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Fitness At 50 and Beyond!

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When I turned 50 years old last year, I noticed that certain daily activities and weekly fitness classes were hitting my body differently. I started to feel more aches and pains after strength training classes. Also when I woke up in the morning, I sometimes felt stiff in my shoulders, feet and hands until I did stretching exercises. Was it just me? Nope! Apparently fitness at 50 is different from your 30s and 40s, because I did some research and … [Read more...]

Break Jumping Jacks Record at IDEA World Fitness & Nutrition Expo

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In honor Jack LaLanne's legacy and Elaine LaLanne's recent 98th birthday, fitness celebrities will lead IDEA World Fitness & Nutrition Expo attendees, along with many LaLanne fans worldwide (via live streaming), in the “Jack LaLanne Jumping Jacks Challenge” (JLJJC)! The event will take place on July 12, 2024 at 1pm Pacific. The fitness celebrities and influencers who will attend include: Fitness TV Star Denise Austin Gilad … [Read more...]

Own Your Wellness at Women’s Health Summit in Manhattan Beach

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The Women’s Health Summit, a one-day retreat, will take place on May 19th in Manhattan Beach. This all-day event will feature health experts, wellness leaders, interactive presentations, networking and product sampling. During the retreat, you’ll have the opportunity to lunch and learn about various topics that will have you owning your wellness by the end of the day! Some of those topics include: Hormones & Nutrition: Learn how … [Read more...]

Pvolve Fitness Review – Trying Out Jennifer Aniston’s Fave Workout

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Have you heard of Pvolve? Unless you’re hiding under a rock, chances are you’ve seen the commercials starring Jennifer Aniston on television or on ad-supported streaming platforms. For readers of my blog and followers of my Instagram account, you know that I enjoy working out at various studios using my ClassPass app. So, when I heard that Pvolve offered a free class for first-time users, I jumped at the chance to do the favorite fitness workout … [Read more...]

10th Annual SoCal Wellness Summit

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The 10th Annual SoCal Wellness Summit will take place on Tuesday, March 19th at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Presented by SoCalMoms.com, it will be a fun day of health and wellness! This day-long mini-retreat offers panel sessions hosted by top-tier experts across a wide range of women's and family health topics. For those who follow my blog, you’ll recall that I love attending health and wellness events, like The … [Read more...]

Meet Kat Doty, Owner of barre3 Studio City

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I’m a fan of fitness classes and will generally try any type of exercise at least once. When I’m scrolling through Instagram and see a new fitness studio open in the Valley, I immediately want to try it. So when I saw a post by Kat, owner of barre3 Studio City, I was very intrigued! I’ve taken barre classes before at other studios and I’m interested in seeing how barre3 Studio City is different from the others. I do know that one of barre3’s … [Read more...]