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Contents Editor’s Letter 10 #keepaustinfit 11

HIGHLIGHTS

Exposure 15 Event Recap 82

Community Corner 72 Events 78

Rides + Races 80

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FEELING COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN

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CALL OF THE WILD

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From the Editor diagnosis, without having to worry about the burden of the cost. This is, regrettably, an aspect of cancer I admit had never crossed my mind until learning more about the foundation. I’ve seen the two work tirelessly to raise money for the organization and awareness about the importance of mental health care; and love to hear the excitement in Mark’s voice when he mentions how much therapy they were able to provide in a month. It’s special to see it all transpire from just a few feet away.

If you haven’t yet caught on, this month’s theme is “giving.” I was very particular about what I wanted as the cover story and what marks it needed to hit — local, personal, inspiring and obviously purposeful. Despite the fact that I see them most days, The Flatwater Foundation was the first to come to mind. I think you’ll understand why on pages 42-49. I’m honored to tell their story this month, and pray I was able to give it the credit it deserves.

Mental health care can’t be emphasized enough, especially as we continue to hear about tragic deaths of public figures, and even in our personal circles. I hope this issue not only spotlights those who give back, but can also shed a light on the strength in vulnerability and normalize mental health care. Along with the cover story, we have a piece that covers the mental health aspect of the outdoors.

It touches on two organizations, Explore Austin and First Descents, that use the outdoors to impact youth who are underserved, or young adults who have survived cancer.

My awesome writer, Amanda Powell, has that one on page 60. And while on the subject of cancer, my new rockstar intern, Monica, wrote about the Texas 4000, a bike ride that raises awareness and money to fight cancer. (page 28) Austin is not short of philanthropic people and organizations; it’s one of the things I love most about this city.

Similarly to the last issue, we had an overload of ideas for content, and there are too many admirable nonprofits and people here to fit inside 83 pages — though I think that’s a good problem to have. Rather than only dedicating one issue each year to spreading the word about these organizations, we plan to feature more of these groups in our pages year-round.

For now, I hope this issue moves you as much as it did me.

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ince getting hired at AFM, I’ve gotten to share an office with Mark Garza and Chelsea Hardee. And over the last five months of getting to know them, it’s obvious just what type of people they are; fun, kind, engaging and especially generous. Whether it be buying my lunch one day, lending ideas or contact information for magazine content or even helping me find my new apartment, they gladly serve others while asking nothing in return. And that is just miniscule example of their huge hearts.

The two run The Flatwater Foundation, a homegrown Austin nonprofit that provides access to mental health care to those affected by a cancer

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utumn is officially upon Austin. But as every local knows, seasons are fleeting; winter is coming and it’s coming fast. With so many boxes to check on every seasonal must-do list, it’s difficult to factor in freshfrom-the-farm fall harvest.

You may think there is no choice but to run to the supermarket if you don’t have a garden of your own.

However, several urban farms have created sanctuaries that provide picturesque family escapes and a

Four local farms to find fresh produce in Austin this fall

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bountiful harvest to satisfy every seasonal craving. Here are just a few of Austin’s best harvest pick up spots:

It does this through a regenerative agriculture practice, which utilizes a special landscape fabric.

“For almost three years, our soil has not felt the destruction caused by tilling,” farm owner, Carol Ann Sayle explains.

“Tilling dries the soil, compacts it, kills the living creatures in it and disperses carbon into the atmosphere.”

This season’s harvest will be reaping the benefits from this technique as they have had ample time to garner extra nutrients from the soil without competing with weeds or drought, including some of its fall highlights such as cherry tomatoes, radicchio and arugula.

JOHNSON’S BACKYARD GARDEN

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This little farm has a big history, one that traces back to early 1830s. But even with the history, Boggy Creek Farm continues to make improvements and modernize its techniques to better serve their cherished Austin community.

Johnson’s Backyard Garden plans to have its farm overflowing in both quantity and variety of fall vegetables. Compared Johnson’s to other seasonal harvests, Backyard the fall is almost always the Garden biggest hit.

Boggy Creek Farm practices regenerative agriculture.

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Ada Broussard of the JBG team recommends its Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, program in order to get the most for your money.

As with many urban farms, the service provides a weekly delivery.

“It’s coming straight from the farm,” Broussard explains. “It’s not sitting on grocery store shelves or a distribution warehouse somewhere.”

Eden East

EDEN EAST

Formerly known as Springdale Farm, this five -acre quirky little green shares its space with the equally exalted restaurant also known as Eden East. Only three miles from downtown, its patrons can walk, bike, bus or drive just a short while to

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experience the picturesque atmosphere.

This season’s crop will be the farm’s first full harvest under the new management of David Barrow and his team, meaning they are going all out.

“You can expect a full-out rainbow of fall produce,” Barrow says.

Barrow lists out the rainbow colors by produce: beets, carrots, marigolds, sunchokes, chard and purple cauliflower.

The Fall Harvest Party is October 20, but the Eden East farm stand is open Wednesday - Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for any and every produce craving.

Green Gate Farms

GREEN GATE FARMS

With a yellow farm house, a red barn and a pig named “Spot,” Green Gate Farms feels like the real deal. As the farm’s non-profit work strives to educate every generation about organic produce, it’s the fresh bounty every season that provides endless proof of the quality that its standards provide.

Green Gate is in its thirteenth fall harvest and plans to open another farm stand location by the end of this month. October also means the annual birthday bash for Spot is coming up on Oct. 27.

The stand is the perfect place to get your fall veggie fix, a whole bouquet of fresh cut flowers or take your crew out for Family Farm Day. Stand hours are Tuesdays 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. afm

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Carrie Barrett

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FEELING COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN Losing weight for the objective health benefits, like avoiding diseases and striving to be healthy parents, are the impetus for weight-loss transformations.

But for some, the journey isn’t complete until they literally feel comfortable in their own skin, even if it means surgically removing layers of it.

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aura Robichaux, 49, battled weight issues for most of her life, and recalls that she was “always the big girl.”

Her weight loss journey began 15 years ago as a recently divorced mom, weighing 205 and wearing a size 16 or 18, at the time.

“I was not living a healthy lifestyle and my relationship with food was to just eat what you’ve always eaten in your life,” Robichaux says.

As a single, working mom, those food choices were often fast, convenient and highly processed, for her and her 10-year-old son. She knew she had to change her relationship with food, so she began using Weight

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Watchers and the Body for Life program for inspiration.

