My friend and boxing training partner, Suzanne Pettit, has moved her fitness training business from MIT to Needham at Seamless Strength! Note that the location has changed!
Suzanne Pettit is passionate about educating clients, helping them to understand healthy movement patterns and habits, and how these can help them live, full active lives.
While the emphasis is on challenging the body and building strength, she does it in a way that is safe and accepting. She meets her clients where they are and helps them go where they want to go.
She has a NEW Fitness Circuit class on Sundays from 8:30 to 9:30 am in Needham. The cost is just $10!!!
Boss Lady Boxing is a boxing + strength and conditioning program for women age 45+. Taught by national champion boxer Dena Lawton, and trainer/coach Lisa Carusone, BLB is for women looking to make mid-life their best years yet. Because you can!
Ready for a BLB update? Of course you are!
BLB runs for six weeks (12 sessions) Jan. 6 – Feb. 12, 2020.
Boxing with Dena meets Mondays, from 10-11 AM. Strength and conditioning with Lisa meets Wednesdays, from 10-11 AM. All classes meet at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA. Did we mention there’s free parking?
Nonantum Boxing Club
75 Adams St
Newton, MA 02458
Fees are $325 for the full program. That includes a set of hand wraps and boxing gloves.
To grab your spot, email at BossLadyBoxing@gmail.com.
Who is Boss Lady Boxing?
Dena Lawton!
Dena has been competing in the Master ( age 40+) Boxing division for 9 years. She has a record of 8-2 which includes winning a Championship belt at the 2016 Ringside World Championships.
Dena is a USA Boxing Level 1 Certified Coach. She teaches classes and private lessons at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA. She has also taught Boxygen, a boxing-inspired fitness class, and competed in and judged Boxygen challenges.
She volunteers her time preparing novice boxers for Haymakers for Hope, a sanctioned charity boxing event that raises funds for cancer research.
Dena loves the boxing workout and teaching the sport of boxing to all skill levels. Her goal is to continue competing and adding wins to her record! Outside of the ring, Dena has been a nanny for 30 years.
Boss Lady Boxing is officially open for business
Here’s what you need to know:
1. the first 6-week session runs Jan 6 – Feb 14, 2020,
2. classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-11 AM,
3. Dena Lawton teaches boxing (no sparring) on Mondays,
4. Lisa Carusone teaches strength & conditioning on Wednesdays
5. all classes meet at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA,
6. classes are limited to 15 women (sorry guys!),
For more information, including fees, or to register, email at BossLadyBoxing@gmail.com.
When Priyanka Met Nick: A Love Story is the latest piece in Vogue Magazine about her nuptials. Imagine if Priyanka said that of all the places she lived in the United States, Newton was by far the best and that should she ever wanted to raise children in the United States, she would want to live here.
Image from Vogue
Instead, Newton North High School was an emotionally scarring experience for her. The racism and bullying that she experienced were such that she decided to leave the United States after that year. And get this: She lived in Quens, New York and Cedar Rapids in IOWA! Iowa is where elementary teachers dressed up as MAGA wall!
Newton has the distinction of being more racist than Iowa for Priyanka Chopra, who, by the way, has 23.6 million followers on Twitter, and 39 million followers on Facebook. It’s not a stretch to say that millions upon millions of people will read this article in which NNHS is called out for racism. Will this affect people from wanting to move to Newton? Will this affect property values? Who knows? But it could have easily gone the other way. Newton North High School did not have to be the worst experience of bullying in Chopra’s life.
“When she was twelve, Chopra visited relatives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was amazed that students didn’t wear uniforms. She asked her mother to let her stay in America for high school. “That was my teenage vanity,” Chopra says, laughing. “I was like: I get to be cute? Girls are wearing makeup and their hair down. Land of the free, here I come!”
She spent part of her ninth-grade year in Cedar Rapids, and the rest with relatives in Queens, New York. Tenth grade she spent with extended family in Indianapolis, Indiana; eleventh grade in Newton, Massachusetts. Her favorite city was New York. “Because it was Queens,” she says. “So diverse, so fun.” She discovered hip-hop. “I had braids. It was a whole thing—puffer jackets, I was in love with Tupac. I wore black for 20 days when he was killed.”
