I’m not iron Man!  Fort Wayne Fitness blog

I’m not iron Man! Fort Wayne Fitness blog

I’m a pretty active person in terms of exercise and activities. I do TaeKwonDo, Ji-Jitsu, weight and strength training, and group fitness classes. About a month ago I started getting fatigued during stand-up sparring and group fitness classes. I was breathing...
Wednesdays are back day. Fort Wayne Fitness Blog

Wednesdays are back day. Fort Wayne Fitness Blog

I’ve gravitated to a strength-training routine where one body part is done per day – but not every day.  Mondays -chest; Tuesdays-Shoulders/traps; Wednesday-back; Thursdays- Arms.  Legs get done during Group Blast Fitness class on Wednesdays and/or...
Punching and kicking a heavy bag for fitness

Punching and kicking a heavy bag for fitness

I was the typical gym member for many years doing free weights, strength machines and running on the track. At my gym there was a heavy bag and I used to punch and kick it as a warm-up before tackling the weights.  I didn’t know what I was doing as far as the...
Is Group Blast and martial arts enough for my legs?

Is Group Blast and martial arts enough for my legs?

I do different things for physical fitness including weight lifting, martial arts and group fitness classes. One of my muscle groups I don’t do direct strength training any more is my legs.  I used to have a leg day for weight training , but between Takwondo and...
The best gym in MY world is open. Fort Wayne Fitness Blog

The best gym in MY world is open. Fort Wayne Fitness Blog

It was my first day back at Spiece Fitness since the forced lock-down in March. I was happy to be back in the best gym in my world after two months.  Luckily, I didn’t stop my martial arts training with Sensei Basche at Basches Martial Arts over the last two...