“I know this sounds weird, but I also love reading diet books for fun,” Robichaux says. “I started educating myself and listening to my body.”

Rather than adhering to any specific food plan, Robichaux tweaked her diet, becoming more conscious of making healthy choices, and in the process lost close to 50 pounds.

She also made working out a habit as regular as brushing her teeth.

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to understand that this is what I do for me,” Robichaux says. “Physical activity has to become part your of life. It’s not an option.”

Her go-to activity became Pilates at Lifetime Fitness South, along with

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cardio and a twice-weekly session with a personal trainer.

Though she was able to lose the weight and sustain it, stretch marks and rolls of loose skin still lingered.

Health is both objective and subjective. There are unbiased and established biological markers that predict health; blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol, weight and the like. Then, there are intangible markers of health, like confidence, self-esteem, fulfillment and empowerment. Is one more important or are they equal?

“Quite honestly, I didn’t like the way [the skin] looked,” Robichaux says. “You could reach down there and pull out skin. It wasn’t pretty and I never felt like I had accomplished my goal. Having that skin was very

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demotivating and there’s nothing more I could do. There’s not a cream or massage technique that could get rid of it.”

In 2015, Robichaux turned to cosmetic surgery and Dr. Scott Haydon, an MD from Austin Plastic Surgery Institute, in order to successfully complete her physical transformation.

“Austin is such a fit town and so many of my patients are active people that like to be outdoors,” Haydon says.

“They want to get back to their activities as quickly as possible.”

According to Haydon, the majority of his patients are already in good shape, but have reached an end point to what they can do. They want to look and feel natural and not overdone.

“They’ve either got skin excess, fullness in the abdomen or they

may just have stubborn fat areas and they’re frustrated because they really can’t exercise any more than they already do,” he says. “No amount of crunches will get their tummy flat again because the muscles have been stretched.”

Cosmetic surgery such as tummy tucks, breast work, mommy makeovers and similar elective procedures are no longer taboo and reserved for those with disposable income.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of tummy tuck procedures increased 87 percent from 2000 to 2014, a significant increase considering cosmetic surgery is rarely covered by insurance.

Similar to Robichaux, Lisa Golden, 46, battled weight issues her entire

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life and was considered obese even in kindergarten. She endured years of comments like, “You’d be so pretty, if only…”

In 2001 she underwent gastric bypass surgery, which at the time was new and controversial. She lost a total of 125 pounds within a year.

“I also joined a gym, but I didn’t really know what that meant,”Golden recalls. “I would walk on the treadmill, but my skin just hung from my waist down to my knees.”

In September 2017, over 15 years after her gastric bypass and after raising her son, Golden reignited her fitness journey and joined the Camp Transformation Center in Round Rock. In one month, she lost 25

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pounds, igniting a desire for further self-improvement.

“If I want to continue working out, I have to get rid of this skin,” Golden thought. “It was literally hindering me, slapping around and making noise, and it didn’t matter how tight my pants were or how tight I wore my bra.”

Stretch marks and loose skin are inevitable for anyone who has ever lost a considerable amount of weight or had a baby. It’s skin that can serve as a reminder of the past, but can also be a health risk; inhibiting movement, adversely affecting posture and, in some cases, hinder breathing.

After consulting with four surgeons last June, Golden also sought

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out Dr. Haydon for a full-body makeover, including a tummy tuck, body lift, liposuction in her thighs and arms, breast augmentation and more.

“I will finally be able to do what I want to do physically,” Golden says of her results. “I get to go to the gym and not feel restricted by my own skin. Now, I want to run at least one marathon!”

Golden echoes those sentiments now that her fears have been alleviated.

“This is now a conscious choice I make for myself every day,” she says.

“I can choose what food I put in my mouth and I can control whether or not I’m on the couch or at the gym.”

While both these women elected

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QUICK TIPS AND ADVICE BEFORE COSMETIC SURGERY TIPS AND ADVICE: • Find a surgeon and practice that is personable, genuine and understanding.

• Seek out a surgeon who will meet with you personally from the beginning, fully explain the procedures and take time to answer any questions.

• Do not feel rushed in your decision-making process.

• Be as physically fit and healthy as you can be before the surgery. Do the work and lose extra fat first.

• A tummy tuck or mommy makeover isn’t a weight-loss surgery. It is the finishing touch on the work you’ve already done.

• Surround yourself with a caring support system of family and friends who will encourage your decision and assist in recovery.

• Do this for YOU. You deserve it.

for surgery to complete a journey that wasn’t quite finished for them personally, the most profound results have been those intangible and subjective health benefits of confidence and newfound selfesteem. By peeling back the layers of skin, they were able to shed years of self-doubt and self-consciousness.

“It has made me a better mom and inspires me to put my best foot forward in everything I do,” Robichaux says. “People have told me I’m like a fine wine — I really am getting better with age.”

At long last, these two women are finally comfortable in their own skin and loving it. afm

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MORE THAN THE MILES The Texas 4000 bike ride does more than just raise awareness and money for cancer, it touches lives in the process.

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he Texas 4000, a 4,000-plus-mile bike ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, does inspiring work in the fight against cancer. It awards grants to cancer research organizations across the country, chosen by its alumni board of riders and current team members, and also establishes a means of awareness and knowledge as each team is constantly

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giving presentations on cancer prevention and warning signs in the stops along their respective routes.

But underneath the tangible, there lies much more than just money or recognition. In 2004, founders and engineering majors at the University of Texas at Austin Chris and Mandy Condit, took it upon themselves to create the organization to spread hope, knowledge and charity throughout the country. The student riders that

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Rachel Boaz

have followed have found that within those 4,000- plus miles lies a secondary mission that changes lives in another sense.

Rachel Boaz, a neuroscience major and now UT alumna, is just one of the 69 Texas 4000 2018 team riders. During a brief stop in Duchesne, Utah along her team’s route, Boaz recounts one brief interaction that she says exemplifies this underlying vocation of the ride.

“We stopped in a McDonalds for a rare luxury breakfast when a man stopped us on our way out and asked about our jerseys,” Boaz says, “This was a common occurrence so by then we had mastered the elevator pitch of Texas 4000.”

Boaz and her team explained the nonprofit’s reputation for having the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, granting over a million dollars each year for cancer research, awareness and support groups.

As routine, the riders always ask those that they meet if they have anyone that they would like them to honor during their ride.

