Exercise Makes the Aging Heart More Youthful https://nyti.ms/2JPtHih
Meet the Equinox Personal Trainer Who Made Us Love the Gym | Healthyish | Bon Appetit
Thank you Healthyish, Sui Li and Alex Pollack for the write up!
The Many Faces of Fitness - Yoga and Body Image Coalition
As an unconventional yogi, one of my missions is to portray a different face of yoga. Although not considered overweight, I am thick, muscular and black and do not portray what many still believe a person who practices yoga looks like. Regularly, I receive interesting looks when I take yoga, get comments about my physique in regards to practice and still amaze people when I tell them that, in addition to teaching HIIT and TRX classes, that I am also a yoga teacher.
The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is an organization dedicated "to body love by developing, promoting and supporting yoga that is accessible, body positive and reflects the full range of human diversity."
Source: http://ybicoalition.com/
7 Things Plus-Size Women Are Tired of Hearing at the Gym | SELF
I have been guilty of one of these specifically, #5. Keeping it honest, I have felt that a trainer should represent what fitness looks like, coming to the conclusion "What the fuck is that?!" Having trained and taught people considered plus sized and seen them kick the shit out of form, lift heavier and outlast some of the ones typically thought of as being fit, my thinking evolved. We all wear healthy differently.
Guide to FREE Yoga in NYC
We all can't afford a high-end gym or to pay $30 per class to practice yoga. However, this is New York and there are qualtiy classes all around the city. Yoga is for everybody!