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Springing Back into Health: Tips for a Fabulous Spring Fitness Routine

It’s easy to fall out of your healthy routine when colder weather sets in. During winter, we all seek the kind of creature comforts that can be found at the bottom of a hearty bowl of soup or beneath several layers of bedding. Indulging yourself in that warm, cozy decadence is a treat (and something you should be doing, in …

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9 Easy Ways To Get Flexible… Right Now

Last week, I can remember four specific occasions when someone said, “I’m just not flexible!” and when I asked them about it, I found out that they never even try! Just like anything worth having, flexibility doesn’t just happen without working at it again and again! The fun part is, you don’t need to take 2 hours out of your day to get to a …

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What’s Wrong With Fitness Programmes?

When it comes to exercise programs, techniques, styles, fads, guides, I’ve tried almost all of them – and not because I’ve hoped they would ‘cure’ me, but out of genuine interest and study. I feel lucky to have been able to ‘curate’ the best parts of each exercise theory and keep it in my arsenal. However I also feel lucky …

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Becoming ‘one-of-a-kind’: 5 Ways to grow equity in yourself

The world is a big place. So many people are vying for a small amount of attention, resource, respect, and still it seems like we’ve ‘been there done that’ for many things we encounter in our everyday life. Travel won’t get you anywhere new, mixology won’t shock your tastebuds, and changing your attitude doesn’t always transform what you are experiencing. …

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Does Beauty Equal Power?

Many young girls dream of becoming powerful, beautiful and accomplished. So we follow directions, try hard on our tests, and try to be more like the women that we look up to. However we are never taught that we each have our own unique and individual power that is far more potent than anything or anyone we can assimilate ourselves …

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Lessons From The Stage That Apply In Real Life

Last week while in an Uber to the airport after a business summit in Chicago, I was musing on the similarities between high level performances on the stage, athletic arena or business world and had an epiphany. Though people tend to think that business and the arts are very different, surely upon further examination, a CEO and a lead actor …