Too slow.  So we’ll start with the bad.  Jay is out of town later this week. There will be no kickboxing class Thursday & Saturday.   You’ll have to run around a lake instead.

Speaking about running, the good news is that Google Offers has a deal for The Patriot Games March 24 in Sanger.  It’s 54% off -  just $39 for admission .  The regular price is $85.  The offer doesn’t expire for another 2 days and 12 hours as of my writing.  Here is the direct URL.  If it doesn’t work just go through the main Google Offers page.

Here is more info.

Break the rules and play dirty—literally. On March 24 at The Patriot Games, you’ll be able to relive your favorite childhood pastime: Playing in the mud. Except this time around, you’ll trade in mud pies and dirt sandwiches for 3.1 miles of mud, ropes, walls and murky waters in 18 challenging obstacles. From avid athletes to confirmed couch potatoes, all athletic ability is welcome—just be prepared to get down and dirty. Once you’re done, relish in those precious moments of sweet and sullied satisfaction by changing into something clean and dry and kicking back with fellow muddy buddies in the post-race party, where you can refuel with food and beverages and watch the rest of the races. Bonus: If you buy 4 Offers and carpool, the parking is free.

• Revelation Dance Studio, Plano.  Thursday will be the last class of the month as the studio is closed for two weeks at  the end of the year.
• Star Jiu Jitsu in Carrollton.  There will be no classes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve and Days. 

Plano students are welcome to check our schedule and join the Carrollton classes.

Are you serious about your fitness, health, and weight goals? If you stop training for two weeks, it can take a month to get back to where you were before the holidays … especially if you’re over 30!

So enjoy the holidays and family.  But don’t destroy the results you’ve earned over the past few months.  Eat and drink in moderation. Don’t just carve the turkey.  Carve time out for YOU!  You and your health deserve it.

Stay active.  We recommend yoga if you have an hour and squat thrusts if you just have 10 minutes.  Pursue activities you enjoy, such as cross-training, running, biking, weight training, racquetball, basketball, rowing, and skiing, at least a total of 3 times a week.

See you next year!

The traditional answer is running. But there is a better exercise – yoga.  Yoga doesn’t just burn calories and raise your fitness level like running; it also builds flexibility, balance, and strength, all critical for a kickboxer.  In fact, Jay’s kickboxing classes include a number of yoga techniques like planks.

The article Is Yoga All the Exercise You Need? shares the research and benefits.  Here is an excerpt.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing published a comparative analysis of 81 studies that examined yoga’s health benefits and the health benefits of aerobic exercise. The researchers found yoga to be especially effective at reducing stress. This may not be news to those who practice yoga, but even die-hard enthusiasts will be surprised at the number of other health benefits yoga can confer—often to a larger degree than aerobic exercise. The researchers found that yoga outperformed aerobic exercise at improving balance, flexibility, strength, pain levels among seniors, menopausal symptoms, daily energy level, and social and occupation functioning, among other health parameters.

But hurry as we only have class Monday and Tuesday this week due to the holiday.   Be careful with turkey day carbs, carve some time over the weekend for running, biking, yoga, or at least a looooong walk,  and we’ll be back next Monday with our regular schedule to whip you back in shape and meet your fitness and sports goals.

Movie info:

A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech. Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. (Touchstone Pictures)

• One Armed Man Knocks out Kickboxer
• The new movie Warrior is a hit.  The New York Times loved it.  Take your sweetie or favorite kickboxing instructor.
• Videos of our own Jay “Hollywood” Wilson.

Time’s up!  Rest time is over, private.  Get up off your butt.  Train, get fit, and have fun at Jay’s Kickboxing in Plano and Carrollton.

Jay’s Kickboxing is true cross-training.  Jay varies classes to keep them fresh and interesting with techniques from martial arts to yoga.  He gives you a total body workout.   Drills, stations, and exercises include strength conditioning and hip, ab, and back toning.  Take two or more classes a week and you’ll start to see results in four weeks.

Just ask Steve.  He just celebrated his one year anniversary.  He lost a pot belly and 25 pounds.  Great job, old man!

Jay’s Kickboxing will be closed for Labor Day from Friday through Monday, returning Tuesday Sept. 6.  See you all then!