The man paused before confessing his wife had passed from cancer just five years before.

The team, proficient in handling such situations, began to comfort and offer condolences.

“He burst into tears. I was taken aback and even he seemed surprised at himself,” Boaz recalls. “He kept saying, ‘I’m sorry, it’s just...I haven’t talked about her in years. I don’t talk about her. I’m sorry.’”

“We never got her name, but I thought about her the rest of the day, the rest of the summer,” Boaz says. “Examples like this are why we do what we do. We

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EXAMPLES LIKE THIS ARE WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. WE WERE THE SECRET-KEEPERS, A BRIDGE OF VULNERABILITY FOR STANGERS TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THEY HAVE LOST TO THIS RUTHLESS DISEASE were the secret-keepers, a bridge of vulnerability for strangers to talk about those they have lost to this ruthless disease.”

Laura Sorto, an advertising and sports media major and now UT alumna, recounts the dedication

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and passion it takes for an applicant to make it from the initial submission of an application all the way through to day zero when the team embarks for Anchorage from Austin.

Even after the judicious selection from the application pool and rounds of interviews, those that make it are still not guaranteed the ride. They are required to attend weekly meetings and be involved with their assigned route team—Rockies, Ozarks or Sierra—through every step of the planning. All the while, each member is expected to individually volunteer a minimum of 50 hours, raise $4,500 and log 2,000 hours of biking by specific deadlines.

“It seems like a lot, but it makes you learn to manage your time and

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prioritize your mission,” Sorto says. “Some feel like they’ve taken on too much and drop, but it had been my second time applying and some their third. I had wanted this for so long I was willing to make the sacrifices I needed to in order to see it through.”

Sorto even recalls the team missing the occasional Texas Football game day for the weekly meetings, as well as turning down internship opportunities in order to fit in the time to log bike hours and volunteer work.

“I don’t regret a thing,” Sorto says.

“In the end I realized there would be other jobs, other game days, other life experiences, but nothing like Texas 4000. Nothing compares to the lives you touch and the bonds you make with your team.”

Sorto tells one story that she says will forever stick with her as an example of how you just never know what someone is going through until you understand the

power of asking and listening.

“We were in the middle of nowhere in Canada and stopped at a random gas station just for a quick break,” Sorto says. “A boy, about five, came up and asks what our shirts are for.”

The Sierra team was able to explain their mission to the boy, Denver, and his father. But things changed once they mentioned their journey of “fighting cancer every mile.”

“Denver looked up at his dad and said, ‘Cancer, that’s what Mommy had, right?’ and the whole conversation paused,” Sorto recalls. “We had no idea this happy little kid had lost his mom to cancer, or the husband his wife.”

What seemed like a simple conversation took a turn, they were no longer there to spread awarenessthey were there to spread hope and to listen.

“We rode for Denver that day,” Sorto says, “I still tear up every time I think of that day and the way

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he waved goodbye as we rode off.”

Elizabeth Hill, a senior journalism major, describes a similar encounter when scouting for breakfast one morning with the Rockies Route team.

At a convenience store while she was asking for donations, Hill connected with the woman working there and ended the exchange asking if there was anyone the woman wished the team to honor during their journey.

“She burst into tears saying, ‘I don’t know why I’m crying, it’s been thirteen years. My mother, Valerie, passed away from cancer,’” Hill recalls. “We both cried, prayed together and remembered her mom.”

Moments like these are what keep the spirit of Texas 4000 alive within each member of the team, even after they retire their jerseys. And while money is essential to finding a cure, these stories are what the Texas 4000 is truly all about.

“Wearing our Texas 4000 jerseys is like an all-access pass to people’s lives,” Hill says. “They will tell you anything if you’re wearing it, because they know they can trust you to care and to carry their stories with you — it means the world.” afm

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Founder and Owner Valentina Gaylord’s primary mission in opening THE LAGREE STUDIO was to provide a place where her clients could come to not only get into the best shape of their lives, but to rehabilitate their bodies, revitalize their souls and embrace and recapture their passion for life, love, health, and wellness. The inspiration for the studio came easily as she watched her husband, Olympic Gold Medalist Mitch Gaylord, constantly working to rehabilitate his body after a successful, but vigorous career, find relief in the Lagree Method while still living in California. That paired with her own experience with effectiveness of the method solidified their passion for the workout, and when they moved to Austin, they knew they needed to share this revolutionary workout with everyone!

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This calorie guzzling cardio body sculpting class is guaranteed to burn more calories than any other cardio class on the planet while toning, sculpting and defining your entire body. This is the #1 true total body vertical cardio machine and workout with zero impact on the body.

THE LAGREE STUDIO is Austin’s Premier Lagree Fitness, Megaformer and VersaClimber Studio. Bringing you Austin’s ultimate whole body workout on the ultimate strength and conditioning machine and the ultimate calorie guzzling cardio machine with low to zero impact on your body. On top of that, TLS’s Level One & Level Two Certified Lagree Fitness Instructors offer injury specific modifications, functional movement and postural alignment to ensure mobility and balance as one ages.

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This HIIT, Strength Training and Pilates-Inspired workout utilizes the Lagree Fitness Megaformer and the VersaClimber to effectively combine Strength, Endurance, Balance, Core, Mobility and Cardiorespiratory training, not only in one session but in each and every move. It is intense on the muscles, but low to zero impact and safe on the joints, spine, and connective tissues.

THE LAGREE STUDIO classes are made for and welcome all fitness levels. This is the workout unlike any that you have done before.

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The brilliance of Pilates equipment training lies in the nuanced employment of resistance supplied by springs in state of the art Balanced Body apparatuses.

The resistance optimizes strength building and deepens the stretches in the hundreds of exercises and their variations. Pilates works progressively as you advance with challenges you are ready for.

Lorn MacDougal is a former professional, NYC based contemporary dancer who has been training bodies for more then four decades. You will receive a thorough workout with specific attention to your form and individual issues. The sessions, private or semi-private duets, are a full actionpacked hour.

BALL FARM GOAT YOGA 119 Rebird Lane, Dale, TX 78616 BallFarm.com

Head out to the Texas countryside for a relaxing, guided yoga class, bird songs, fresh air and baby goats! Ball Farm Goat Yoga is a delightful experience for all ages and fitness levels, and classes accommodate those who want a peaceful workout or simply to watch tiny goats play. The Ball Farm is a familyrun wedding, live music and event venue thirty minutes from Downtown Austin. Get out of town for a Friday sunset class or Saturday morning session to set your weekend on the right track. Visit The Ball Farm website to learn more, submit questions, and start planning your goat getaway.

