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This Dentist Creates Healthy Smiles In Zumba Class, Too
Jamila (Amie) Mangondato’s typical Zumba class size was 72 prior to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, and she was the first group...
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This Psychiatrist and GX Coach Says Participation Is Key to Vitality
For Julie (Jules) Pittman, participation is a cornerstone of vitality. The board-certified psychiatrist has a private practice specializing in addiction recovery,...
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Leslie Samaniego: From Bullied to Breakthrough
Leslie Samaniego had grown up smaller in stature than her classmates. At an age when children are looking for any difference...
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Stories That Deserve Telling
It’s Black History Month, and we asked the 24 Hour Fitness community to nominate the people who inspire them. The responses...
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Fitness—and Fenway—Saved This Army Vet
Veteran and social media influencer Chris Matthews had a lifelong love for fitness that started as a child when he lifted...
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For This Trainer, Health Beats Wealth
Jack Goldberg was interviewing for a job in financial services, but he knew something wasn’t right. He could hear himself answer...
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How Elvia Campos Rebuilt Her Mind and Body
Elvia Campos had a plan for her life. She had worked hard to gain scholarships to attend college when a head-on...
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After Twins, GX Coach Lives the Zumba Life
From an early age, Bella Gormley was dancing the Merengue, Cumbia and Salsa at home. As a teen, she performed traditional...
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Social Influencer Rayy Syymone Hardy Builds Resilience and Pays It Forward
Social influencer and 24 Hour Fitness member Rayy Syymone Hardy knows the first step is the most important, because it’s a...
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Influencer Montgomery Nicholas Uses Fitness to Stay Grounded as He Reaches for His Goals
Montgomery Nicholas knew early on the importance of physical exercise and the benefits of getting healthy together—with the ones you love....
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10 Movement-Related Intentions to Set Instead of Resolutions
As the calendar makes the inevitable transition from one year to the next, there is an annual ritual that takes place...
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How to Embrace and Release Fear in Three Simple Steps
What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Would you quit your job? Confront someone about something? Take that trip across...
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Influencer Jordan Edwards: Love the Process
Jordan Edwards grew up as an athlete but stumbled on her fitness journey by accident—literally. An injury left her focused on...
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Restart Your Motivation With These Expert Tips
If COVID-19 has taught us nothing else, it has taught us the challenge and value of listening to ourselves. Perhaps nowhere...
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Could Your Stories Be Keeping You Stuck?
These days, everyone seems to be on top of their game. “Crushing it” … “making it happen” … living their “best life”...
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Montgomery Nicholas: LGBTQ+ Fam, Don’t Be Afraid to Start Your Fitness Journey
Just ahead of Pride weekend, we asked Montgomery Nicholas (@montomerynicholasla) singer, model, husband to Noah Wright (@noahwright88), founder of Magari Skin...
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Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of life during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the current COVID-19 pandemic have you been wondering why you’re getting headaches more often? Or stomach aches? Or feeling itchy...
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Personal Training for the Brain
We all train our bodies when we hit the gym. But few of us realize that we also can train our...
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Jim Kwik Unlocks Your Potential in Uncertain Times, with “Limitless”
Under stay-at-home requirements, many of us have been trying out new skills or hobbies (baking sourdough, anyone?). And The Guardian reports...
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From Right Hook to Group Flow: Meet Mike Rowe, Virtual Group Trainer
Just a few months ago, you might have been doing your best to keep up in a GX24 class with 24...
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It Takes a Village to Reach a Goal
“It takes a village” is an African proverb derived from the idea that children grow up healthier and happier when they’ve...
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The End of Mental Illness Begins With Treating Brain Health
Ed. note: May is Mental Health Month. The COVID-19 epidemic—already a source of stress and anxiety for many of us—may be...
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Two Kinds of Distancing to Feel Less Anxious
The disruption of daily life by the coronavirus pandemic has forced most of us to adapt and maybe even to acknowledge...
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For Some, Self-tracking Means More Than Self-help
People who identify with the “Quantified Self movement” are, as expressed in the movement’s motto, seeking “self-knowledge through self-tracking.” They want...
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Colton Underwood on His New Book, Fitness Regimen and Life After “The Bachelor”
Editor’s note: On March 20, Underwood announced on his Instagram account that he had tested positive for COVID-19. In an Instagram...
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NEWS FLASH: A Brain Hack to Shut Down Anxiety, Exercising During Remote Work, and At-Home De-Stressing Activities
Every week, we’re bringing you a roundup of the latest health and wellness news to hit the wire. This week, we...
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Keep Up Without Losing Speed
You live in a world that’s constantly on the move, so you need technology that can keep up. The latest phones...
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GX24 Instructor Roget Soukou Sees Who You’ll Become
Roget Soukou played soccer and ran around like all the other kids, and he dreamed of becoming an engineer. He never...
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This Team USA Athlete Says Only You Can Stop You
Kelli Vandermoer is game for anything. The 24 Hour Fitness personal trainer, now a member of USA Rowing and a U.S....
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