Body/Mind Perspective: Downward Dog

June 15, 2010
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Samantha Ray Downward Dog Adho Mukha Svanasana The benefits of Downward Dog include : * Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression * Energizes the body * Stretches the shoulders, hamstrings, calves, arches, and hands * Strengthens the arms and legs * Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause * Helps prevent osteoporosis […]

Beginners Workout #7 featuring Christy Ewing

June 14, 2010
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Here is a great total body workout that challenges your balance, stability and core activation, while also working your legs, arms, chest and buttocks. I love this routine because it can be done at home or at the gym.  This time of year I enjoy taking my stability ball and band outside to enjoy the […]

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Which Butt belongs to the GT’er?

June 10, 2010
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Viv, our ‘Gypsy’ sent in this pic from one of her escapades – with the caption “Not the Biggest Butt on the Block!” (We think Viv has reason to be proud of her butt – after dropping 52 pounds of fat while globetrotting – this Gypsy is savoring the new vim and vigor to enjoy […]

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Client Story: Marilyn’s Heart

May 31, 2010
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Hi Sheri, I wanted to let you know about something that cropped up with me – perhaps you may have other clients that might have this situation and could benefit knowing about my experience.  I started having some heart arrhythmia last summer – didn’t pay much attention to it, as I was healthy and fit […]

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Eat This! Summer Condiments

May 31, 2010
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Condiments can be your best or your worse friend – either a flavorful addition to healthy foods, or an additive nightmare hiding a wide range of fat-loss-stopping ingredients like high sodium, chemicals, corn syrup, wheat, cornstarch…etc etc.  Making your own condiments is simpler than you think – and you won’t have to make them very […]

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Sheri’s Rants #25: Your Basic Chewing Out.

May 31, 2010
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This morning I took  four dogs on a hike up a rocky winding trail.  For most of the hike, it was dry and steep and hot.  When I started thinking about turning around with the panting dogs, I made a decision to go just a bit further; I wasn’t crunched for time.  We climbed another […]

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My Love-Hate Relationship with Meditating

May 31, 2010
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Christy Ewing About 5 years ago I went to my first yoga class.  I didn’t know anything about yoga and the whole mind body connection was a concept I thought was for less grounded people than myself.  I enjoyed the activity part of the class and vowed to come back again.  However at the close […]

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Whole Grain vs. Flours

May 31, 2010
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Samantha Ray One change that results in health benefits, and fat loss! –faster than many other changes (I’d say cut sugar first, and then flours…read below!), is to removes flours from your diet.  There is a large difference between the whole grain and the flour, both in content and how it affects your body. A […]

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S.I.T. – Summer Interval Training!

May 31, 2010
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Courtney Townley If you have been hanging around the Genesis community for even a short amount of time, you have, undoubtedly, heard the training phrase “high interval training”.   Those of you deep in rotation have been up close and personal with this type of training and those of you in fueling or just embarking in […]

Coconuts

May 31, 2010
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Vicki Bernstein Coconuts are grown on the coconut palm tree which is mostly grown in rain forests and other tropical areas. In the United States it is found only in Hawaii, the Southern tip of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. After the clusters of flowers bloom they develop into coconuts. It may take […]