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sunstonefit.atx@gmail.com 512-887-ATX7 | 10710 Research Blvd, #326 (183 and Braker Lane) | Austin, TX

SunstoneFIT is a fully integrated yoga and fitness studio, meaning that all of our teachers are extensively trained in multiple disciplines and our classes work together to provide one, complete fitness program.

What is fitness? Fitness is the ability to accomplish a task. We want you to be able to accomplish all the tasks in your life. From healing injuries to preventing them, to becoming stronger, more flexible, more agile. These are the benefits that you can attain at Sunstone.

We offer many types of yoga, Barre, pilates, and High Intensity Interval Training--with superb instructors all in a space that is welcoming and inviting. With classes from 6am to 7:30pm, we have a time and class that suits your needs every day.

We are a full service studio, offering mat and towel service (free for members!), have lockers to store your belongings, and shower facilities.

Come on in to learn more about what it means to Live Fit and to Live Well.

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• Fitness/athletic enthusiasts experiencing an imbalance that is leading to dysfunction and chronic pain.

• More specific conditions such as sciatica, scoliosis, bulging/herniated spinal disc.

• People that want to advance their overall conditioning with supplemental training.

Lindy Irwin, PMA®-Certified Pilates Teacher, RN lindy@authenticpilatesaustin.com | 512-650-7993 authenticpilatesaustin.com

Authentic Pilates of Austin teaches the classical method developed by Joseph Pilates with an intuitive, comprehensive approach to healthy movement that translates to everyday activities of life. Our environment is a very inviting, serene studio where clients are welcomed with sincerity, compassion, and encouragement. Each workout session is structured within the ingenious design of Joseph Pilates while simultaneously taking into consideration the condition, goals, and any needs related to injury and/ or rehabilitation for the individual client. The studio is a fully, classically equipped studio including reformer, mat, tower/pole, chair, and barrel work. We offer privates, semiprivate, and trio class sessions. Studio owner, Lindy Irwin, has seventeen years of experience teaching Pilates. She is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Instructor and a Registered Nurse. She has over 1,500 hours of comprehensive teacher training in the classical Pilates method. In addition, she uses her physiological nursing knowledge to help restore people to good health and long-term wellness.

We are also a local continuing education/host advising studio for one of the most rigorous and oldest Pilates teacher training programs in the country, The Pilates Center of Boulder, Colorado. Our client populations includes a variety of demographics including the following:

Specialty Programs we offer are: • Pre & Postnatal and all related conditions: diastasis recti, pubic symphysis dysfunction, pelvic floor restoration, and recovery from cesarean section. *Studio Nanny Available!

• People suffering from chronic back, hip, neck, and/or shoulder pain.

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JOYMOVES 512-328-4440 | info@joymoves.com joymoves.com

JoyMoves is a boutique Pilates studio located on South 360 near the Barton Creek Mall. The studio was founded

by Shoshana Goldstein in 2006. In 2013 Shoshana was voted Best Pilates Instructor by the readers of Austin Fit Magazine. In that same year JoyMoves won best Pilates Studio in Austin.

JoyMoves specializes in classical Pilates, offered in a private and semi-private Pilates session format. This enables us to tailor instruction to the needs of the particular client or clients. JoyMoves’ clients span all body types and ages, as well as from elite athletes to those with special considerations.

All Pilates sessions at JoyMoves are taught by Shoshana Goldstein - a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor with extensive experience. Shoshana completed her Comprehensive Certification in Pilates through Peak Pilates of Boulder Colorado in 2007. In 2010, she completed the Pilates Excel program in Safe Spine Techniques offered by Rebecca Leone. In 2015, she finished a Master's level Pilates teacher training program through Shari Berkowitz's Vertical Workshop. Shoshana's teaching focuses on applying modern biomechanics and an understanding of physiology to Pilates. She was the Austin Regional Board Member for the Texas Pilates Association for 2015/2016. Shoshana also regularly helps mentor Pilates apprentices.

WILD HEART YOGA wildheartyogaaustin.com | info@wildheartyogaaustin.com 5604 Bee Cave Rd 78746

At Wild Heart Yoga, talented teachers bring creativity and compassion to an array of classes, from Foundations to Power, Vinyasa to Align, Prenatal and more! With two beautiful studios and an outdoor yoga deck, their space is truly a haven from your busy day. And there’s always something fun happening—workshops, live music classes, teacher trainings…they do it all!

What’s truly special about Wild Heart Yoga, though, is its deep sense of community. Here is a place you will not be just another face, but will feel connected as soon as you walk through the doors. We welcome you to unroll your mat and unfurl your wild heart here with us: dare to be.

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With a focus on safety and form, taught by instructors who undergo an extensive 6-month training period, The Bar Method’s signature technique is the fastest and most efficient way to reshape the entire body. Precise isometric exercises, designed with a team of physical therapists, keep students working “in the muscle,” and heart rates high, followed by active and passive stretching to lengthen and elongate the area just worked. The method follows a consistent sequence to provide a full body workout using the resistance of your own bodyweight to work the right muscles in the right order, in order to maximize results.

CASTLE HILL FITNESS GYM & SPA Downtown | 1112 N. Lamar Blvd West 3801 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Bldg I-100 512-478-4567 | castlehillfitness.com

Castle Hill Fitness’s mission is to empower clients towards a greater quality of life with seasoned professionals, varied programs and disciplines, and conscious living principles all under one roof. Each location features a Pilates equipment studio and a full range of programs to choose from – equipment classes, Pilates mat classes, and private and small group lessons. In addition to Pilates, we offer barre and various styles of yoga on a weekly basis.

The team of instructors at Castle Hill Fitness are some of the best in town who have helped young and old from novice to expert find their strength and movement in a variety of ways. All services and classes are open a la carte for the public at a non-member rate and month to month memberships with no commitment are available year-round.

ENERGIES BALANCED energiesbalanced.com | 727 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX 78702

Established in 2008, Energies Balanced offers quality yoga and massage to the Capitol area. Located in East Austin, with an amazing staff of yoga teachers and massage therapists, they offer Iyengar, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha Alignment, and Restorative yoga, a 500 hr yoga teacher training program registered with Yoga Alliance, 2 fun filled yoga retreat/chill fests per year in May and October, and massage appointments 7 days a week, including late evening massage appointments. With a heart warming community and a beautiful newly remodeled studio location, this is a great place to find good yoga, massage and community.

