Q: Start preparing for guests by cleaning. A clean home will be welcoming. Focus on areas where your guests will spend time, like the bathroom, kitchen, living room, and entryway. Dust, vacuum, clean surfaces, and get rid of clutter.  If you're having overnight guests, change the linens on the bed where they will sleep. Put out clean towels in the bathroom. Make sure you'll have everything you need while your guests are in your home. Buy enough food, drink, and other necessities, like tissues. You'll feel more prepared and confident knowing that you won't run out of anything.  Check your supplies of toilet paper, soap, napkins, and other essentials. Make a shopping list based on your menus and any supplies you need to restock so you don't forget anything when you shop. Whether your guests are coming for a party or a weekend, you want to verify that things work. For your party, make sure that the equipment you want to use for playing music works and can be amplified. Also check that games have all of their pieces. For your overnight guests, check that lamps have lightbulbs, clocks are set correctly, and remotes have batteries. This is a great time to fix major things aren't working, like plumbing that is stopped up or a broken step on your porch. If you can't fix them in time, be sure to warn your guests and have a backup plan. Your guests will arrive with gifts for hosts, coats, purses, and luggage if they are staying overnight. Plan where you want these to go while you're entertaining. Take care of your guests' things as soon as they walk in the door so they will immediately feel welcome.  Set aside a space for your luggage on the surface like a trunk or the floor of a closet. You can even invest in a luggage rack. This will help guests stay organized.  Make space in dressers and closets for your overnight guests. If you are having a party, invite people who you think will get along, appreciate the invitation, and enjoy the party. Plan your guest list so everyone can fit comfortably in your home. For example, if you're throwing a dinner party, decide how you want to seat guests and if you'll have enough chairs. When you plan for overnight guests, only invite the number of people you can reasonably accommodate. Consider throwing a few smaller parties if you have a small space and a long guest list. If you are worried about guests overstaying their welcome, specify how long you are inviting them for. For example, give specific dates to overnight guests. And when you issue party invitations, state exact start and end times. If you don't want overnight guests for more than a weekend, you could say, “We are so pleased you can visit us. We will be able to host you the weekend of the 10th to the 12th and would love to have you visit then.” It's a good idea to decide if there are places in your home where you do not want guests. For example, you might not want them in bedrooms during a party. If you have a family or roommate, come to an agreement about which areas are off-limits and how you will all politely steer guests away from those areas.  Say that you aren't prepared to show guests certain rooms, for example: “Those are the bedrooms. We didn't really clean them up for guests. Sorry.” Encourage guests to explore areas that you don't mind them seeing, for example: “The bedrooms are down that hall. Let me show you the patio and garden now. I think you'll enjoy seeing them.”
A: Clean your home. Stock up on supplies. Check the details. Organize your space. Plan your guest list. Tell guests exactly how long you can host them. Decide where guests are welcome in your home.

Q: Your weekly split, or training schedule, organizes the individual parts of your training. Assign specific days for cardio workouts, agility and combination drills, weight training, and active rest activities. Your routine could look like this:  Monday: Slow long distance run, boxing workout (foot and combination drills). Tuesday: Upper body weight training (such as 4-5 sets of 15-20 push-ups and sit-ups, 2 sets of 10 pull-ups, or a circuit of upper body resistance weight training machines). Wednesday: Rest (optional: yoga, Tai Chi, or light aerobic activity). Thursday: High intensity interval runs, boxing workout (foot and combination drills). Friday: Slow long distance run, lower body weight training (such as 3 sets of 5 weighted squats, 3 sets of 10 to 15 weighted calf raises, 2 sets of 20 weighted lunges, or a circuit of lower body resistance weight training machines). Saturday: High intensity interval runs, boxing workout (foot and combination drills). Sunday: Rest (optional: yoga, Tai Chi, or light aerobic activity). On your weekly split’s boxing days, start with jumping rope for 3 sets of 3 minutes to warm up. Perform 4 sets of 2 minute foot drills (4 sets each of left, right, forward, backward, box, and circle foot drills). Do 5 rounds of combination drills at 3 minutes per round, then cool down with another jump rope routine.  You can do 1 combination per round (1-2-3 for an entire round and 1-3 for another whole round), or mix up multiple combinations in a single round. Rest less than 30 seconds between activities. Build your endurance by running for as long as you can. If you’re in great aerobic shape, you might be able to go 90 minutes. If you’re not used to long distance runs, start with light jogging for 20 minutes. Your pace shouldn’t be too intense. The Talk Test is a good way to gauge your run’s intensity. You should be able to use complete phrases, but have to take a deep breath between phrases. If you’re too winded to speak, your pace is too intense. If you don’t have to take deep breaths, you should run harder. High intensity interval training involves alternating periods of intense running with active recovery. Warm up by jogging lightly for 5 minutes, then run at about 90 percent of your maximum speed for 1 minute. Actively recover by jogging for 2 to 3 minutes, then do another 90 percent interval.  Include 6 to 8 seconds of intense sprints in your 90 percent intervals. Do 20 minutes of interval training, including 5 minutes of easy jogging to cool down. Add variety to your routine with 1 to 2 hours of an aerobic activity, such as swimming, cycling, rowing, or hiking. You can do an aerobic activity instead of a run or do one on an active rest day. An active rest day is incorporated in weekly splits to stimulate the recovery process. It gives  you a break from more intense workouts, but helps you stay in gear for your next day of training. In addition to cardio, agility, and combination drills, include strength training workouts at least 2 days per week. Perform upper body, core, and lower body exercises, including push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, and calf raises. Focus on 1 section of your body per day, such as upper body on Tuesdays and legs on Thursdays. or Tai Chi on active rest days. In addition to swimming and other aerobic activities, yoga and Tai Chi are excellent active rest options. They can help you sharpen your focus, develop breath control, and improve flexibility.  Find a local yoga or Tai Chi studio, take classes at your gym or YMCA, or look online for instructional videos. If possible, use resistance exercise machines at home or the gym. Boxers train at a high level, so ask your doctor if a routine that involves intense aerobic exercise is right for you. It’s especially important to talk to your doctor if you have a history of heart, bone, joint, or other medical issues. Don’t push yourself beyond your limits, and decrease intensity if you’re just starting to train. For example, instead of doing 5 rounds of combination drills, do 3 rounds and take a longer break between each set.  Do 20 minute long slow distance runs instead of 90 minute runs, and 7 to 12 minutes of high intensity interval training instead of 20. If you’re more advanced, do multiple activities in a single day, such as a slow long distance run and boxing drills on Mondays. If you’re a beginner, do a single activity per day. Additionally, if you don’t need to actually box or practice combinations, substitute boxing days with a weight training day and aerobic activity day.
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Schedule your training exercises in a weekly split. Do 5 rounds of combination drills and foot drills on boxing days. Do a slow long distance run 1 to 2 times per week. Include 2 days of interval training in your workout routine. Add an aerobic activity to mix up your cardio routine. Include strength training in your routine. Do yoga Consult your doctor before starting an exercise program. Tailor your training schedule to your abilities.