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Kick Boxing in Tyler TX

June 8th, 2011

Tyler TX Kick Boxing ClassChoosing a fitness club in Tyler TX requires that you know your options and which one is right for you.

Tony Cruz XTC Fitness offers many options in the form of exercise classes for adults and kids.

There are Zumba dance classes, kickboxing classes (which I do 5 days a week), and Yoga classes.

The fitness classes work out well for me as I don’t want to pay for a personal trainer but that is pretty much what I am getting just with more people.

The kick boxing class is great as you get to work on your fitness goals with other like minded people.

Right now XTC Fitness in Tyler TX has some great fitness packages going on. Go by and check them out on Broadway by The Diner.

Furniture Stores in Tyler TX, a Consumer Review

June 7th, 2011

furniture stores in Tyler TXRecently my cousin and I went looking around for a recliner, but it wasn’t exactly a hard target search. We were merely browsing a couple of furniture stores looking for any deals. As a single guy, I don’t invest much money in furniture. Aside from some pretty nice book cases I haven’t purchased much at all actually. Fortunately, I’ve been blessed with quite a few relatively expensive pieces by both friends and family over the years. I bring this up in the interest of disclosing my own lack of knowledge of the furniture business. We visited two businesses: the much vaunted Southside Furniture, and Bassett.

Southside has been in the middle of a clearance sale. My understanding is that they’re in the process of going out of business. (I could be wrong on this point as I’ve heard a couple explanations for why they’re clearing their inventory, so if any readers know for sure, I’d welcome your comments). I do find it odd that they’d be closing as they only recently changed their name from Ashley’s back to Southside. At any rate, their selection was decent but even with the forty percent discount the prices seemed kind of high. I’m open to the possibility that it’s just my frugality, and the prices were in fact perfectly reasonable. I’m so accustomed to trying to do more with less that I don’t always perceive the great deal. They did have some really nice pieces but even some of the chairs that I personally found rather unattractive were up around four to five hundred dollars. The store itself was really nice by the way, very large and open.
 

Tyler TX Furniture Stores

 
I was less impressed with Bassett, but I’m completely sure why. First off I guess, because their selection of recliners (which happened to be what my cousin was in the market for), was quite a bit smaller. Their products overall were nice, but the store had a much more crowded feel. Both shops had some huge couches and chairs! I don’t know if this is the latest trend in couches or not but some of the bigger models had arm rests in the middle that included cup holders. Personally I’m not a fan of this feature. It brought back too many memories of riding in the back of my parent’s big Starcraft van. Just thinking about it brings on that old nauseous feeling.

At the end of the day neither shop had exactly what my cousin wanted, for what he was willing to pay. Both stops are worth a look see however. I saw a number of reviewers on line complaining about the customer service, but at least on this occasion that was not our experience. The staff at both places was perfectly friendly, offered to help, but let us look around without pestering us.

Kickboxing in Tyler TX

June 3rd, 2011

Tony Cruz XTC Fitness

Choosing an option to lose weight has never been something that I worried too much about. I know for many people it’s a huge deal and from time to time it is an issue that everyone spends a significant amount of time thinking about.

Kickboxing class in Tyler TX has always been an option but some places do a better job with it. What you get with XTC Fitness are real true fighters training you, encouraging, and tweaking your exercise routine as you complete their 45 minute to 1 hour fitness class.

I am experiencing some really awesome benefits from this fitness class even though I have only been doing it a few days so far during my lunch hour.

Weight is decreasing even though I haven’t changed my diet significantly. I feel stronger and my breathing isn’t as tiresome during workouts.

XTC Fitness offers the benefit and value of free personal training when going through the class. I knock the class out during my lunch break and quickly get on with my day.

Having a friendship with your personal kickboxing trainer encouraging you to come in everyday is better motivation than almost anything you could do on your own.

As a guy I see multiple women in the class out pacing me in almost every area. What this does to me is call back to that little boy inside that wants to atleast do better than the girls.

I find myself getting motivation from the women in the class as they do 25 man push-ups back to back and I can’t get to 5. It tells me something and that is that I might actually lose against some of these women fitness students in an MMA match up against them.

But really folks, this class is awesome for someone just starting out on correcting their weight and fitness problems. The XTC Fitness guys will have you in shape in no time. I will report back soon with some of my very own weight loss numbers.

XTC Fitness is on Broadway right by The Diner. Go by now and check them out and their gigantic fitness facility currently being built.

XTC Fitness and Sports in Tyler Texas Fast Weight Loss System

June 1st, 2011

Tyler TX GymsAre you a guy that sits behind a desk all day working for yourself and yet you do nothing to stay healthy or lose weight?

You are not alone as I myself have enjoyed the practice of eating what I want when I want with little regard for my growing belly and future heart problems.

I am a thirty something male who works for myself and has little self discipline when it comes to working out and learning new things.

What usually gets me off my seat is some type of dramatic life changing event but sometimes I simply choose to do something different for a change.

Tyler TX Gyms

 
You may take pride in the fact that you could lose weight by yourself if you wanted to but forget about that for now and look at the benefits of having a personal fitness coach.

