Energy is everything when it comes to working out. It motivates, pushes and takes everyone in the room to the next level! That said, it is important to surround yourself with trainers and other trainees who can help motivate and push the fundamental aspect of energy.
If you find yourself looking for a high-energy group workout in the area, and a little motivation from an energetic trainer or two, give the Murfreesboro iLoveKickboxing location a try.
At iLoveKickboxing, which opened in 2018 at 833 Memorial Blvd., the training crew definitely surprised, motivated and taught me throughout the workout that I experienced there. I learned the correct formation for simple moves, such as a front-kick, sweeping and jabs, and then even went on to learn more complex moves, such as an uppercut, the heel, crescent kick and the oh-so-difficult back kick.
Julie Kowalchuk moved to Murfreesboro from New York to operate the local iLoveKickboxing franchise, and the energy from her team of instructors remains high the entire workout time, as they encourage everyone to give it their all.
Before attending the class, I read a little about the iLoveKickboxing approach to gain more understanding of what the program was all about, and I came across their core values; one of them that truly stood out to me was the first one: warming up.
Warming up is very important in working out or physical activity. It helps get the blood flowing in your body and prevents injury.
The loud music at the beginning of class helped everyone get pumped and energized for the warmup, and once everyone, including myself, really got into it, we all built up a good sweat after just the first few minutes of the workout session. For a moment I thought to myself, “If this is the warmup, what is the real workout going to be like?!”
From there we continued on stretching, a long period of bag work (segmented into smaller brief combinations), partner drills, conditioning and then, finally, the cool-down.
The majority of the clients at iLoveKickboxing are women, but the group will also welcome men who dare to give the workout a try.
While participants do receive some detailed instruction on properly delivering different punch and kick techniques, the goal of iLoveKickboxing is not to necessarily prepare people to step in the ring at a competitive kickboxing tournament. Rather, these workouts are ideal for anyone of any fitness level who wants to get in better physical shape, feel better about themselves and have a group of accountability partners motivating them to keep on pushing.
If this sounds like something you’d like to try out, give iLoveKickboxing a visit at 833 Memorial Blvd. or call 615-295-8388 or visit ilovekickboxing.com for more information. Ask about their special trial offer, which provides gloves and three classes for $9.99.
