A Lesson From my Younger Years:  You Don’t Need to Be Someone Else
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A Lesson From my Younger Years: You Don’t Need to Be Someone Else

During my adolescent years, I imagined myself something like a chameleon, able to adjust and fit into every situation.  I had mastered the art of becoming who I thought I needed to be for any environment that I found myself in.  At my predominantly white middle school, I always said the right words.  I made…

Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment Evening Event Information
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Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment Evening Event Information

By now you’ve probably heard about the Unite for Strength Event happening this September in Fort Collins, Colorado BUT…..do you know that our event is actually TWO DAYS long (Friday AND Saturday). The purpose of this blog is to provide you with more information about our Women and Girls’ Empowerment Event on Friday (for those…

Purchase Power With Purchasing Power: Women in Philanthropy
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Purchase Power With Purchasing Power: Women in Philanthropy

Studies from the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy have shown that women across wealth distributions are more likely to give than men, and that high net worth women give to different causes than men. While men are more likely to give to non-profits that focus on economy and national security, women are more likely…

6 Reasons Why Strength Training Is Important For Young Girls
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6 Reasons Why Strength Training Is Important For Young Girls

I am so fortunate to work at a gym that caters to the youth population. I have helped youth athletes, both male and female, get stronger, faster, and better for their sports and it is a true pleasure watching them excel. We have athletes come to us from all across the spectrum. Some are superstars…

Performance-based progress over pounds. Stop measuring your body by weight and start seeing what kind of weight your body can move.
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Performance-based progress over pounds. Stop measuring your body by weight and start seeing what kind of weight your body can move.

There has been a significant paradigm shift in the way women, young and old, are thinking about their bodies. In part due to the narrative in the media, but also due to a new-found emphasis placed on strength over size. This is an important shift, and it’s catching on so rapidly that legacy methods of…

My New Year’s resolution—No Diet Required
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My New Year’s resolution—No Diet Required

This time of year is filled with a lot of body talk. It begins with talk around what we ate, didn’t eat, or ate-too-much-of around the holidays and ends with New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and tone up fast! It’s hard to silence all of these messages about what our bodies should and shouldn’t…