I officially joined TItle Boxing Club in Ashburn today. I am really enjoying the workouts and the instructors. Each one is different but all are great. Boxing is going to help me improve my body awareness and connections. Just like anything else, it’s a skill that needs repetition.  The instructor yells out which punches, which side etc –and I have to react. And I also like it’s not all boxing – the first 15 minutes is reserved for a good warmup. Moves to get your heart rate up and your muscles warmed.  So jogging, high knees, heel to butt, lunges, stretching and then depending on the instructor – maybe some agility work. The other day we did shuttle runs using the heavy bags as our ‘cones’. We also weaved in and out of the bags to warm up during one session which was tough but fun.  I realized that I am feeling challenged in a way that doesn’t frustrate me and it’s making me excited again.

I also met a young man who is home from college and is a football player. The guy had little to no mobility in his hips while we were stretching after power boxing. I mentioned the pigeon stretch from my yoga class and he asked me to show it to him. Well, all I will say is that I think I changed his life today! Mobility is key and if he does that move and some of the other stuff I showed him with a lax ball – he will see gains in his sport.

If you want some info on using a lacrosse ball for myofascial release here are some good resources:

• Beginner’s Guide to Self Myofascial Release
• The Best Tool for a Deeper Self-Massage
• The Lacrosse Ball: Magic Myofascial Release

Another huge aspect of being healthy in addition to myofascial release is getting enough sleep. Yesterday, a study was released that found that lack of sleep can affect young kids’ health: Too little sleep can affect many aspects of young kids’ health…

“…children who regularly got too little sleep had worse physical, emotional and social health than those who slept the average amount.

“Sleep is important for a lot of reasons, and can influence health and well-being and cognitive functioning…”

This is really not surprising based on all the studies of how important sleep is in general but it also makes you realize how important it is to the overall cognitive development of our children long term.

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Power Boxing at Title Boxing Club