Put Your Dukes Up

Wednesday: 1 hour boxing class

Several weeks ago I bought a Groupon for classes at Title Boxing Club. I've always wanted to try training at a boxing gym and this proved to be the perfect chance! It didn't hurt that I easily persuaded my friend Kelly into buying the Groupon too!

I was a little nervous when we went for our first Kickboxing class. Walking into a new gym always intimidates me a little bit, and this was not just a gym, this is an all out boxing gym!

The people could not have been any nicer though.

They got us checked in, wrapped our hands for us, gave us a run through of how the class works and the different punches.

Before I knew it, it was time for class to start!

The first 15 minutes is a warm up without the gloves. I was already quite sweaty and tired and the actual work out hadn't even begun yet!

The next part of the class consisted of different rounds. He would show us a combination and we would go at it until the bell rang. Then we would do active rest - lunges, squat, crunches, etc. 

The last part of the class was abs.

Oh. My.

My abs haven't been that sore in a LONG time!

I've taken a few different classes now, but have had the same instructor each time.

He is an MMA fighter. This intimidated me at first, but he is super nice and helpful. You can really tell he loves this sport.

I'm looking forward to using up the rest of my Groupon and trying to decide about joining after that. It's been a fun, different and empowering way to work out and I have been LOVING it.

Two Recipe Tuesday

Monday workout: 2.5 mile treadmill run
Tuesday a.m workout: 3 mile treadmill run

Monday night's workout was short and sweet. I just wanted to get a little cardio in, but I was also STARVING after work. So, 2.5 miles it was! Easy peasy.

Tuesday morning I got another 3 miles in.  I am really trying to balance out my cardio/running with my weights. I think I've made progress in the last week!

We've been trying some new recipes at our house! I try to make at least one thing new each week, but sometimes I am not very successful. 

HTB loves ground meat. Luckily he doesn't care if it's beef, turkey, chicken or buffalo. So I substitute chicken and turkey 99% of the time. And of course he's Irish so he loves Shepherd's Pie.

Once again, Skinny Taste did not let me down!

I made this recipe Sunday evening while HTB did a little work. (He worked Sunday I worked Saturday - boo!)

Ground turkey, veggies and seasoning simmering away

 It took a little more time than I would prefer for a week night dinner, but it was perfect for a Sunday. Of course I didn't take any after pictures, so here is the one from the ST website.

I wasn't anticpating liking it much, but it was really tasty!

Sunday morning we also tried a new recipe for Banana Pancakes. I'd been wanting to try  them since hearing about them from  Jen.

The ingredients could not be simpler: 2 eggs and 1 banana.

Via

They cook very quickly (bonus for after workout breakfast!), so be careful not to burn them. We really enjoyed them and will make them again. I think my bananas could have been a tad bit riper to make it them easier to mash. I only had a fork to mash them with, but if they had been mashed a little smoother I think they would have cooked a little more evenly. I may have had the stove on a little too high as well.

But even with them not turning out perfect, they tasted amazing!

Have you tried any new recipes lately?