Cheaper Than Therapy is a cardio and striking workout with a billing rate of zero and a very direct treatment plan: one hundred and twenty reps of jumping jacks and punches, alternating in blocks of twenty until whatever you walked in with has been processed. Three rounds of jacks, one of overhead punches, two of straight punches - session complete.

The alternating structure is the therapeutic mechanism. Jumping jacks are rhythmic, repetitive, full-body movement - the kind that settles a busy nervous system the way pacing never quite manages. The punch blocks between them supply the catharsis: overhead punches drive both arms skyward in full extension, and the two blocks of straight punches let you rotate through your hips and put your whole day into every rep. The twenty-rep dose is long enough for each block to develop its own rhythm and short enough that the switch always arrives before boredom does. Elevated heart rate, big repetitive movement, a safe target for aggression - the invoice never comes.

Land the jacks softly and keep the arms full - all the way overhead, all the way down. Rotate every punch from the hips with the guard hand at your chin, and extend the overhead punches to genuine full reach. Let the pace be brisk but sustainable; this is a session, not a crisis, and there are five more blocks after the first one.

Twenty reps at a time, no waiting list, no copay. Same time tomorrow works fine.

Make it Harder: Turn every block into thirty reps.

Make it Easier: Step the jacks side to side and slow the punches.