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Tips For Squatting: Try it With TRX!

2/12/2021

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There's no doubt that the squat is an awesome move to do regularly in your workout routine. However, loads of people do it wrong. When done wrong and loaded, squatting can cause serious knee and back injuries. When done right, squatting can build strength in the glutes, quads, hamstrings and core. Read on for tips with common squat misalignments and for how using a TRX suspension system can help you learn the correct technique. 

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5 Tips For Stretching

2/3/2021

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Do you stretch after your workouts?! You definitely should. Even if it’s only for 5 minutes. It will help so much to avoid muscle soreness from your workout, overall tightness, and to maintain healthy range of motion in the body. It will help with your recovery and you’ll just feel better overall when you’re not so tight and stiff. Read on for 5 quick tips to help make your stretches safe and effective.


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6 Tips for Bound Yoga Poses

1/19/2021

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Want to make progress with your binds in yoga?! Binds are tough, because the amount of flexibility and mobility needed to achieve a safe bind simply doesn’t happen overnight for the majority of us. One of the keys to practicing yoga is to be kind to your body and accept (no, celebrate!) what it can do, rather than to force injury upon it. However, if you want to make healthy progress with your binds, here are a few tips...

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Move Every Day: The 30 Day Challenge That Changed My Life

1/14/2021

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To kick off the new year, I've been talking up my own 30 Day Challenge to move every day on my Instagram page. This means I'm posting my own daily activities to give people an idea of what moving every day looks like for me. And while I didn't actually host a challenge, I've had a lot of people jump in on this, which makes my personal trainer heart so very happy. Here, I'm giving a little more insight into this specific challenge of mine, in hopes that you'll take it on as well and see that it may just change your life like it did mine. Read on for more...

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30 Day Challenge Ideas

1/8/2021

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Never underestimate the power of a fresh start. As each month begins, it's a new start. That's a great time to start a new habit, cut a bad habit, or embrace a fun new adventure. If you've never attempted a monthly 30-day challenge, here's a list to get you thinking. Read on for more...

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5 Tips to Kick Off The New Year

12/29/2020

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We've all had it with 2020, haven't we? We owe it to ourselves to set up 2021 to be a banner year! Read on for five strategies that I've found to be extremely helpful for setting goals when looking at a brand new year.

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Small Town Yogini's Gift Guide: 2020

12/2/2020

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Many people would agree— just getting 2020 over and done with is enough of a gift this season. But in case you'd like to get someone a thoughtful gift this year, I'm putting out my yearly gift guide anyway. I get excited about this post every year! As always, you'll find ideas for a wide variety of interests and in a wide variety of price ranges. These are items that I personally own, enjoy, and recommend. {For more inspiration, here are links to my gift guide from 2019, gift guide from 2018 and also my gift guide from 2017.}

BUT— it's always worth repeating— stuff is just stuff. The best gift you can give your friends, family, children, and even your pets, is your time and attention. Plan something to do together, make something together, give to a charity together, or just do something out of the ordinary. The best gifts don't cost money. 

Xoxo, Merry Christmas, & Happy Everything.  :)

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Healthy Fall Salad With Cranberries + Pecans

11/24/2020

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Just in time for the holidays! Try this crowd-pleasing fall salad for holiday gatherings or just for a delicious weeknight side salad. Read on for the recipe and a quick way to turn this into a main dish.

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Got Glutes? Why You Need Them Strong and 3 Moves to Make it Happen

11/19/2020

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One of the things I've enjoyed the most from getting my RYT-500 status (Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 hours of training) and becoming a Certified Personal Trainer is learning about anatomy. Exercises and yoga poses make so much more sense when you have a little knowledge about anatomy. I'm certainly still no expert, but that's why we in the fitness industry can't stop learning and going to trainings. There's always more to learn, study, and test out.

​In this post, we'll talk about the importance of having strong glutes, the muscle group itself, and 3 excellent ways to train them. Read on for more...

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Homemade Beef Stock Flavorbombs

10/29/2020

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Homemade stock is an incredible way to enrich the flavor of your recipes. It's way better than store bought stock, and so rewarding to make.  My aunt taught me how years ago— we both love to cook and she wrote out her chicken stock recipe for me and told me it was the perfect thing to do on a rainy weekend day. She's absolutely right. For all of you who love to cook, this makes a cold, rainy day so much fun. It's a great thing to do in the fall so that you can use the stock (or in my case, flavorbombs), in all kinds of hearty fall and winter dishes.

Because it takes pretty much all day, and a little attention,  a rainy day at home really is the perfect chance to do this. When I make stock,  I feel like the ultimate domestic goddess (HA!)... making the time-consuming stock, filling the house with the delicious smell of it all day, and preparing it for the freezer for future use in recipes. Though it may take some time, it's not difficult, and if you make these flavorbombs, you'll have little frozen concentrated doses to use for months to enrich your cooking. Read on for more...

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    Hi, I'm Blake. I love adventure, cooking, costume parties, wine, yoga, and reading...in that order. Follow my blog for yoga stuff, fitness tips, & healthy recipes...

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