Stay the Course... You Got This! Twin Cities Health and Fitness

Whether it’s St Patrick’s Day, another holiday, the weekend, crunch time at work or you’re busy with kids (or all of the above...) there’s always a rationale for putting exercise last.  You, however, are not like many other people; You are FXB! 

The goal of living at level 10 is to make exercise a priority even when you've got a dozen other things to do.

Schedule weekly workouts into your day planner or phone calendar—it’s helpful and reminds you that you should reserve those times for exercise for yourself.  This helps you be a stronger and better version of yourself. We invest our time in many things during a given day, but making time for fitness and health should be among the top of all of our lists. We all have to make this decision very often, whether to go work out or do “something else” (insert a million different things here). If you’re prone to skipping exercise when life gets busy, you might need to give yourself a stronger push in the right direction. 

To set a precedent for exercise, try these steps for making fitness a priority in your busy life:

Identify and be honest with yourself about the most optimal time for you to exercise.  Your best bet is to exercise whenever your busy day allows it, and that is why we offer so many class times. Get in, get moving and get your workout done for the day. The more successful you feel about sticking to your workouts, the more you’ll want to keep up with that rewarding behavior.

Buddy up FXB Style.  When you've got one or more friends cheering you on (or an entire class) and expecting you to show up and exercise with them, you’re less likely to blow off the workout. You wouldn't want to stand up a friend or miss out on the social time of exercising together.

Visualize!  Take a minute to close your eyes or envision yourself getting your workout done and remember how good that feels.  Envision yourself walking out the door, after a hard workout, your face smiling, ready to move on with the rest of your day.  We always say, "You'll NEVER regret coming for your workout!"

Remember that we are all here!  We are all here to support and encourage you. This is what makes us so different. For those of you that are new and will be attending the 10-week party you will see what we mean when we say we are an FXB family. We support and encourage each other every day and celebrate your success!

Read THIS! So Many Reasons To Love Your FXB Workout | Twin Cities Health & Fitness

  Kickboxing, which includes bag work, burns a ton of calories, up to 750 an hour and maintains a higher calorie burn for several hours after your workout. 

It works red and white muscle fibers and fast and slow twitch muscles. 

 Kickboxing builds core muscle strength and improves posture.  It is an awesome ab workout!  

Kicking is a KILLER glute workout!  FXB cardio kickboxing classes increase energy levels, (after you catch your breath, of course!)  

Since kickboxing requires repeated bursts of explosive movements, it results in a stronger and more efficient heart.  

A regular kickboxing program will improve flexibility and decrease muscle tension.  

Hitting a heavy bag is an unbeatable stress reducer.  A few alternating rounds anyone??

Seeing your improvement in you skill and conditioning level definitely boosts self-confidence.  kickboxing teaches you how to relax and contract your muscles optimally for functional results you will see and feel.  

Kickboxing saves time, since it's a total-body workout that improves strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, cardiovascular, stress reduction and self-defense skills.  

Kickboxing is interval training.  Explosive movement followed by reduced intensity, followed by more explosive movement is great for burning fat.  

You have an arsenal of defense weapons, should you ever need them.  

So many reasons to love FXB and your workout, so many reasons to be proud of yourself and the work you do here!  (as if you needed more reasons...)

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