I’m in that perimenopause phase of life that has some unpleasant symptoms:
- Loss of bone. With declining estrogen levels, you start to lose bone more quickly than you replace it, increasing your risk of osteoporosis — a disease that causes fragile bones.
- Changing cholesterol levels. Declining estrogen levels may lead to unfavorable changes in your blood cholesterol levels, including an increase in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the “bad” cholesterol — which contributes to an increased risk of heart disease. At the same time, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol — the “good” cholesterol — decreases in many women as they age, which also increases the risk of heart disease.
These and other effects are from The Mayo Clinic but it didn’t mention the most annoying one:
- Weight gain.
Apparently, perimenopause also seems to give women a soft middle. Despite exercising at the boxing gym three times a week and practicing Vinyasa yoga once a week, I’m still gaining weight at a slow but steady amount. My mom friend Julie says the only recourse to address this change-of-life is to exercise more and be mindful about eating.
Boxing Fitness GIVEAWAY
In case any of you are in the same boat, I wanted to offer up a tried and true boxing fitness combination: The 30 Day Fighter’s Diet from my friend Johnny at ExpertBoxing and the BOXYGEN exercise DVD from my boxing gym, Nonantum Boxing Club.
My boxing trainer’s cousin, Eric Busa, created the BOXYGEN DVD with three 30 minute workouts plus supplemental workouts – focusing on different aspects of overall fitness: Body Strength, Body Core and Body Conditioning.
My son’s elementary school librarian does this workout daily; she’s in the video clip below too!
I’ve done the BOXYGEN workout and it’s a great for cardio and fitness. The DVD is meant to let you go at your own pace and ability. You don’t need specialized equipment to do it either.
GIVEAWAY: Win a Boxing Home Fitness Package
The 30 Day Fighter’s Diet from my friend Johnny at ExpertBoxing and the BOXYGEN exercise DVD from my boxing gym. Please fill out Rafflecopter to enter.
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I have to increase my cardio and lose 80 pounds.
Hi Carla,
Thanks for entering! Boxing is a great way to increase cardio and strength!
Yes, I most certainly did. I promised myself that I would get outside and walk more.
Great resolution Esperanza! Walking is great exercise too! Thanks for entering my giveaway!
My goal is to lose inches.
Hi Nancy,
Great goal! Thanks for entering my giveaway!
No official goals, but I am always trying to get in better shape.
Hi MaryAnne,
Thanks for entering my giveaway!! It’s hard to exercise regularly when you have kids at home I found! My best trick is to take the stairs up two at a time. It’s a lunge.
My new goal is to work out on my treadmill throughout the winter at least 4 days per week.
Hi Michele,
That’s a great goal! Thanks for entering my boxing giveaway!
Too bad I missed your giveaway! I have been considering including boxing into my list of workout routines this year.
Thanks for trying to enter Tommy!
I just ran 2 Marathon’s . My new goal is to run 10kms per day on Treadmill.
Hi Shawn,
Wow! Congrats! You are an inspiration for fitness!
I am power lifter, my new goal is to lift 600 pounds and i will definately do it !
Hi Andrew,
Wow! That’s a lot of weight! Good for you for setting such a high goal. I am sure you will do it!
Darn, wish I would have found this earlier…I’m a big fan of Jonny at Expertboxing. Since I moved across the country, I put a few pounds, so my goal is to lose 10lbs and get back some muscle definition 🙂
Hi Michael,
I love Johnny at Expert Boxing too. I’ll probably do more giveaways of his stuff in the future. Maybe around the new year, fyi.
I really missed this fitness giveaway. I love Jonny at expert boxing and I love to get the fitness giveaway by boxing fitness stuff and I hope I will get it in the very near future. I have started recently to do fitness workout because I worked in the desk most of time and I have to lose my weight.
Hi Lorraine,
I’ll ask Johnny if he will do another one for the new year!
Thanks a lot Pragmatic Mom
Always dreamt of being a boxer but couldn’t be one. But at least will try to diet like them!!! nice article by the way……
Thanks so much Allen. Never too late to train like a boxer either! There are cardio boxing classes where I live. Hope you have access to them too.
My friend is into boxing… He asked me to join the training.. But I couldn’t continue due to some health problems. But I liked the days I had been there.
I hope you can return to the boxing gym one day Edgar!
The health benefits of boxing are definitely hard to ignore. I’m glad you see it more than just a sport, that seems to be what turns off a lot of people 😉 It’s a great way to get in shape, tone up, improve blood pressure and more.
Hi Jason,
Most of my friends do it solely for fitness. Only a few of us like to spar … and we are all moms in our 40s and 50s. We started 5 years ago.
This is a very nice blog related to fitness.I am totally impressed with the stuff that you have shared here.
Thanks so much! Glad you like boxing too!
Staying fit should be everyone’s first priority and i like this way you are promoting about fitness and helping others to stay fit and healthy.
Thanks Mitchell! My annual fitness giveaway is always this combo!
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Looks pretty intense, thinking about trying it out for 30 days… hmm… – David P.