PIVOT! (hehehe! feeling Manny Pacquiao!) and as explained by our traienr, "maintaining a good stance will allow the boxer to execute punches successfully and accurately and will make it easier to position his feet correctly"
After the first 20 minutes of punching exercises, both of us already felt TIRED! or maybe EXHAUSTED is the right term! Butthen again, we just keep on reminding each other that we have to bear with it, be determined and be disciplined if we really want to SHAPE UP!
I can still remember what hubby told me 4 years ago..he would kid around and tell me, it's either "SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT"... he means i have to remain in shape or he'll ship me out of the house! of course, he couldn't do that! and he never did! But of course, the woman inside me is saying that i really have to stay in shape not only for my hubby but more so for myself!
Hmmmm, why did it took me so long to decide? well, hubby and i have been engaged in too much culinary activities since we begin living together and of course eating has been the next best thing!!!
Now, we are trying so hard to have a healthy diet and we will try our very best to be present on the gym as scheduled but still be able to spend quality time with our daughter... anyway, even our daughter will surely benefit having healthy parents who will live longer to be with her until she turns 80 years old!
How I wish I could post some pics of our first day at Mega Boxing Gym but my husband says it's too chaka for me to be taking our pic or even ask somebody to do it for us!! hehehe! don't worry, we plan on keeping our boxing activity in the next months to come so i will be posting some pics once available.
HOOK-STRAIGHT-HOOK-STRAIGHT
JAB-HOOK-JAB-HOOK
UPPERCUT-HOOK-UPPERCUT-HOOK
These boxing punches can be delivered anywhere above the waist and it is best to mix up where they are delivered. According to our trainer, "You cannot win a battle without a great offense. You can have the best defense in the world, never allowing your opponent to hit you, but you cannot win if you don't hit him. That of course is where these boxing punches come in."
Different Stances then followed- FORWARD, BACKWARD, PIVOT! (hehehe! feeling Manny Pacquiao!) and as explained by our traienr, "maintaining a good stance will allow the boxer to execute punches successfully and accurately and will make it easier to position his feet correctly"
After the first 20 minutes of punching exercises, both of us already felt TIRED! or maybe EXHAUSTED is the right term! Butthen again, we just keep on reminding each other that we have to bear with it, be determined and be disciplined if we really want to SHAPE UP!
I can still remember what hubby told me 4 years ago..he would kid around and tell me, it's either "SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT"... he means i have to remain in shape or he'll ship me out of the house! of course, he couldn't do that! and he never did! But of course, the woman inside me is saying that i really have to stay in shape not only for my hubby but more so for myself!
Hmmmm, why did it took me so long to decide? well, hubby and i have been engaged in too much culinary activities since we begin living together and of course eating has been the next best thing!!!
Now, we are trying so hard to have a healthy diet and we will try our very best to be present on the gym as scheduled but still be able to spend quality time with our daughter... anyway, even our daughter will surely benefit having healthy parents who will live longer to be with her until she turns 80 years old!
How I wish I could post some pics of our first day at Mega Boxing Gym but my husband says it's too chaka for me to be taking our pic or even ask somebody to do it for us!! hehehe! don't worry, we plan on keeping our boxing activity in the next months to come so i will be posting some pics once available.
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