by Erin Paruszewski | May 1, 2025 | Build, Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Healthspan, Mental Health, Motivation
My family and I went to Peru over spring break for Frances and Steven’s wedding (you may remember them from the Los Altos studio). I highly recommend! While we were there, we visited the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, and I’ve never been so grateful for...
by Erin Paruszewski | Feb 4, 2025 | Build, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Longevity, Mental Health, Motivation, Myth-Busting
WARNING! This may be controversial. Why can’t a walk be a walk anymore? If you follow fitness trends, you know that weighted vests are all the rage. They are touted as improving bone density, increasing cardiovascular intensity, and building strength. While this...
by Erin Paruszewski | Jan 4, 2024 | Mental Health, Motivation, Nourish, Nutrition
People often aim for really lofty goals, especially this time of year when we “resolve” to make it happen. “I want to lose 20 pounds.” “I want to run a marathon.” “I want to quit sugar.” In theory, big goals are great. In reality, big goals require A LOT of...
by Erin Paruszewski | Dec 13, 2023 | Community, Mental Health, Motivation
One year ago marks the most devastating day I’ve had in my 15 years of owning my own business. It was the day our property manager emailed us out of the blue to essentially say that we had to leave our Los Altos location, which meant closing our last of 4 brick and...
by Marlene | Oct 10, 2023 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Mental Health, Motivation, Nutritious Movement, Testimonial
Breast cancer sucks. It’s all consuming. It’s scary, sad, frustrating and all around sucky. Late last year I experienced the “call back” after a routine mammogram that escalated quickly into an MRI, CT scan and partial mastectomy. I have shared my experience...
by Marlene | Sep 15, 2023 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Mental Health, Motivation
We get some amazing feedback during class in the chat and after class while we are all lingering and chatting. This email recently landed in our inbox and to say we were 1 part flattered, 1 part humored and 1 part impressed is an understatement. Jeanne is one of our...
