by Lizzie | Feb 24, 2022 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Instructors
I spent the first decade of my “adult life” as a Chemical Engineer working in the pharmaceutical industry. While I had the privilege of working with some amazing humans, I felt deeply unsatisfied with the glacial pace of the drug development process and the low...
by Cathy Purnell | Jun 14, 2016 | Motivation
If you had asked me five years ago if I could see myself becoming a barre instructor, I would have said you were nuts! After my first daughter was born in 1992, I stepped away from my job as a special education teacher. The decision was easy for me. Thankfully,...
by Marlene | Jun 18, 2019 | Community, Fitness, Fitness & Exercise, Functional Fitness, Motivation
After umpteen years of pounding the pavement and flirting with every new exercise trend – and having just received a “gnarly MRI” on my knee – the stars aligned and Elise Fiechtner brought Alkalign to Ada, Michigan. I quickly learned that “low impact” doesn’t mean...
by Marlene | Jan 15, 2019 | Community, Fitness & Exercise, Motivation, Nourish, Nutrition
We love hearing about our client’s successes and Liz Rhodes is no exception! Liz has been with Alkalign Menlo Park since March of 2015 and takes about 3 classes a week. Liz’s lifelong dedication to her health is impressive! She’s an early bird and...
by Erin Paruszewski | Feb 8, 2022 | Community, Environment, Motivation, Myth-Busting, Nourish
I didn’t realize how messed up the fitness industry is when I started working in it. I naively thought I was helping people get healthier and feel better. I had no idea that the classes I was teaching and the brands I was supporting were actually making people feel...