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MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND CANCER DIAGNOSIS The mental health aspect of a cancer diagnosis is always the last thing considered, until it’s right in front of your face.

“Cancer depletes people’s resources completely,” says Mathis Kennington, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. “They are spending money on so many treatments, medicines, and rehabilitation. So, just thinking about hierarchy of needs, the physical body is under threat. People are expending their mental resources to deal with their bodies and then they wake up one day and realize they’re having severe anxiety, severe depression, panic attacks and they don’t know how to deal with it — and even if they did, they don’t have the money to afford it.”

This is what makes the work of The Flatwater Foundation, which funds efforts to alleviate mental health costs associated with cancer, so impactful.

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A PERSONAL MISSION Run by Mark Garza and Chelsea Hardee, The Flatwater Foundation is a local nonprofit which brings this often overlooked but important care to Austin. To date, the foundation has been able to provide over 20,000 paid sessions of therapy for families in need.

For Garza, he sees the mission of Flatwater as a mission after having felt the impact of diagnosis and the benefits of therapy firsthand.

In 2009, Garza’s father was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer. Along with the diagnosis, his parents were separating after 47 years of marriage. As he began to navigate the trials and tribulations he was now facing, he found solace being out on the water, paddleboarding on Lady Bird Lake.

“I would go out most mornings, all alone,” Garza says. “There was about a 4-5 inch thick layer of fog on the water and it would curl onto the front of my board. I started meditating out there, and I was really seeing the benefits of being out in the beauty of nature.”

Garza recognized he needed more than just time in nature, but also therapy. He was able to find a therapist, but after his first session, hearing what the cost of long-term therapy would be was ultimately a hindrance.

“I found out it would be $140 a week and that blew mind my mind. And at the time I was making a decent living, but $140 a week for talk therapy was going to crush me,” Garza says. “About two weeks later the therapist called me and she told me, “I see something special in you, just pay me what you think you are able to pay.’”

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THE FLATWATER NETWORK The Flatwater Care Provider Network is a network of therapists who have agreed to provide care at a sliding scale rate, essentially what Garza’s original therapist did for him.

The network hosts providers from Georgetown to New Braunfels and includes traditional talk therapy as well as equine assisted counseling.

“It’s not the providers they’ve created, that’s always been there,” Kennington says, who is a provider in the Flatwater network. “What Mark and Chelsea have done is come in and said, ‘here’s the work we need you to do and can you cut the cost in half.’ For most therapists, and myself, that’s an easy answer.”

The families in need are connected to Flatwater care through it’s network of referral agents at cancer institutions and organizations, like Texas Oncology, Breast Cancer Resource Center of Texas, Wonders and Worries and Austin Cancer Center. The social workers there are able to identify those who need support and place those in need into long-term counseling.

“Flatwater is essentially a referral network on steroids,” Kennington says. “Sometimes you don’t even know what you’re dealing with until someone trained says ‘no, you need help.’ Mark and Chelsea haven’t just answered the question, but they have helped people to know what question they are asking.”

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THE IMPACT Clarissa Alvarado, a breast cancer survivor and a participant of Flatwater Care, didn’t see the effects the diagnosis had on her mind until after her year-long treatment ended and she transitioned back into everyday life.

“I didn’t know exactly what it was at the time” Alvarado says. “I

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just wanted to be able to pick up where I left off, but I wasn’t the same as before cancer—I felt lost and numb. I couldn’t focus. I found myself not being able to make decisions. It was hard to talk to other people about it because I didn’t think they would get it. I started thinking I needed counseling.”

Alvarado knew she needed therapy, but wasn’t exactly sure how much and if she would be able to afford it. Knowing that

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therapy costs and insurance work differently, she reached out to a socialist at Texas Oncology who told her she qualified for Flatwater Care and that there would be no cap on the cost for therapy services.

“I was just in tears because that’s what I needed” Alvarado says. “It opened up this whole new life for me and was a whole new type of healing I needed.”

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FUNDRAISING The therapy provided is not free, but paid. Meaning patients still receive the quality of care they deserve and the medical providers are still compensated all from the proceeds raised by Flatwater Foundation through its different sponsorships, donations and event fundraising.

Before Flatwater was its own organization, it was a PR stunt in June 2010 conceptualized by Garza. Going along with the mental health benefits he had with SUP, he partnered with LIVESTRONG and gathered several friends to paddle 21 miles across Lake Austin, Dam to Dam, on paddleboards to raise awareness and support for free mental health services for families coping with cancer diagnosis and treatment. He was able to raise over $32,000 through the event.

That event was the original Tyler’s Dam Cancer, the Flatwater Foundation’s premier fundraising event that takes place every June on Lake Austin. Over 180 paddlers raise money for the foundation, and then trek across the 21-miles in order to raise awareness for the

cause. Flatwater will host its 10th DTC paddle in June 2019.

Hardee is the brains behind Flatwater’s events as the Director of Development; as well as overseeing sponsorships and donations.

Hardee is a retired world champion pole vaulter for team USA and connected with Garza through a mutual friend when she moved to Austin in 2011. Resonating with the mission of spreading mental health awareness, Hardee volunteered for Flatwater she was hired full-time in 2012.

“Over time, I’ve just really seen how important is to focus on your mind—both as a retired athlete and a regular person,” she says.

Aside from DTC, the foundation has also found other creative ways to fundraise and connect with the community, including sending groups to the New York City Marathon, the Berlin Marathon, as well as SUP challenges in The Netherlands and circumnavigating Lake Tahoe in September 2017.

“I love the mission, where our money goes and the people involved,” says Hardee. “It’s really a tight-knit community of close friends.”

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ERASING THE STIGMA While donations may go to those coping with cancer, ultimately Flatwater is playing a large part in helping erase the stigma often associated with mental health. As the mission of The Flatwater Foundation continues to spread, so does the emphasis on positive mental health care.

“We stigmatize what we don’t understand,” Kennington says.

