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Ali Heck
Mar 20, 2018

7 Mistakes You Might Be Making in Indoor Cycling Class

And how to be sure you’re not just spinning your wheels Holding on Too Tight While it sometimes might feel like it, we swear the bike isn’t going to derail and shoot across the room. So try not to cling to the handlebars with the grip of a champion rock climber. “No white knuckles!” says Jessica Bashelor,

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Bill Brown
Mar 19, 2018

Interval Training: Short Workouts That Really Pay Off

  Less time in the gym doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice fitness if you know this secret: Interval training. Research shows that interval training—workouts in which you alternate periods of high-intensity exercise with low-intensity recovery periods—increases fitness and burns more calories over a short period of time than steady-state cardio. So how do you get

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Steve Levert
Mar 13, 2018

3 Exercises to Improve Your Kickball Game

When you first start playing kickball, you may be surprised to learn that you do not energy to run from first to home or the power to throw the ball all the way from home to 1st. Here are the workouts for powering up specific movements in kickball with various workouts. How to kick the

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Ali Heck
Mar 08, 2018

AN INTERVIEW WITH VELMA GARNES

I had followed Velma Garnes on social media for many, many (many) months before ever meeting this force of a woman I greatly admired from afar. She radiated power, strength, and intelligence. Many moons later, I found myself teaching a class that started directly after one of hers. I discovered Velma was not only ridiculously strong, but incredibly

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Bill Brown
Mar 05, 2018

The 5 Benefits of Barre That Will Keep You Going Back for More

Barre based fitness classes have risen in popularity over the past few years, no doubt influenced by those of us wanting to channel super-fit ballerinas like Misty Copeland. If you have a drawer full of leggings and keep a pair of sticky socks in your purse, know that you’re not alone. So why are these

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Bill Brown
Mar 02, 2018

What Are the Benefits of Vinyasa Yoga?

  “Inhale, exhale, inhale.” That’s the regular cue you hear in a vinyasa yoga practice as you move from pose to pose with each breath. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like you stay long enough in a pose to really feel the effects of a stretch. It’s often much less time than the 10 to 30

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Ali Heck
Mar 01, 2018

AN INTERVIEW WITH LARA FALBERG

Lara Falberg has been one of my greatest role models as I’ve been a fresh whippersnapper in the yoga world. I’ve been inspired by Lara since the very first class of hers I took—she is passionate and can read a room like most cannot. She casually drops the f-bomb. She is just so damn cool! So many

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Bill Brown
Feb 28, 2018

The Benefits of Boot Camp

New workouts and fad fitness classes seem to pop up overnight. Every week there seems to be a new trendy workout, but sometimes sticking to the basics is the best way to go. When in doubt, take a cue from our local servicemen with good old-fashioned boot camp. What is boot camp? Well for starters,

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Ali Heck
Feb 27, 2018

The Benefits of a Spinning Workout

A spinning workout is an excellent way to burn some calories and relieve stress. The workout employs a stationary bike, which has various tension levels. The bike will also track your progress, so that you are motivated to continue and accomplish your fitness goals. There are numerous benefits to a spinning workout. Burn Calories A spinning

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Bill Brown
Feb 22, 2018

Should You Try Thai Massage?

A mix of deep pressure and assisted yoga, this modality can be powerful Should You Try Thai Massage?  If you’ve been jonesing for a change from your traditional Swedish massage, or you are particularly stiff or sore due to exercise or arthritis, Thai massage may be just what you’re looking for. Unlike most massage modalities

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