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Body

Understanding Muscle, Fat and Rest Days

Have you ever wanted to become more intentional about your health, wellness, and fitness?  Understanding the biology behind the strength you’re building can allow you to find the intention you might be missing! Muscles The Science: Endurance exercise utilizes primarily slow twitch muscle fibers, leading to angiogenesis (wooowww fancy word!) Resistance training utilizes primarily fast twitch muscle fibers, leading to

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Body

The Importance of Your Quads

If you are on a fitness journey, you have probably heard lots and lots about your “quads,” but why? The quadriceps femoris, fondly known as the “quads,” is a group of four muscles in the anterior compartment of the thigh. It literally translates to four heads, highlighting the INCREDIBLE strength we hold within this muscle group! The four muscles comprising

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Yoga

How Do I Learn Backbends?

When you think of backbends in yoga practice you may immediately imagine wheel pose and say “I can’t do that!” Truth is, there is a wide range of back-bending yoga poses that are accessible to all levels of yoga practice. Before jumping into a love of backbends, let’s start with a couple of important points: Always make sure your spine

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Yoga

Where did yoga come from?

You probably already know that yoga is an ancient practice. But how ancient? And where in the world did it start? Let’s first start with the definition of yoga. Yoga comes from the root Sanskrit word, “yuj”, which means union or to unite. Yoga is a practice of controlling the senses and ultimately, the mind. To do this, yoga is

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Moon Energy

What to expect from the Snow Full Moon

This February 2023 Full Moon in Leo, coming into its full rotation at 1:29 pm EST on Sunday, is all about the heart openers. Prepare yourself for the feels, the romance, and lean in to all the creative and loving vibes. Though it’s nicknamed the “Snow Moon” (and not just because Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow giving us 6 more

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