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4 Ways to Set Goals for 2024
2024 is just around the corner, and with that comes New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, this also means that most people are setting resolutions that they don’t actually follow through with. That’s why it’s so important ...
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Functional Fitness and Why You Need to Incorporate it in Your Training
What is functional fitness?Functional fitness is a style of exercise that focuses on everyday movements (OPEX Fitness, 2023). Instead of focusing on maximal strength with ideal form, functional fitness emphasizes holistic strength and stability paired ...
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How to Survive the Holiday Feastings
The holidays are great. You get time off, you get to spend it with your family, and you get lots of wonderful food. Unfortunately, if you aren’t careful, the food comes with an unwanted side ...
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Losing Weight During Perimenopause
As women get older, maintaining their desired weight becomes harder. The workouts that worked in their 20s and 30s may no longer give the same results. It’s normal for weight gain to start a few ...
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How Working Out Benefits Your Overall Health During Flu Season
Many people attest that the flu season (also known as “respiratory virus season” due to the addition of RSV and COVID-19) is directly correlated with the colder weather. While lower temperatures are a contributing factor ...
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7 Fall Activities That Will Burn Calories
It’s officially cozy season. The crisp autumn weather, savory comfort food, and warm sweaters make us want to curl up on the couch and watch a classic fall movie. As tempting as remaining snuggled up ...
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Squeezing in Exercise: A Busy Parent’s Guide to Staying Active with Young Kids
Being a parent of young children is a rewarding yet demanding job that can leave little time for personal wellness, including exercise. Between diaper changes, meal prep, playdates, and bedtime routines, finding time to stay ...
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Everything You Need To Know About Pickleball
Did you know that pickleball is America’s fastest-growing sport? Today, the sport boasts the support of more than 36 million Americans and is played in 63 countries worldwide. This rise in popularity is mainly because ...
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Training Your Core Is Essential
When you think of core training, you probably think of endless crunches and planks. You might think of six-pack ab muscles on beach-ready bodies. But you may not think about all the other things a ...
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Getting Back to Your Health and Fitness Routine After a Summer Break
Summer is a time of lazy days, barbecues, and ice cream. It’s a time of indulgence and hot days, which work together to put our fitness routines on “pause” and cause us to get a ...
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Getting After Your Goals: How to Build Consistency at the Gym
According to the Cambridge dictionary, the definition of consistency is “the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way.” Whether one is a beginner to ...
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To V(egan) or not to V(egan)
Ever wonder if all the reported benefits of Veganism are true? Are you considering Veganism as an option for extended longevity, immunal integrity, or even just a sustainable approach to weight loss? Well, I’ll tell ...
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