by Erin Paruszewski | Oct 22, 2024 | Fitness & Exercise, Healthspan, Longevity, Mobility, Motivation, Nutritious Movement
Do you know that old saying “out of sight, out of mind?” This is especially true when it comes to the posterior chain of our bodies. Most things in life are in front of us. Phones, computers, steering wheels, handlebars, utensils, mirrors…. The...
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 alkalign | Dec 29, 2021 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation, Nutritious Movement, Testimonial
By Emmanuelle Hertel My journey to becoming an Alkalign instructor started from a place of low self-confidence and poor body image. From early childhood, the notion that I was chubby or “big-boned” was instilled in me by people very close to me, and then reinforced...
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 Marlene | Jan 15, 2020 | Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Motivation, Nutritious Movement
At Alkalign, we focus on movement patterns, not muscle groups, when exercising to develop a functionally strong body. At its core, exercise is all about movement. Alkalign is a workout that always builds you up and never breaks you down. You only get one body; start...
by Marlene | Oct 25, 2019 | Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Mobility, Motivation, Nutritious Movement
As a product of our ‘hardcore’ society, we’ve been conditioned to believe ‘No Pain, No Gain.’ This could not be further from the truth, but moving past that mindset requires you to re-evaluate the way you’ve been trained to think...