by Marlene | Jun 23, 2022 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Instructors, Mental Health, Mobility
1 Year. 52 Weeks. 365 Days. Not that I’m counting. 😉 It’s been a year since my complete achilles rupture while playing pickleball on a super hot summer day. I look back at that day with regret because I didn’t listen to my body. With a...
by Marlene | Jan 15, 2021 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation, Nutritious Movement
Originally posted on Smart Bites by Zing. January is a time of resolutions. By now, most people have made one or two…or 10! We make them with the best of intentions, relying on willpower to overcome past behaviors we don’t like and turn them into something positive....
by Erin Paruszewski | Apr 14, 2020 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Franchise, Functional Fitness, Motivation
It has been an amazing, and lately crazy, journey and one that I’m grateful to be on with all of you. Five years ago, in April 2015, we taught our last 3 classes as a barre studio and closed Sunday for Easter (and some serious studio renovations). Monday, we re-opened...
by Erin Paruszewski | Oct 8, 2019 | Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation
Long ago, before the days of fitness apps and trackers, in a land without SmartPhones or Siri, there were Excel Spreadsheets. And I loved them. Part of it was my banking profession; the other part was my super-charged, Type A+ personality. By day, I lived in a...
by Marlene | Aug 22, 2019 | Community, Fitness, Motivation
At Alkalign we are fortunate to have a diverse set of instructors who bring their real, raw and human experiences to our studio. Our instructors range from college students to empty nesters to professionals to moms of little ones. We pride ourselves on community and...
by Marlene | Aug 7, 2019 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Franchise, Mobility, Motivation
Thank you to Lizzie, Katherine, Cathy, Pauline, Erin, and the entire team for creating a place where I felt like I could really fit in. I never played a sport and had no athletic experience of any kind. Aside from a year with a personal trainer getting ready for Half...
