We have so many people come to us to start a workout program, and the most common thing we hear about why all the different things they have tried in the past did not work for them is that they got bored! I cannot tell you how many people tell me that the biggest reason they do not see results is that they dread working out, get bored with their program and then end up quitting. It really is a shame, but totally understandable, I know for me personally if I am not having fun with my workout I have a hard time staying motivated. That is why I love Kickboxing Atlanta GA!! Every class is like a mini-party. We laugh, we sweat, we burn TONS of calories, and most importantly we have fun! I think that is really the secret ingredient of the success for iLoveKickboxing.com --> FUN!
From the very first class every member is welcomed to the family by our amazing instructors as well as the members in class. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly! It is an instant support group of people all on the same journey as you trying to get in better shape and become the best version of ourselves. Each member of the #FitFam is here to help each other out along their fitness journey. You work out for an hour a couple times a week, but the friendships you develop and the support you get from the instructors and members will help you continue to work on your goals every second of every day!
But anyways, how about the fun?! Our workouts are some of the most fun you can have while burning hundreds of calories at the same time! The instructors make it their personal mission to make sure that each member in class leaves with a smile on their face. Kickboxing Atlanta Ga is a tough workout, don't get me wrong, but just because we are literally working our asses off doesn't mean we cannot have fun at the same time!
Aside from all the fun you will have in our regular class, we also do monthly events to make sure everyone is getting the most our program. We have events like themed DJ nights, Member Appreciation Nights, and Outings where we get to know each other better and develop the friendships that help us grow into a family.
Depression. Anxiety. Tired. Jealousy. Loathing. Hatred. Stressed. How many times have you been stopped by your emotions?
Similar
to how scratching a rash makes it worse, wallowing in these emotions
harm individuals. We have all been there, letting our emotions get the
best of us. Sometimes they get so bad that they suck all the energy out
of your body. But as much as it sucks to be told that “happiness is an
inside job,” it’s true. Especially on a day when you’re feeling
negative, a positive quote like this might make you wince or want to
punch a wall. The quote sounds too simple, but the same mind can also
produce happiness in addition to the negative ones.
Although
emotions are vulnerable to outside sources,—money, people, jobs,
hobbies—they can be controlled. It takes practice and hard work to not
cave into the negative emotions, but the right kind of influence makes
it easier: find a new job, change who you hang out with, and/or attempt
something new. Whatever it is that’s holding you back from being happy,
you might find the reason when trying to improve your life. By simply
making a goal and finding inspiration to fuel motivation, you will be
able to treat whatever is going on inside your head.
Our studios help people. I Love Kickboxing
is here to help people blow off steam and increase their self-esteem.
With a boost in confidence from reaching fitness goals,—and people will
break a sweat while doing it!—they see what they are capable of. And to
us, when we see that, it confirms even more how accessible, affordable,
and fun fitness can change lives!
For more information on I Love Kickboxing, visit here. --- Written by: Christie McGowan
While stress can push a person to do well under situations, continuous
pressure without relief results in negative consequences. Aside from the
potential health problems caused by stress, as discussed on WebMD, it also
harms the mind. It causes people to be hostile, have irregular food patterns, and
increase anxiety and depression. This attention seeker also lets people dwell and
skip out on everything good. With a little bit of exercise squeezed into the day, like in a kickboxing
studio at I Love Kickboxing Buckhead, people’s day will be brighter.
Great for the built-up anger, depression, and anxiety in response to
stress.
Makes people take a break from life and concentrate on something else.
Produces positive energy.
Awesome connections with encouraging kickboxing instructors.
Results that reel in confidence.
Boosts self-esteem.
New Friends.
Positive changes for life!
Although people react to stress differently from one another, they
receive similar benefits from exercise. And with a motivating work out like
kickboxing at I Love Kickboxing Buckhead, people change incredibly.
Do you ever wonder what you should eat before going to exercise or when to eat before going? Many people make the same mistakes. It's a common mistake to eat right before going to exercise or they might not eat enough. So I am hear to help you to make better choices of what to eat and when you should eat.
