JAB Kickboxing owner Jonathon Bolden works with a client at the gym.Name: JAB Kickboxing
Location: 5450 Highway 153, in the same shopping center as Hobby Lobby
Date opened: March 25
Owner: Jonathon Bolden
Background: Before opening JAB, 22-year-old Bolden, a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and a certified kickboxing trainer, worked in the fitness industry for six years.
What the gym offers: Workouts that change every day, with each full-body workout featuring 10 stations. People spend three and a half minutes at each station with 30-second breaks between each station. The workouts switch the participant's heart rate between the calorie burning and cardio building zones, and incorporate strength and agility training and balance exercises, said Bolden. Participants use kickboxing pads and bags for half of the workout, and the other half is focused on exercises that build strength and stamina.
In addition to the circuit workouts, the gym weekly posts two new "Workouts of the Week" that each have a different focus, such as high-intensity interval training, a Spartan race-style workout or a workout using only barbells.
Make your own schedule: People can come in for a 40-minute circuit workout any time the gym is open, and a trainer is always present to guide people through the exercises and provide encouragement. "A lot of people need someone to push them," Bolden said. "The big thing about my gym is that it's not somewhere you can come and slack off."
How it works: Membership includes unlimited workouts with a trainer, and costs $89 a month or $69 a month with a yearlong contract.
No experience necessary: Many clients are beginners, and trainers show them all the techniques they need to make sure their form is correct, said Bolden.
Learn more: Call 541-4672, email jabkickboxing@gmail.com or visit the business's Facebook page.