“You’d go to the doctor if you got diabetes—no one considers when the mind is sick. Depression isn’t something you can see. Flatwater is normalizing treatment by allowing mental health challenges to have their own practices.” afm

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AUSTIN KI MOVEMENT 512.553.5413 | www.ki.life Austin Ki Movement (pronounced KEY) is a martial arts studio that focuses on Ki movement and Aikido training in order to enhance one’s stability, coordination, and personal harmony.

At Austin Ki Movement, you train with a combination of solo and paired activities, all rooted in Ki Aikido techniques.

Through training, you'll learn how to move in harmony with yourself and with other people, perform techniques and get a fun and safe workout.

Jason Rosenblum has been practicing Aikido for 20 years and explains why its foundations in Ki movement make it such a unique workout and training experience for anyone, no matter their level of background in martial arts or athletics.

“Aikido is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes resolving ‘conflict’ rather than ‘defeating’ an opponent,” he says.

“Training also helps us to rethink what it means to be ‘strong.’”

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R U O Y E S A E L RE R E N IN Y E K MON BRASS OVARIES brass-ovaries.com Since Brass Ovaries opened up as the first pole and aerial studio in Austin in 2007, the sport has taken off in popularity as the perfect way to engage the entire body without a feeling of it being a “workout.”

Natasha Bajic, one of the studio owners, describes the mission to get back that play time that adults get robbed of after childhood.

“When you start poling you activate ancient neurological pathways that will allow you to engage in constructive play time.” Bajic says.

“Our classes are designed to allow each person to release their inner monkey.”

With no athletic or dance background required to take the beginners’ course, all fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to take on the upward challenge. From private lessons to level specific classes, the trainers are prepared to encourage every person that walks in to find that natural poler inside them.

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HOOP CIRCLE hoopcircle.com You may not have picked up a hula hoop since middle school, but Laura Scarborough says it may just be the perfect addition to your workout routine.

“I discovered hooping in 2004 from a friend. It looked so fun that I had to give it whirl,” Scarborough recalls. “The funny thing is that I couldn’t keep that hoop up to save my life!”

From then on, she became a hoop fanatic, conquering the sport and losing 30-plus pounds in the process. From just a simple circle, the benefits are focused on low impact cardio, abdominal muscles, and stability. But Scarborough has also started referring to the mental shift that hooping creates as “hoopiness.” ‘“Hoopiness’, to me, is the joy that hooping provides,” she explains. “When people step inside the hoop they immediately find their inner child.”

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GLOW PADDLE AUSTIN glowpaddleaustin.com Paddling in Austin is a go-to activity for locals and tourists alike, making the docks crowded during the prime hours of the day. However, there’s a new way to paddle that’s even more relaxing and just as much of a workout.

Recently opened, Glow Paddle Austin solves the issues of crowds, offering night paddles available on Lady Bird Lake. The tours start at 8 p.m. and go until 9:30, giving you an hour and a half of a full arm, abdominal, leg and stability workout.

Owner Luke Adamson describes how the experience makes the workout seem like a different world.

“The multi-colored lights on the bottom of the boards attract fish and turtles that follow you throughout the tour,” Adamson explains. “We have Lady Bird almost completely to ourselves, making it a perfect escape from any busy day.”

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recap Taking health initiatives to the next level, the Mayor’s Health and Fitness Council announced their Healthiest Workplace and School Awards for 2018 on September 14.

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ustin workplaces and schools were rewarded for achieving exemplary status as implementing great health practices and promoting health and well-being.

Businesses such as Powell & Leon, LLP, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, People’s Community Clinic and The University of Texas at Austin won Healthiest Workplace Awards.

Pflugerville Independent School District won the Healthiest Government Agency/School District category and the City of Austin won the Most Innovative award. Healthiest schools included Brown Elementary, Lee Elementary, Murchison Elementary and Cele Middle School.

Winners received $1,000 in grants to support ongoing health and wellness initiatives within their establishments with support from the St. David’s Foundation.

Schools that demonstrated innovation and creativity in their student health initiatives also received recognition for their efforts. These schools included: Davis

Elementary, Harris Elementary, Perez Elementary and Dailey Middle School.

The Mayor’s Health and Fitness Council Partner Certification Program continues to grow in the type and size of participating organizations and currently includes businesses and schools of different calibers. The council bases their assessments on four pillars of health, and this year have a total of 44 MHFC Partner-Certified Workplaces and 87 Mayor’s Healthiest Schools that fell under those guidelines.

The Council aims for Austin to be the healthiest and fittest community in America and has been reaching for this goal since 2004. The nonprofit’s mission is to support and inspire people to improve their health by encouraging physical activity, improved nutrition and tobacco-free living. By providing community connections, building alliances and supporting the implementation of best health programs and practices, they wish to positively affect the community toward building healthy lifestyles. afm

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CALL OF THE WILD These nonprofits are using nature to spark confidence in kids and young adults. Together they’re breaking down barriers while building up communities that nurture growth and healing.

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here’s a rejuvenation that comes with an outdoor adventure. Going on a long hike, jogging in the park or even just sitting on the back porch can bring a sense of calm and relief.

So it makes sense that programs such as Explore Austin and First Descents would take participants on outdoor adventures to learn about themselves and empower each other through team-building activities.

Explore Austin is a local program that provides underserved youth with leadership training, longterm mentoring and outdoor exploration. Participants, referred to as explorers, begin the program as sixthgraders and will stay on until they graduate high school.

That’s more than 1,300 hours spent with their mentors and teammates, learning and growing in confidence, character and courage.

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group 18-39, this program works tirelessly to improve the long-term survivorship of participants by helping them rediscover their strengths and find a community among their peers.

Both programs are free, so cost doesn’t hinder participation. For Explore Austin, this means kids can build skills without limitations, and they’ll have the opportunity to meet new friends and conquer challenges throughout their experiences.

“We actually have a piece of the underlying curriculum based on a model we call ACES, which was developed by our three founders,” CEO of Explore Austin,

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Ann Jerome says. “It means that we want the kids and the mentors to be action-oriented, courageous, excellent teammates and strong communicators. And then on top of that, we layer on other developmental assets, whether it’s self-competence, social media, self-esteem or bullying. And as the kids grow, the conversations become richer and more mature.”

Once a month, explorers and mentors come together to work on these skills. They do so by taking weekend trips around the area and working on curriculum through activities like hiking, rock climbing and canoeing. This helps prepare them for their Summer Wilderness Trip,

which is a week-long adventure where they get to practice the skills they’ve learned and spend time bonding with fellow explorers.

