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Complete Core Training

Do you only want abs that look great? Or do you want abs that improve the way you look, feel and perform? Well the fact of the matter is you can have it all! Everybody wants a strong and lean...

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Optimizing Athletic Performance – Identifying and correcting shortcomings for...

Every sport creates areas of strength and areas of imbalance and weakness for the athlete.  This is mainly due to a select group of muscles working repetitively, depending on the sport or activity....

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Safe Exercise in the Heat

This past winter was one of the mildest on record in Connecticut, and it may portend a particularly hot summer. This can be of concern to those of us who exercise outside. For healthy persons, body...

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Boost Thyroid Function and Immunity with Exercise and Stress Reduction

Regular exercise and stress reduction can act as kindling for your thyroid. As the igniter of metabolism, the thyroid gland regulates energy production in the body. It also responds to stress by...

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Yoga: The Eight-Fold Path

      Describing Yoga as an eight-fold path is a metaphor Jennifer Chadukiewicz, or Ananda Devi, as she is known to students and fellow Yoginis, can truly relate to.  Like many westerners, Jennifer’s...

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The Vitality of Movement

“I know I need to exercise more. It’s just so hard to find the time.” I hear this in my office every day – and I totally get it. So many of us are overextended at work and overwhelmed at home. There’s...

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Strong Like A River

River paddling is a full-body workout with a mighty partner. You can go down to a river purely for peace of mind if you like. Fish, drift on a raft like Huckleberry Finn, or sit and watch morning mist...

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Training your Nervous System: A New Approach to Interval Training

Everyone knows how important exercise is for health. For those who suffer from fatigue and chronic illnesses (autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, adrenal...

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You Are What You Eat: The Truth Behind Metabolic Syndrome

  There is nothing short of an epidemic silently sweeping the United States. According to the American Medical Association, 34% (more than one in three) adults now fits the criteria for the condition...

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Healthy Holiday Eating, Sticking To Your Goals

Most people overestimate the amount of weight gained during the holidays. According to The New York Times, the average weight gain for a U.S. adult between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is only a...

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The Power of Meditation and Mindfulness for Stressed Out Mom’s

Motherhood. Wow! Children add a new dimension to our lives. Our lives are full. We have unending to do lists. We multitask well. Adding meditation practices radically improves our ability to cope with...

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Avoiding Exercise – What’s Your Excuse?

We can all agree that the benefits of exercise are endless, however despite this many of us do not have a workout routine. The reasons differ from person to person but most commonly include limited...

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How to Really Improve Your Cycling Performance and Ride Pain-Free

Ever dreamed of doing a Century Ride or even a 50-miler on your road bike? Imagine the wind rushing by you as you streak down country roads and over rolling hills enjoying the breathtaking scenery. Or...

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Boost Thyroid Function and Immunity with Exercise and Stress Reduction

Regular exercise and stress reduction can act as kindling for your thyroid. As the igniter of metabolism, the thyroid gland regulates energy production in the body. It also responds to stress by...

View Article

Yoga: The Eight-Fold Path

      Describing Yoga as an eight-fold path is a metaphor Jennifer Chadukiewicz, or Ananda Devi, as she is known to students and fellow Yoginis, can truly relate to.  Like many westerners, Jennifer’s...

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The Vitality of Movement

“I know I need to exercise more. It’s just so hard to find the time.” I hear this in my office every day – and I totally get it. So many of us are overextended at work and overwhelmed at home. There’s...

View Article

Strong Like A River

River paddling is a full-body workout with a mighty partner. You can go down to a river purely for peace of mind if you like. Fish, drift on a raft like Huckleberry Finn, or sit and watch morning mist...

View Article


Training your Nervous System: A New Approach to Interval Training

Everyone knows how important exercise is for health. For those who suffer from fatigue and chronic illnesses (autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, adrenal...

View Article

You Are What You Eat: The Truth Behind Metabolic Syndrome

  There is nothing short of an epidemic silently sweeping the United States. According to the American Medical Association, 34% (more than one in three) adults now fits the criteria for the condition...

View Article

Healthy Holiday Eating, Sticking To Your Goals

Most people overestimate the amount of weight gained during the holidays. According to The New York Times, the average weight gain for a U.S. adult between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is only a...

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