When should you eat? A common question that our members have when coming to a lunch or evening class. If you want to eat before class you will want to eat at least an hour before. This way it gives your body time to digest. Also, you don't want to eat anything to heavy or greasy even if it is an hour before class. Once you start moving around you'll start to feel it and greasy heavy foods don't give you the energy that you need to make it through your workout. You can eat after your workout if you would prefer. It's actually really good to eat after your workout because you are still burning tons of calories an hour after you exercise.
What should you eat? Like I said before you shouldn't eat any real heavy or greasy. A big salad with grilled chicken with a light dressing is perfect to eat at least an hour before your workout. If you want a little snack before or after your workout, a banana is a great food to eat. It's not too filling. They're especially good for after exercising because they can prevent muscle cramps. You also want to make sure you drink plenty of water before and after your workout. You want to avoid dehydration and it helps you keep your energy up to make it through the kickboxing class.
Once you put all these things together you will feel amazing throughout the kickboxing workout and find yourself not feeling so tired. It will help you even outside of just your daily workout, you will feel better in your every day life.
Exercise does more for you than help you maintain a healthy
living. It helps you mentally; you keep the stress out of your life. Keeping
stress out of your life and looking good obviously then brings happiness. This
is why ILoveKickboxing.com Atlanta is perfect to get these benefits. You get to
take your stress out on the bag and have fun while doing it. Another benefit to
working out is you get great skin. Losing weight and toning is going to help
your skin look tighter and more glowing. When you exercise your body produces
natural oils which help skin look healthy and glowing. ILoveKickboxing.com Atlanta’s classes offer just that. It’s the perfect way to burn fat and tone
muscles.
Exercise
reduces the risk of anxiety and depression. We at ILoveKickboxing.com Atlanta pride
ourselves on having an awesome atmosphere and high energy instructors to keep
you going. Exercise also offers a way of relaxing, it gives you time to clear
your mind and not think about any concerns that are going on in your life. This
helps you to be more positive in all aspects of your life. Exercise is a
powerful thing and you should take advantage of it. Your body will appreciate
you as well. It will help your body to be lean and sexy, stress free, reduce
risk of health problems and a healthy mindset. Come take advantage of these
benefits at ILoveKickboxing Atlanta.
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible
into the visible.” - Tony Robbins
Goal setting is an important aspect of all areas of life. In
order to accomplish anything you have to figure out where you want to go, then
make a plan for how to get there. This is no less true when it comes to fitness
and living a healthy lifestyle. The American Council on Exercise recommends
setting goals the SMART way:
SPECIFIC: The fitness goals
must specifically state what is to be accomplished. They must be easily
understood and should not be ambiguous or subject to interpretation. For
example, rather than stating you would like to improve your fitness level, set
a specific fitness goal to be able to run a mile in 12 minutes.
MEASURABLE: The fitness
goals must be measureable so that there is no doubt about whether you achieved
them. Measurable fitness goals also allow you to evaluate your progress. Goals
can be measured objectively or subjectively (i.e., how you feel and look), or
both. For example, you could measure your percent body fat and body weight, but
also monitor how your pants fit.
ATTAINABLE: The fitness
goals must be attainable—not too difficult or too easy. Easy fitness goals do
not motivate, and overly difficult ones may frustrate you and lead to a
perception of failure.
RELEVANT: The fitness goals
must be relevant or pertinent to your particular interests, needs and abilities.
For example, when preparing for a 5K walk, running quarter-mile sprints would
not be the best approach.
TIME-BOUND: The
fitness goals must be time-bound by specific deadlines for completion.
Timelines can be both short-term and long-term and should help you stay focused
and on track.
Make sure you choose goals that are realistic. It is much healthier,
and much more easily maintained, to set a goal to lose 1-2 pounds per week than
10. Choosing fitness a goal that is unhealthy or unreasonable leads to burnout
and injury. Ultimately, you want to establish habits that will stay with you
for the rest of your life.