First Descents also has a strong focus on team building and community. The organization was founded by professional kayaker, Brad Ludden. His aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s, and soon after her diagnosis, he started to see how the kayaking trips they took together benefited her during treatments.

“And he had this realization,” Becca Rohrer, Senior Marketing Manager at First Descents, says. “That if the experience was so effective for her, it would probably be

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Enchanted Rock and kayaking in Port Aransas.

The mentors at Explore Austin try to build a similar support system for explorers. The organization creates teams of 15 explorers and then carefully matches five mentors to each team, a ratio of 3:1. The mentors commit to at least six years in the program and get to be there as their explorers grow through different stages of life.

Jerome believes it’s the adventure piece of the organization that truly makes the experience unique.

“Not only are the kids bonding with their peers and their mentors, but they’re also seeing themselves outside of any environment they’ve ever been in before,” she says.

She describes one of the trips this summer when she joined a team

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There’s 70,000 diagnoses every year in that age range, and they don’t really fit into a treatment category.

Most of them are treated in the pediatric or geriatric sector.”

It’s because of these statistics that First Descents provides weeklong outdoor adventures for young adults and empowers them to outlive their diagnosis.

“A few years ago we started our local adventure community, affectionately known as FDTributaries,” Rohrer says. “It’s now in 16 major cities across the country, Austin included. And those were really meant to be an ongoing support system when people left their weeklong program and went back home.”

The FDTributary in Austin provides weekend getaways for those local to the area. They are also the perfect opportunity for someone to experience the support First Descents offers if a week-long trip isn’t possible. Recent tributaries included rock climbing at

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“We had to get from point A to point B with a group of ninth grade girls and five mentors, and they were awesome,” Jerome says. “We did it all: set up our tents, filtered our water, and moved 50 miles down the river. And by the time the week was over, the girls were feeling incredible. It was farther than any of us had ever traveled down a river. And that’s part of it — learning that you can do it.”

Crystal Owens had a comparable experience on her First Descents trip. The program was exactly what she needed to realize she was still capable of pushing herself. Owens was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, and prior to her diagnosis, she was a personal trainer and a nutritionist. At the time of her diagnosis, she was working full-time with two kids, so she thought it was just her body telling her to slow down.

“Then this whirlwind happened from diagnosis to surgery in 10 days and then treatment after that. After going through all that so quickly, it put me in a deep depression, and I started gaining weight and gave up my career,” Owens says. “When I heard about First Descents, I was skeptical at first, but I decided to go ahead and sign up. I didn’t really know what to expect, but when I got there, it was absolutely life-changing.

They made me realize that I’m still capable and gave

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me an experience that I’d never done before, which was whitewater kayaking. It helped me to see that even though I was in a weird funk in my life, I could still do these things.

I didn’t lose who I was just because of cancer.”

September marked one year since Owens went on her week-long trip in Jackson, Wyoming. Since then, Owens says she’s been taking care of herself. She’s lost 40

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pounds and is training for a marathon.

“It’s just crazy the number of things you can learn in a week when you have somebody who believes in you and will help you gain confidence again,” she says.

A little confidence can go a long way, and Explore Austin and First Descents work hard to ensure that their participants can have these positive, life-changing experiences.

Both organizations have professional trip leaders on each of their adventure programs to ensure everyone’s safety.

At the same time, the programs motivate participants to push themselves, so they can realize their true potential when facing challenges, in the outdoors and in life.

“We’re trying to foster and instill that love of nature while teaching kids what to do in difficult situations,” Jerome says. “I think the one thing explorers really learn is to never ever give up.”

Maybe that’s the true power of adventure: when faced with adversity, we must learn to overcome. afm

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Heat exposure promotes “healthy inflammation”

FIRE AND ICE RECOVERY

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Maximize your recovery time utilizing both hot and cold techniques.

ecovery is as important as training when it comes to fitness — if not more.

It may seem counterintuitive, but we grow while we rest, not while we work.

When it comes to recovery from your workouts, most of us know the basics. Like getting eight hours of sleep, stretching, foam rolling, massage and, of course, rehydrating and refueling. Aside from these usual suspects, there is also hot-cold therapy.

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Heat exposure promotes “healthy inflammation” through increased blood volume and flow to the heart and muscles (i.e. faster recovery as more oxygen fills your cells and tissues). Research reveals that two 20-minute sauna sessions separated by a 30-minute cooling period stimulates growth hormone (for muscle recovery and repair) levels twofold over baseline. Two 15-minute sauna sessions at an even warmer temperature separated by a 30-minute cooling period resulted in a five-fold increase in growth hormone.

HOW HEAT THERAPY WORKS

HOW COLD THERAPY WORKS

Heat therapy, or “hyperthermic conditioning,” is the practice of heat tolerance via modalities like the sauna, hot water or steam.

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maximizing heat therapy.

Extreme cold releases norepinephrine in your brain — the chemical responsible for your body’s ability to “fight” in the “fight or flight” (stress) response — for the stress it just experienced during your heat session. When you are immersed into cold water for just 20 seconds at 32 degrees fahrenheit, norepinephrine can rise 200 to 300 percent. Cold therapy also activates cold thermogenesis — cuing your body to produce more heat and fire up your metabolism and endurance.

COLD THERAPY ALSO ACTIVATES COLD THERMOGENESIS— CUING YOUR BODY TO PRODUCE MORE HEAT AND FIRE UP YOUR METABOLISM AND ENDURANCE.”

FIVE BODY-BOOSTING BENEFITS OF HOT-COLD THERAPY What to make of it all? Here are five ways hotcold therapy, or “Fire and Ice” can help you.

1 Speeds up healing between training sessions

2 Increased blood flow and tissue repair

3 More blood volume to your lungs and muscles

4 Increased white blood cells that fight inflammation

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HOT-COLD THERAPY 101

Hot-cold therapy (“fire and ice”) is a blend of two modalities, heat and ice, that have long been used for injury recovery and post-workout recovery years. The benefits of hot-cold therapy range from improved athletic endurance, muscle development and fat-burning, to enhanced memory and learning and anti-aging.

THE PROCESS:

The preferred method of “hot-cold” therapy is hot-cold, hot-cold, hot-cold — primarily because “cold therapy” naturally reduces and eases inflammation after hot therapy, which stimulates (positive) inflammation. Cold immersion after the sauna helps improve blood flow and faster recovery from muscle damage and soreness. In addition, a cold dip after heat further increases the sauna’s therapeutic elevation of heart rate, adrenaline and endorphins (the chemicals easing your pain and lightening your mood).

