Fitness

Stretching Tips Stretch any particularly tight areas before and during warm-up. If anything feels tight during the workout, stretch it. Stretch 10-15 minutes per day. I suggest stretching at the end of each workout as a cool down (while the muscles are still warm...

Boxing training is great for fitness, self-defense, competition, or just for fun.  This article discusses basic boxing offensive and defensive techniques in detail. Basic Boxing Offense 1) Straight Punches 1) Jab - lead hand straight punch Step with same side foot...

Pre Warm-Up Make sure you are properly hydrated before you train.  Dehydration makes muscles and tendons less elastic, which leads to injury.  Properly hydrating before working out is an important step for preventing injury and improving performance.  If your pee is...

These nutrition principles are a guide to eating healthy and having enough energy to train your best and perform your best in your daily life.  Try all of them.  Use the ones that work for you.  They will help with weight loss while also boosting energy and immunity....

Fitness Is A Lifestyle Think of fitness as something you do every single day for the rest of your life.  It's a lifetime commitment.  Your body is not a painting - you don't get it perfect one day and then stop.  Get at least one hour of exercise a day, no matter...

I've been fortunate to have great coaches and training partners and I love sharing what I've learned from them.  I trained boxing and Muay Thai under Melchor Menor, Mike Lemaire and Danny Perez starting in 2011.  I competed as an amateur.  I began teaching boxing and...