Measureable and attainable goals keep discouragement at bay.
Tangibly assessing how many pounds you have lost, either by stepping on the
scale or by seeing how your clothes fit differently, keeps you encouraged and
wanting to continue. Find the sweet spot between goals that are too easy or too
hard so you don’t get lazy or frustrated. You may need to set some short-term
goals along the way to your ultimate goal.
A good mix of goals that are either process oriented or
product oriented will keep you motivated. An example of a process goal would
be, “I am going to go to kickboxing three times this week.” A product goal
would be increasing the amount of weight you can bench press or losing an inch
off your thighs.
Have some activity or fitness workout routine that you enjoy
and grab someone to enjoy it with you. If you enjoy it you will tend to stick
with it. Be prepared to work through the times when it is just plain hard,
though. Establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle takes diligence and
self-discipline, but goal-setting can keep you on track.
Who doesn’t want to boost their metabolism? Well before I
get started, I want you to know the definition of metabolism. This will help make
more sense of all the things I talk about and how it will help you. Metabolism
is the process by which the body breaks down food to produce energy.
Well I
want to start off with the most important things to do, which are WORKING OUT
(of course!) and EATING A HEALTHY and NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST. Working out is
going to help get your heart rate going and get your energy up, which gets your
metabolism going. I like to start my day with a short simple 10 minute workout
to get the mind and body going. Specifically a high intensity workout is great (such
as KICKBOXING) because it makes your body work harder. Weight training is
important too especially once you get older as it helps build the muscle which
also gets metabolism going.
Now for
the importance of breakfast, you should NEVER skip breakfast. It is the MOST
important meal of the day. This is because it gets your body up and going for
your day. And it should be your biggest meal of the day because you have the
whole day to burn off all those calories. For example you could have lots of
fruit, make a fruit smoothie and some Greek yogurt. You could also have whole
grain cereal with soy milk if you’re in a hurry.
Drinking
a big glass of ice cold water is an important way to start your day. You want
to consistently drink water throughout the day, once again great for that metabolism.
It also keeps you from mistaking your thirst for hunger. This now brings me to
eating habits; you should graze all day long (2 healthy snacks a day such as fruits,
vegetables, or nuts). This helps your body have a consistency of burning
calories all day long helping the metabolism. You definitely do not want to starve
yourself because then your body will start to store the food and cause weight
gain. A good habit to form is you should have a cut off time at night that you
cannot eat anything else; 8pm is a good time. This is because if you’re eating
too late at night then your body doesn’t have the time it needs to break down
the food and burn the calories.
You
should always have protein in your diet. It’s great to have because your body
digests protein slower than it does carbs or fat, this makes you feel full for
longer (very important, helps to not over eat). By eating protein your body
burns twice as many calories by digesting protein than it does fat and carbs. Adding
spicy foods to your diet is great form boosting metabolism; it helps you drink
more water during your meal as well. Last but not least, eliminate Trans-fats
from your diet! They slow down your metabolism which cause weight gain (not
good).
I hope
after reading this you took from it that working out and what you put into your
body are crucial to having a healthy lifestyle and having a good metabolism. The
better food and liquids you put in your body, the better it will feel. And the more energy you put into working out,
the better your body will look and feel.
Why do
you think goals are important, to get results you want? Goals set standards and
keep you motivated.You can set goals
for anything that matters to you, such as losing some pounds, eating more
veggies, or even changing your lifestyle completely.Setting goals gives you the motivation to
keep you going!
Motivation
plays a huge part in setting your goals and achieving them. Motivation can be found anywhere, keep track
of how much you’re losing or try on your bikini every once in a while to show how
much you have improved yourself and/or how much more you want to improve. Go
ahead and write down all of your goals and put them somewhere you’ll have to
look at them every day. Think about how much better you feel. You could even
find motivational quotes or picture and hang it on your wall so you can look at
it every day to remind you how important this is to you.
