It's fun to hit things!

Hi gang!

Welcome to the "Workout of the Week" blog. Sonya and I have decided to bring you health and fitness stories every Tuesday during the five o'clock show, and so far shooting them has been fun (and sometimes painful)!

This week's segment is boxing. Not kickboxing (ie: aerobics, like some of you have taken from me at the Y over the years), but BOXING. Our trainer is Rodney Filer. He and his wife Gigi own Gigi's Pilates & Personal training on Ingersoll Avenue. Rodney is a certified trainer, a football player and in our case - a very patient teacher! He taught us the basics of boxing, starting from the ground up ... literally. We learned the importance of stance and posture before we ever moved on to punches, and there was a lot of practice before we ever got to hit anything. The point is - form is important, particularly so you don't injure yourself. Once Rodney felt we had the hang of things, out came the mitts. Whoooohooooo! There is nothing like the feeling of throwing punches and actually hitting something. If you've never given boxing a try, we highly recommend it. It takes a lot of coordination and concentration, you build strength and agility and the calorie burn is tremendous. Sonya and I were sore for days after this workout, but it was so fun we can't wait to put the gloves on again! Another bonus - we got to box with Rebecca Meyer from "The Biggest Loser" since she trains with Rodney and Gigi. Rebecca is fierce, funny and full of life and you'll be hearing more about her fitness journey as "Workout of the Week" continues.

If you have questions about boxing, or any other comments - leave them here and we'll post a response ASAP.

As always ... thanks for stopping by the blogs!
EEK
Erin.Kiernan@whotv.com