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Many Impactful Benefits

7/31/2017

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“I started doing yoga every day. I was doing it because I knew it was good for me.”

- Hannah Mc.
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Flexible But Strong

7/28/2017

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Social Energizer

7/26/2017

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"I truly believe that being fit was what helped me get through chemotherapy after I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2014. My body was strong, so that when my system was zapped, I could still function. I didn’t suffer with fatigue once and even taught Bodyattack, a high-energy aerobics class with moves inspired by sport and athletics, during my treatment.

It has become harder the older I’ve got and I’ve found it difficult to regain the strength I lost during cancer treatment. It’s the social side of fitness that keeps me going, really. The people in my classes have become my friends."

- Pamela C., 71
Berkshire, England

Via Super Fit at 70!
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Confronting Life's Challenges

7/24/2017

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"For the zillionth time, I confronted my reality: Spin was something I'd never done. Being good at this was going to take time. Just because I wasn't perfect off the bat didn't mean that I couldn't be great. It didn't mean that I didn't have potential. It didn't mean I wasn't working hard...

One day, everything clicked. My demo ride, where you invite a bunch of good friends to hit the saddle and squad up for a little practice ride, was the next day. I set up in the studio by myself and ran through my entire playlist. By the fifth song, no mess-ups, no frustration, just this feeling of accomplishment. And the next day, in front of 24 close friends, I did it. I lead my first class, nearly bursting into tears the second the final song came to a close. Surrounded with love, I'd done something I wondered if I was even capable of doing in the first place. And the best part? I did it well."

- Emily A.
Via Becoming a Spin Instructor Taught Me to Love Myself
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My Choice

7/21/2017

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“I went through the gym phase years ago. I went twice and that was it. It wasn’t until I realized that I had not choice but to work out that my motivation kicked in. There’s nothing like the dreadful though that you may end up in a wheelchair [due to multiple sclerosis] to motivate you to move your butt.”

- Hina A., 47
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Read more about Hina’s willpower to keep physically active through Pilates after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis


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Purpose

7/19/2017

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"Keeping fit gives you purpose, keeps you young and ensures balance, posture, stamina and strength are as good as they can be. I really don’t want a fractured hip – I’ve seen the devastation it can cause."

- Lee J., 77
​Via The Daily Mail
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Fear

7/17/2017

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"Fear mostly motivates me [to move]: the fear of not being able to be active, of not being able to crank it up, and of losing physical abilities. Today, I am here and can do it, so I better dig a little deeper and resolve to improve."

- Dan M., 47
Northern Idaho

Via Runner's World
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Exercise Is My Medicine

7/14/2017

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“Exercise is my medicine because I am making the effort to stay healthy without any prescriptions!”

- Eleanor, 97
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Made Me Feel at Home

7/12/2017

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"Yoga helps me breathe deeply, where I couldn't before. It allows me to move my body with an open heart. I probably don't look very graceful when I practice, and if you had told me as a child or young adult - when I was so actively at war with myself and living in a culture that was at war with me - that I would someday feel at home in my own skin, I wouldn't have believed you. But I can tell you now; there is something about the magnitude of grace that happened when my body, soul, and breath are aligned. That is what yoga offers me: an inexplicable gift and invitation to experience that grace."
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- Teo D.
Greenfield, Massachusetts USA
​Via Yoga Journal
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Cycling for Awareness

7/10/2017

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“I’m just really pleased [with my 12-hour indoor track cycling world record]. I was really pushing my limits in terms of pain and physical ability and what I wanted to get out of it was to show what people with epilepsy can do. The biggest sense I’ve got coming out of it is pride, not just for the ride itself but more for the fundraising and the awareness. It’ll hopefully have more of a lasting legacy than a couple of certificates.”

- Katie Ford
Glasgow, Scotland

Read more about Katie's life with epilepsy and her world record attempts.
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