by Marlene | Nov 20, 2018 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation
My journey is an interesting one – I’ve always been a “healthy” person. I started dancing when I was 5 and only stopped when I was in my 30’s when I had my 3 children. I’ve always worked out and maintained a healthy lifestyle. In 2010, when I was 37 and my...
by Marlene | Oct 22, 2018 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation
To say that 2018 has been a big year for franchise owner, Elise Feichtner would be an understatement! Alkalign in Ada (a suburb east of Grand Rapids) celebrated their one year anniversary in February, her daughter turned 3 and her and her husband, Ben, are expecting...
by Marlene | Aug 27, 2018 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation
I met Erin Paruszewski at Alkalign a while back and took her up on her offer of a week of classes. I’ve never done a fitness or pilates/barre/yoga class before, but this year has been one of self-improvement, so it came at the right time. I couldn’t have known how...