At XTC Fitness and Sports in Tyler Texas you have multiple classes like kickboxing, and yoga that come free with your gym membership. Your personal coach walks you through the entire 45 minute to hour long class.

The noon class is only 45 minutes and allows you to skip out during lunch and do a hard core 45 minute work out routine that keeps your heart pumping the entire time while building muscle and learning how to fight.

The kickboxing class is no wimpy class and is made for guys or gals. Tony Cruz has been a very successful personal trainer for years and now has his own Tyler Texas gym.

The Tyler Texas gyms you see in town now are not equipped to the extent that XTC Fitness will soon be. XTC is currently converting the old Skateplex behind The Diner into a huge Tyler Texas gym the likes you have yet to see in East Texas.

Tony has spared no expense and has paid attention to offer every possible option for his Tyler TX gym that you could imagine from spin classes, indoor track, Yoga, Zumba, child care, kids tutoring, rock climbing wall, bleacher running platform, to a very impressive free weights layout.

New Tyler TX Fitness Facility

 
Considering with your membership you have access to a host of free fitness programs that have your very own coach to lead you through the quick efficient training you will feel better and more fit than you likely have since highschool.

XTC Fitness in Tyler TX offers you the exact system for your weight loss goals with affordable membership programs, the exercise systems you like in place, free personal training with each class, and a schedule to fit almost anybody’s time crunch.

Because Tony’s gym is in a very accessible easy to get to location in Tyler you can jet out from your workplace at noon, workout with the kickboxing class for 45 minutes, shower, and head back in to work.

Rather than eating a big burrito at Chuy’s, why not eat an already prepared sandwich, drive over to XTC Fitness and lose some weight. It is really as simple as that.

You just show up and Tony’s crew will handle it all from there. Within just a few short months and definitely within a year you will see some crazy fast results.

It is not just me that is getting into this kickboxing thing, I have met a 42 year old man in my class that does it with me, and stays afterwards to work out even longer. There are women in the class anywhere from 45 – 22 and they all do the real push ups and not the ones where you get down on your knees.

I am telling you many of these women never thought they would even be able to do one real push up and here they are doing 10 at a time what some call “man push-ups”

XTC right now has some pretty awesome deals so go by and talk to Jeremy and see what he can hook you up with and don’t forget to tell him you heard about their place on here.

As a bonus for joining early you will get access to their grand opening launch and party that is going to really knock the doors off the place.

They are only letting a select few in for their launch party on June 24th so go by now to join so you can get on the list.

As my own personal guarantee, if you join XTC fitness and lose no weight from their fitness system and give up I will buy you a Marble Slab ice cream on me, I will then take you back to XTC on a day of your choice and help you burn it off.

Now is the time to join a proven fitness system and stop getting confused and mixed up with all the Tyler TX gyms and sports centers that advertise out there. This is the real deal and has proven to many that weight really can shed off quicker than a striped lizard on hot asphalt.

As a warning, don’t put this off if you are 30 something and like me sitting behind a desk never doing something to keep that heart moving, and losing those pounds as it will catch up to you quickly. You know how the time is flying by now that your in your 30’s and it isn’t about to slow down and in fact will start moving even faster.

As a reminder XTC Fitness has some really sweet deals right now so be sure to come on in and check out what they are. Ask for Jeremy and he will give you the grand tour.

Call and speak with Jeremy at Telephone: 1-903-509-4269

Tyler’s Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes

May 23rd, 2011

I realize that our summers are very full of all sorts of charitable walks, marathons, concerts, fund raisers, meet ups and every conceivable event aimed at raising money for one cause or other. I understand that they are all noble pursuits and worthy of our time and energies, but I for one, simply cannot keep up with all of them. The best strategy seems to be to dig in to the ones about whom you feel strongest, and work for its success. Writing for Tyler TX Directory however, allows me to cast a fairly wide net. As events occur throughout the year I try to promote them by simply informing the local public, which brings me to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) walk coming this June.

Juvenile diabetes, or type one, is treatable but incurable. As I understand it, the patient lacks sufficient insulin to naturally store much needed glucose, and thus provide the body with energy. While most people associate diabetes with weight gain, juvenile diabetes (so named because it generally first appears in childhood), causes the patient to lose weight regardless of how much they may actually eat. Other symptoms that commonly accompany the disease are, frequent headaches, dizziness, nausea etc. The most common treatment is of course insulin injections. Insulin pumps are also being tested which would pump the hormone into the patient’s system and maintain it at normal levels. JDRF exists to help fund the search for new treatments and hopefully an eventual cure.

Tyler’s walk will be held at Bergfield Park on the 25th, beginning at 7:30 in the morning. Of course there will be children’s events, and various other vendors etc. participating throughout the day. JDFR has a great website with all kinds of information, and literature, both as promotion of its coming fund raisers and as support for parents and families dealing with juvenile diabetes. For more information, or to register for Tyler’s walk, visit that site at http://www2.jdrf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=walk_homepage .