Spin it

I like to ride my bicycle, I like to ride my bike.........but, being ready for an epic ride is lots of work and requires lots of time. My solution is-Take a Spinning Class! An hour long spinning class is not only a great way to get a super aerobic workout, it also keeps you ready for those big rides. If you haven't done one before, there are plenty of beginners classes, but once you hit the tough class, with a good instructor, be ready for a world class workout. Too much fun!!

Make the Plunge

Sometime our very best intentions get us no where! We all struggle from time to time to stay on the path, its the ones that continue to rise up over the setbacks that become great. In life, fitness, martial arts, our jobs, whatever area we struggle in can be over come with the perseverance to continue or even restart our plan. Take some time, schedule out your plan and do EVERYTHING in your power to be successful. All I can promise is that if you try, you will always be more successful than if you don't. Happy training and see ya soon!

Getting Back on Track

Sometimes we all fall off the Fitness Wagon. It might be due to an injury, work, family problems, sickness, or, in my most recent case, moving. Lets face it, moving is tough on your fitness program, your entire routine is messed up, schedules are out the window, but, we have to persevere and get back on track when the dust settles. That isn't as easy as it seems, how quickly we get out of the habit of working out!! So, here is my schedule for the first week of fitness reclamation: Monday: 45 Minute Hike; Tuesday: 3X supersets of Push ups and Pull ups and 3X sets of 25 crunches; Wednesday: 45 Minute Hike; Thursday: 60 Minutes of Yoga; Friday: 3X supersets of Push ups and Pull ups and 3X sets of 25 crunches; Saturday: 45 Minute Hike and 30 Minutes of Stretching. This simple, quick routine is great for getting back in the swing of things, so try it and like it!! :) See ya all soon and happy training.

Kicking Butt!!

Here is a quick routine for really getting the motor running, I use this when I wake up a little late, have to get to work a little early, know my day is full and can't imagine squeezing in a workout.

Start in a very deep full horse stance for 30 seconds
Jump feet together, place your hands on the ground and jump feet back into a plank position, quickly do 20 push-ups
Jump feet back up and jump into a full horse stance again for 30 seconds
Jump feet together, place hands on the ground and jump your feet through your hands so they are out in front of you, quickly do 20 V up sit ups
Get back into full horse stance
Do 25 upwindmill blocks and 25 round house punches
Jump feet together and do 25 snap kicks on each side.
Repeat

Quick way to start the day, great way to do a quick workout.

Hit it hard!

Here is my favorite Heavy Bag workout, it should be done with TOTAL intensity and at FULL power!! Try this and you will feel the results.....guaranteed!

50 Round house punches
25 each backhands
25 each backhand/roundhouse combos
25 each roundhouse kicks
25 each snap kicks
25 each super combos: 1st set is Right Snap Kick, Left Round house kick, Left backhand, Right roundhouse punch, 2nd set is just the opposite
REPEAT!!

Good luck and happy training.

Killer Kung Fu Abs!

This has got to be my favorite Ab workout of all time:

50 Swiss ball crunches
25 each side, side crunches
25 "heels to heaven"
50 medicine ball twists
30 lying leg scissors
50 bicycle crunches
20 "V" ups

Try it, you will like it.....and hate it...all at the same time. I try to do this in the evening about an hour or so before bed, finishes the day like I started, with a good sweat and good feelings!!

Zen and the Art of.............Zen

Zen, what is it? You can make it a "Mystical form of Meditation from the Buddhist Religion" (which, technically it is) or you can make it what I do, a form of concentration or "getting in the zone" with whatever you do. I have a few things I do that get me in that zone, and, I really love it. Hitting the Skateboard Park early in the morning when I am the only one there, doing a favorite bo staff form, freestyle fighting, rock climbing, a tough workout, a fast mountain bike downhill, I love getting in the zone. For me, its all about doing something that is so intense that everything else in your life, your problems, worries, future, past, everything, is blocked out of your mind and you are in the moment. If you take nothing else away from Kung Fu fitness, take this: FIND SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT GETS YOU IN THE ZONE, and pursue it often, it will make the rest of your life better, guaranteed.