Boxing in the Park

I met my personal trainer — Chad — at the local gym I have belonged to for several years. Unlike the first trainer I worked with at the gym, Chad has been awesome to work with. He works me harder than I would work myself but he knows my limits and is able to push me just hard enough.

Chad has since gone out on his own and I followed him to a private gym where we have continued our one-on-one sessions. This summer, we collaborated to get a group of women together to box several times a week.

Now that the weather is finally getting warm, it is a nice change to exercise outdoors. Our boxing sessions are really interval training, alternating various boxing punches with sprints, push-ups and other exercises, with and without weights. A core group of 5 women come to the park three days a week.

The initial commitment is for an 8-week session. After that, we’ll discuss how we want to proceed. So far, it is an excellent workout with a great variety of activities.