March 2012
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How Yoga Can be Instrumental in Helping People...
As a women’s wellness consultant, I take our health challenges seriously. Many of my fitness and nutrition clients have cancer, but I rarely don a Pink Ribbon… especially in October. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in America, but I don’t typically Go Red on any day in February. Seeing gaggles of women at church and in the workplace glammed up in the color du jour may make...
February 2012
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12 Tips from a Professional Traveller for Making...
I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately, mostly to teach meditation, but also to see friends, go to weddings, funerals, etc. While the idea of being in new places all the time really suits my Gemini tendencies, I don’t often love moving through airports and being on airplanes.
Here I would like to share with you some tips from my traveling mistakes to help make traveling a bit more friendly...
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Take a Moment to Acknowledge Your Success: Taking...
We absolutely LOVE hearing about your key moments, so when we heard one of our success story friends, Angela Watkins, was ramping up to take progress photos we asked her to share her experience. Check out her photos, be sure to leave her a nice note, and let us know when something incredible is happening in your journey toward greater health.
Why did you schedule the photo shoot? What were...
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries Quick, Easy and Delicious...
If you’re into building a lean physique there are a few basic staples to your diet that are just key. After a tough workout, taxing the fibers of your hard earned muscle it’s your big chance to get a few hard earned and well deserved carbs! Putting your muscle to work depletes them of necessary sugars that you should be happy to return. Of the tools of choice for those in the know...
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WatchTerita increasing her capacity for work! #Push
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I’m out here hitting PRs man…
The video is #113
I got up to #118 on the C&J
I got up to #123 on my squat clean but couldn’t lock out the jerk. Next time.
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Balancing Parenting, Business and Being a Kick-Ass...
Will power is that thing inside us that if cultivated and harnessed allows us to affect the world around us. Itâs at its best when its used by a person engaging something about which they are passionate.
Enter Lauren Brooks (5’ 7”, 150 lb): Mom, business-woman, competitor, coach, Crossfitter, high-performance athlete.
What attracted you to CrossFit?
After I had my son, I...
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"A" is For Association: Find Other Crazy People...
Do you want a better body? How about a long healthy life disease and prescription drug free? You can have it but depending on your daily habits and family views on food and exercise it may take significant lifestyle change.
If you decide it’s worth some sacrifice and discomfort now in exchange for those 6-pack abs or an additional 20 years with the family you’ll likely be soon doing...
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Watch this Incredible Video: Light Watkins on How...
AlumniWellness blogger, meditation guru and yogi Light Watkins is a funny guy. So it came as no surprise when he called to tell me how much fun he had on the Subway here in New York on his last trip. Apparently while he was involved in conversation with a friend he was also solving a Rubik’s cube on the train. Little did he know he had developed something of a following in the train car...
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Interview: Actor Idris Elba's Diet and Workout
Alumni Wellness spoke with actor Idris Elba while promoting his upcoming movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance which releases in the US this Friday.
We asked the former star of HBO’s “The Wire” how he stays in shape:
When we see you, you always seem to be in great shape. Can you describe what your diet or workout regime is like?
I don’t work out much. I should! When I was...
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Muriel Tried Our Curry Chicken Recipe and LOVED...
The one thing we love more than posting absolutely brilliant recipes that we’ve mastered is when our fantastic friends USE them!
Muriel tried our curry chicken recipe recently and liked it so much she even ate the leftovers! :)
This past week I didn’t go to the gym, but I stayed on top of my diet. I did get cravings for pasta, pizza, and ice cream, but I survived it! Remember for...
