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Whole-Person Fitness: Current Trends in Wellness Tools

Dec 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Maya Whitman

Insiders agree that the idea of fitness is changing, and this means an exciting wave of trackers and apps that personalize wellness and provide support without pressure.

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Holiday Zen: Stress-Free Fitness and Self-Care

Nov 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Maya Whitman

Despite our best efforts, holiday time can frazzle our nerves. These simple, self-care fitness tips can help to relieve holiday stress and break the cycle of seasonal overindulgence.

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Sacred Dance: Moving into Divine Energy

Oct 29, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Spirit-infused forms of dancing like African, Middle Eastern, ecstatic and yoga-inspired kundalini help us to stay in shape while also fortifying the body’s intrinsic life force.

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Walk About: Simple Steps to Well-Being

Sep 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Laura Paisley Beck

Walking briskly daily has many proven health benefits. Here are tips for getting started including proper shoes, ways to incorporate a dog, and how to stay motivated and committed.

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Yoga to Heal Trauma: Soothing Poses Calm the Nervous System

Aug 31, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Trauma-informed yoga (also called trauma-sensitive yoga) is a promising therapeutic branch of the yogic system designed to quell the body’s programmed “fight-or-flight” responses.

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Water Sports for a Total Body Workout: Cool Ways to Stay Fit this Summer

Jul 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Waterskiing, stand up paddle boarding (SUP), river rafting, kayaking, SUP yoga and other summer water sports that improve bone density, elevate mood and engage major muscle groups.

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Soulful Strides: Running as a Spiritual Practice

Jun 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Pressing our feet upon the Earth can be much more than a form of health-promoting exercise, as running can be introspective, and over time, a spiritual practice.

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The Fit Gardener: Backyard Workouts Good for Mind and Body

May 28, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Gardening can foster fitness, burn calories and support heart health by offering an opportunity for moderate intensity exercise and providing a challenging workout with aerobic benefits.

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Massage: Healing Benefits of Bodywork

Apr 30, 2021 09:31AM ● By Lauree Moretto

There are an unprecedented number of bodywork techniques and modalities available to us all today. Exploring and discovering what avenues and practitioners best suite each individual is an opportunity that has never been available to the common person in the history of humanity. We live in exciting yet stressful times.

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Stay Fit with Bodywork Therapy: Enhance Workout Performance and Recovery with Massage

Apr 30, 2021 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Therapeutic massage and other bodywork modalities before or after exercise can combat post-workout soreness and stiffness, maximizing our fitness investments in and out of the gym.

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