An
awesome quote I like to go by is “My body does not define me, I define my body.”
-Author
unknown
One of
my personal goals is to DRINK MORE WATER!!! Sometimes I find my day to day
responsibilities consume me so much that I forget my daily intake. I need to be
more conscious of this, so I’m going to try something different.I’m going to get a cool new water bottle for
at home and work, then add fresh fruit for some delicious flavor. This is a tasty way to get the recommended 3-4
liters of H2O a day.Another goal of
mine is to eat more fruits and veggies! I
bring snacks with me wherever I go, such as carrots, apples, and bananas. I also try to have one to two servings of
fruits and veggies with lunch and dinner. Drinking more water and eating more vegetables
throughout the day will also help you to not over eat; an adequate water intake
helps to curb your appetite.
Start
setting your goals (enter New Year’s resolutions here), and think about WHY
these goals are important to you.What
is your motivation for keeping your goals?Why are your goals IMPORTANT to you? You’ll start to find more significance in the
goals you set. Mine are very important to me because I know they’re going to keep
me healthy and feeling better about the way I look in a bikini!!
A big salad with
iceberg lettuce, bacon bits, croutons, fried chicken, and ranch drenched all
over it. Sound familiar? I’d say to its
too common among many people. Living a
healthy lifestyle is definitely becoming the popular trend. The problem is a lot of people don’t know how
to eat healthy. Just because it has the
name salad doesn’t automatically make it nutritious.
I would say most
people have the right idea, just need to switch some products out for better
and healthier choices. Like for one,
having some protein is good to have in your salad as it helps keep you full
longer and creates a well-balanced meal. Iceberg lettuce has the nutritional value of
cardboard opt for darker greens that are loaded with vitamins and minerals such
as Vitamin A, Vitamin K, folic acid and manganese. Instead of toppings such as croutons and bacon
bits, find more fresh harvests. Finally,
the dressing, which can make or break your salad, you want a light dressing
that is low in fat and salt.
Now let’s try again...A
big salad with spinach leaves, romaine lettuce, rocket leaves (you get the
point, the greener they are the better!!) Now that you have your leafy greens,
let’s add some cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and carrots. Next, add some
grilled chicken, nuts, a hard-boiled egg, or any other protein source you like.
Finally, add some light vinaigrette dressing (or at least some kind of light dressing,
just keep in mind the creamier the dressing the more fat it contains).Basically, the more fresh ingredients your
salad contains the better and the more filling they are to your tummy.
Now that you have
more knowledge and truths about salad, go out there and create your salad. You can always get more creative and make it
your own!!!
Do you want to be healthier,
in better shape, and improve endurance? Well, what would you think about
getting all three of these benefits in one exercise? Cardio exercise is the
answer to the success of these benefits.
Cardio
exercise keeps you healthy in many ways. Cardio, short for cardiovascular means
performing activities that elevate your heart rate thereby, strengthening the cardiovascular
system. In other words it keeps your heart strong. One of the important aspects
of working out is keeping your body healthy and your heart strong, the rest
will come naturally such as losing weight and looking AWESOME! To get all of
these results I suggest doing cardio workout 2 to 3 times a week 45 minutes to
an 1 hour each time; the more times a week the better.
Improving
your mood and releasing your stress, who doesn’t want that?This part of cardio kickboxing is my favorite
part, while getting to burn calories and strengthen my heart I get to punch out
stress on the bags! Sounds pretty good right; just like in any other workout
this also improves your mood in all aspects of your life. You think about the
everyday stresses in life and being able to forget about it all for 45 minutes
to 1 hour thinking about nothing but how hard you’re working to get results
that you want.
High
intensity cardio workout such as kickboxing is a great way to get in better
shape. You think about doing that 2 to 3 times a week for 45 minutes; you’re
going to be burning a lot of calories which helps melt the fat!! Also, the cardio
workouts it will make you hungrier since you’re burning so many calories.Just remember to make good decisions on what
you decide to snack on such as fruit, veggies, and anything fresh! I suggest
bananas after your workout because potassium plays a big role in muscle
function and you sweat potassium out of your body while working out.
