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What does your lower back have to do with Caprese salad? FInd out here!

So what’s the deal with all of this pulling your navel to your spine and hollowing out your low belly? I know you thought it was so you look FLEXy in the mirror, but that’s actually not it..even though it’s a nice bonus. It’s really about supporting and stabilizing your lumbar spine (low back) while you move. Low backs are a huge trouble spot for a lot of people injury wise because the anatomical structure that connects your upper body to your lower body is basically just a stack of alternating bones and discs, think caprese…

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Keep it cool this summer with these foods! A word from Hannah B.

Baby, it’s HOT outside! The brutal winter is a thing of distant memory as we now struggle to keep cool instead of warm as we FLEX through our favorite workouts. After an extra sweaty session in when you felt like you were doing thousands instead of hundreds, your core can get super hot, in more ways than one. While it may feel like you want to go jump in a bathtub full of ice, there are more comfortable (and delicious) ways to keep your cool so you can conquer each workout like the FLEX-y rockstar you…

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feelfood, feel good

Lanae’s Go-To Lunch Spot In the sea of fast food that is 14th street, there is nothing that gets us flexers more excited than a new healthy eatery. Welcome feelfood! Located on 6th & 12th, this organic shop is going to be your new go to. I wish I could take credit for this little gem, but Jenn is the one who introduced me & got me hooked, specifically on their chicken wrap. Think spelt wrap with chicken, I add avocado (duh), goat cheese (duh again) & kale. Good-bye midday slump! And don’t worry, if something…

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Breakfast Blend Smoothie

Jackie’s Breakfast Blend Smoothie As a fitness instructor I have a two very early wake up times a week. It is important to me that even though I don’t have much time in the morning I find a way to get a good breakfast made with real ingredients. Lately my go to early am breakfast is a smoothie! I have the NutriBullet which makes smoothie making extremely easy.  There is no clean up and the cup you blend the smoothie in you can bring with you to drink out of! I alternate between a few morning…

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