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Feature Friday Jan 29, 2021

This week’s Feature Friday is highlighting WIFA Women, Kristi Farmer and Kim Stahl Dowse!

Kristi loves inspiring individuals to lead a healthy lifestyle. she finds creative solutions to meet each person’s needs, develops programs that target a diverse population, and teaches an...

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Golden Rule Jan 26, 2021

One golden rule: Treat your clients like human beings not like a paycheck.

If you don't mind, let me unpack this for a moment. I have worked with plenty of newbie trainers in my day. Some that I wish the never remember while others were some of the best in the business. My number one rule for all...

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Feature Friday Jan 22, 2021

This week’s Feature Friday is highlighting WIFA Women, Dawn Rivers and Janelle Mistarz!

Dawn’s yoga journey first began in 1999, when she bought a Rodney Yee VHS yoga videotape. She made a habit of practicing yoga every day to bring fitness and stress relief to the ups and downs of...

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Keep Clients Beyond the New Year’s Resolution Jan 19, 2021

January is the busiest month of the year for gyms. This is no surprise. Up to 74% of American adults make New Year’s resolutions with the goal to exercise more, lose weight, or simply live a healthier lifestyle. However, many will give up on their resolutions as early as...

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Feature Friday Jan 15, 2021

This week’s Feature Friday is highlighting WIFA Women, Blondina Polazzo and Melissa Lott!

Blondina has 28 years experience in the fitness and nutrition industry. She was the Healthy woman of the year in 2009. Her passion will always be to help people find solutions to better their...

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Yoga for Mental Well-Being Series: Mind/Body Connection Jan 12, 2021

That our thoughts correspond to how our body feels, and how our body feels can impact our thoughts is a foundational aspect of mindfulness and an integral way of caring for our mental well-being. A lot of us recognize the ways in which our bodies commonly hold and process stress, whether...

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Feature Friday Jan 08, 2021

This week’s Feature Friday is highlighting WIFA Women, Pia Abelardo and Kylie Bennett-Bremner!

Pia is a passionate brand and product manager with 10 years of experience in creating brands from the foundation beginning in product development rooms with software engineers to audience...

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Press Release: The WIFA Team is Growing Jan 06, 2021

Jennifer brings a strong, extensive background in marketing, product development and operational roles with over 20 years of experience in the fitness sector.  Jennifer’s addition highlights WIFA’s extra global ambitions and focus as this North American Hybrid has been working...

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9 Things to Leave Behind in Your D.E.I. Program Jan 05, 2021

As 2020 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting a ton on the where organizations should go next in moving from a place of D.E.I. programs not resulting in real change to ones that are centering racial equity always.

9 things that I think are holding companies back? See below:

1. Attempting...

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Feature Friday Jan 01, 2021

This week’s Feature Friday is highlighting WIFA Women, Janelle Cruz and Casey Zavaleta!

 

Janelle helps high powered women regain confidence, mental and emotional space and accountability through movement, mindset and community, without burnout.

 

 

 

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Building a Mentor Relationship Dec 29, 2020

At some point in their career, most successful professionals received mentoring along the way. Having the right mentor can help launch professionals to the next level.

While budding professionals seek out mentors to help guide their careers, most successful professionals also mentor other...

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When Discipline Becomes Attachment Dec 22, 2020

A funny, like haha, like ironic is it funny, thing happened while being “devoted to my practice” this week. I forgot to start my app for my morning meditation. If you follow me on social, every couple months this year I have shared my progress as I saw those consecutive meditation...

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