Now,
with all of these great benefits to cardio workouts you have no excuse not to
do them! Look for your local Ilovekickboxing.com facility and come have a
rocking workout with us to have all of these awesome things in your life.
Contact Information:
Ilovekickboxing.com
(470)377-3854
This one little word represents one of the most
feared diseases in the United States. And with good reason, the statistics are
scary. According to the American Cancer Society, 1:2 men and 1:3 women living
in the United States will develop some sort of cancer during their lifetime.
All cancers begin by the rapid multiplication of a single
mutated cell. But research has yet to pinpoint exactly what causes certain
types of cancer to develop. If one specific cause could be identified,
prevention and treatment would be simple. It is believed, however, that most
cancers are caused by the combination of two or more risk factors over a long
period of time. These risk factors can be broken into 4 main categories:
lGenetics
and family history
lEnvironmental
exposures
lLifestyle
choices
lObesity
and diet
Most people believe that a family history of cancer means
their own risk of developing cancer is practically inevitable. Research has
shown that genetics accounts for only 5-10% of a person’s total cancer risk. This
means the vast majority of cancers are NOT inherited.
Environmental exposures account for 25% of a person’s risk
of developing cancer. Repeated exposure to hormones and pesticides in foods,
household cleaners, secondhand smoke, and toxins in the air, soil, water, and
workplace contribute to this risk.
30% of a person’s overall risk of developing cancer has been
linked to his or her lifestyle choices. While smoking is the number one cause
of cancer, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity have also been shown to
increase cancer risk. Moreover, not smoking, consuming little to no alcoholic
beverages, and consistent physical activity can decrease the risk of developing
cancer.
35% of a person’s total risk factor is linked to diet and
obesity. Increasing evidence suggests that carrying excess body weight not only
raises the risk of developing cancer, but also raises the risk of cancer
recurrence and lowers the chances of survival for many types of cancer.
With an overwhelming 65% of a person’s total risk of
developing cancer attributable to diet, obesity, and unhealthy lifestyle
choices, a cancer diagnosis can no longer be seen as a horrible twist of fate.
Rather, this should be translated to mean that each person has control of 65%
of his or her overall cancer risk. By eating a healthy diet, maintaining a proper
weight, staying physically active, and not smoking, it is possible to
considerably reduce the odds of developing cancer.
In response to increasing evidence that a healthy lifestyle
can decrease overall cancer risk, organizations such as the American Cancer
Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the International Agency for
Research on Cancer have published guidelines for what is now believed to be a
cancer-preventative lifestyle. They include:
lEating
5 or more servings of colorful fruits and vegetables every day.
lSelect
whole grain breads and cereals over those made from refined grains.
lLimit
the consumption of red and processed meats. When possible, replace them with
lean meats.
lReplace
regular milk and dairy products with low-fat versions.
lLimit
daily intake of salt, saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, and sugar.
lAvoid
sugary juices and carbonated beverages.
lLimit
consumption of alcoholic beverages.
lControl
your portion sizes.
lExercise
for 30-40 minutes five days a week.
lAchieve
and maintain a healthy body weight.
lStop
smoking.
A healthy diet and daily exercise classes in Atlanta cannot prevent a person
from ever developing cancer. But even modest changes have been shown to have a
positive effect on fighting cancer, both during its initial development in the
body and during treatment. It is possible that by making only dietary and
lifestyle changes, 20% of the American population currently expected to receive
a cancer diagnosis could instead live their entire lives without ever being
diagnosed with cancer.
At iLoveKickboxing.com in Atlanta (A Buckhead Fitness Kickboxing Gym) we make it our goal to provide a workout and atmosphere that motivates Atlanta residents to lead healthier lifestyles. We hope to get as much of Atlanta into great health as we can!