She was less crazy about Newton, where she was subjected to racist taunts at school. (“Go back on the elephant you came on,” she remembers. And “Oh, my God, do you smell the curry?”) “It really marked the way I felt and my self-esteem.” Chopra decided she’d had enough of the U.S. “I wanted to go back to the uniform.”
Have things changed? Is Newton North High School less racist? My experience five years ago with Thoroughly Modern Millie says that it has not. And has there been any changes to address racism in general in the school system curriculum? My children have not experienced any. They have gone through anti-bullying training, SOS suicide prevention training, and stranger danger training. But nothing on racism. As if it didn’t exist. But it does, and it rears its head loudly at times, but quietly through micro-aggressions a lot more frequently.
La Tate Mexican Restaurant in Newton is new and we just tried it! First of all, we were impressed by the salsa. It was fresh and homemade. The usual stuff is not too spicy (probably in deference to the area), but they gave us a habanero salsa that they made for the staff. It was really spicy and delicious. We also sampled the Pico de Gallo, which is kind of salsa to me.
The guacamole was fresh and delicious. What really impressed me though was the entrees. My enchilada was a spicy pork (I think carnitas) and it was delicious! We also tried the taquitos, also delicious and extremely savory.
It was a really hot day so I didn’t try the soup but I am looking forward to that.
The staff is really friendly and the decor is exuberant with brightly colored walls and tables, and an inviting bar showcasing artisanal tequilas.
This is a wonderful addition to the Newton restaurant food scene. The only downsides to La Tate is the lack of parking. We found street parking on the back side.
The pricing is also a tad high, especially for lunch specials but I am happy to pay a little extra because it ensures that La Tate can make it in this high rent area and also that they are not skimping on quality ingredients.
We highly recommend La Tate. They also have a take out menu and I assume they deliver. We will be back!
The new Teen Room at the Newton Free Library is fabulous! Check out all the meeting spaces and inviting nooks!
The carpet is brand new! The YA books are attractively on display.
A few things to note about the Teen Room:
– No adults allowed to sit at the tables!
– No noise limitations! Make all the noise you want! Meet with friends for homework or study groups.
– The Maker Room next door is opening as well. It’s open to ALL AGE kids! Soft opening this Saturday!
Thank you to the Newton patrons who gifted the money for this renovation!
p.s. The magazines which used to be here are now upstairs.
My awesome yoga teacher, Dawn Davis Yoga, is off to Italy on vacation so there is no yoga for the month of August. She left us this free yoga routine and I thought I’d share with you!
Here’s her message:
Check out the link to the free yoga video below!
My hope is you are resting, restoring and rejuvenating! My vision is that you are each having a blast taking in all those little moments that string together to create meaning and joy for you and those you hold dearest to your heart.
And as promised, here is another gift of yoga for you! Thank you to the wonderful yogis who participated in the making of this as well as to Justin Knight for videoing!
Looking forward to reconnecting in September! (Sept. 5, to be exact, is the day we resume classes at The beautiful Windsor Club!).
So, here’s the thing– I haven’t had a chance to figure out how to edit this stuff yet, so this is raw footage. That means that around minute 4, you’ll see the shot is just of our torsos (this lasts for a couple minutes) and then it returns to what you’d expect to see. It might not be too distracting as you’ll be practicing while it happens, but it’s there! My apologies for sending something not entirely polished– but I felt you’d prefer to have the raw version now than wait till I figure this technological stuff out (which apparently, can take a while!)
Without further ado, I bring you Shoulders! Enjoy and please send me any feedback you think might be helpful for us!
We are thrilled to reveal the cover of How To Coach Girls!
Volunteer parents and experienced coaches alike will find invaluable advice on creating a successful team that motivates girls to stay in sports beyond the middle school years. Twenty-two chapters cover major issues, including how to pick captains, the importance of growth mindset, issues around body image and puberty, as well as the challenges of coaching your own daughter.
In addition, fifteen professional coaches from a range of sports, including former Olympian athletes, give their advice on what girls need from a coach to allow them to flourish in sports, and most importantly, have fun.
2 Chapter GIVEAWAY of How To Coach Girls
We am giving away two chapters of How To Coach Girls. You can download it here.
Pre-Order HOW TO COACH GIRLS
How To Coach Girls comes out March 1, 2018, but it’s available for pre-order HERE! Thank you so much for your support!