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Here in Austin, both CrossFit Central Downtown and CrossFit Central Burnet offer Fire and Ice sessions several times per week.

Visit crossfitcentral.com for more information and schedule.

Exposure to 10-15 minutes of heat (sauna, steam, jacuzzi or infrared sauna)

2. Followed by 2-3 minutes of cold (ice, cold pool, cold shower, ice bath, up to your neck) 3.

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Repeat twice (once you’ve finished your cycle and before you get ready to come out, submerge yourself all the way under the ice water). afm

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He came by his passion about nutrition and wellness honestly by wanting to help his clients on another level using vitamins, minerals, amino acids and mixing in yoga, chiropractic care (yes, he’s also a licensed chiropractor). It has been his dream to open a holistic healthcare clinic that offers well-rounded therapy.

Nurse Doza welcomes you to become a part of this vision.

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loss support and gives you a sometimes much-needed boost in energy.

When fat cells become inflamed and swollen because the liver becomes more inefficient, you need help to flush out chemicals and toxins that cause weight gain. A healthy diet and regular exercise is the ticket— along with those building blocks of protein.

Slenderella® comes in IM shots, IV drips, a supplement line and a whole lifestyle brand that focuses on supporting the liver to detox like it should*. *Some conditions require medical clearance before beginning such a regime.

MSW Lounge’s Nurse Doza promotes Slenderella®, a supplement aimed to support energy and weight loss. It contains similar ingredients that many other over-the-counter products use to help with liver detox, all in one product.

There are many questions around this local brand and MSW Lounge, which claims to be Austin’s home of the free B12 shot. Nurse Doza shares insight into Slenderella®, B12 and how they use it at MSW Lounge to improve wellness.

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A: The liver is the body’s main detox organ. Everything comes down to keeping it healthy. A healthy liver can help reset a ton of other possible health concerns. It’s the only organ in the body that is able to regenerate itself. Take care of your liver and let it take care of you.

Q: B12 IS A POPULAR VITAMIN, BUT WHAT IS IT?

A: Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin, meaning it binds with water to be used and carried in the body. It can’t be stored in the body, so it needs to be taken in on a daily basis coming from our diet and supplements in order to reap their benefits and avoid deficiencies.

Vitamin B12 is essential for cell function and energy production. There’s a cycle that happens in our cells called methylation, which is crucial to how our bodies produce energy. One of the key nutrients in that cycle is vitamin B12.

The problem with most supplements, though, is that they use a form of B12 that many people can’t properly absorb. Most oral supplements come in the form of cyanocobalamin.

WHAT IS SLENDERELLA® AND WHY MIGHT I WANT IT?

A: Slenderella® is a mix of B12 (methylcobalamin) and amino acids (the building blocks of protein) that aids in liver detoxification, weight

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if you don’t have enough, can lead to lead chronic fatigue.

If you’re taking it for general health, vitamin B12 will likely increase your daily energy (especially with the surge about an hour after taking the vitamin). You could also experience improved sleep, thanks to the extra energy you spend being productive during the work-day. Everyone responds differently but do you know your response?

Improved digestion is common, as well as a generally better mood. One of the deficiency symptoms of vitamin B12 is depression, which is caused by B12’s role in the creation of serotonin, AKA the “happy hormone.” See if increasing B12 intake results in a generally better mood for you.

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At MSW Lounge and in Slenderella® products we use methylcobalamin B12, which is more biologically active than cyanocobalamin when given in injectable form and is retained in the body slightly better.

Q: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TAKING A B12 SUPPLEMENT SUCH AS SLENDERELLA®?

A: As we continue to understand the need for B12 in our bodies, it should no longer be viewed as a vitamin for those with a specific form of anemia only. B12 deficiency anemia is a condition in which your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells, due to a lack of vitamin B12. It’s the red blood cells that carry oxygen to all the parts of the body so B12 is important to help make healthy red blood cells which,

A: Fear of needles is common, and many people stop when we first tell them we prefer to give vitamin B12 as a shot or IV. But here’s the thing, many people today have poor gut health due to chronic inflammation. And that means that even if you take pills with the best form of vitamin B12 in them, you might not get the benefits of supplementation at all. Even in a perfectly healthy digestive system, people only absorb about 30-40 percent of the things they eat. So, by skipping the digestive tract and going directly into the muscle or blood, you get a much higher percent absorption from shots and Ivs*. Our shots and IVs bypass the gut and bring the vitamin straight to your blood, where the body can use it as needed. *Some conditions require other treatments or can prevent absorption. Check with your medical care provider in these cases.

Slenderella® supplements aim to be bioavailable versions of each substance listed wherever possible and people report feeling their effects so much more compared to supplements taken orally that you still have to digest. Our mission is to get you the vitamins you need in the best way they should be taken. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not a substitute for medical treatment. afm

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Grab a Slenderita after a yoga class or receive a hydrating drip to assist with relief from hangover symptoms or help with jet-lag. MSW Lounge is Austin-grown with a goal to #KeepAustinVitamized.

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he event was founded by friends Cindy Present and Kristin McLain. Present was born and raised on Lake Austin, and has always been a lover of water and the outdoors, while McLain was a STAR Flight nurse who often used paddleboarding as a way to clear her mind after long shifts. The two friends believed in the positive mental and emotional benefits of being on the water as well as the synergy that occurs when women get together through activity and a cause. Their vision was to use this “blue mind” aspect to create an all-female event on Lake Austin.

PaddleJam has inspired hundreds through the years on the beautiful waters of upper Lake Austin as a non-competitive community paddle. Women and girls paddle distances of 2-11 miles on paddleboards, kayaks or canoes. They come together to support each other to achieve various distances while others have goals in mind to simply go the distance.

“Get Out Girl is all about getting girls of all ages to be on the water,” Present says. “Getting outside their box or their comfort zone, getting active in the community and getting connected to ourselves.”

In 2015, McLain passed away in a STAR Flight rescue accident. Present and many others of the community turned to the healing powers of paddling and being on the water to help them work through the tragedy.

When the organizers of PaddleJam came together, there was no question that the Get Out Girl PaddleJam would be named after Kristin McLain from that day forward.

“We wouldn’t have it any other way,” Present says.

Today, all fundraising from Get Out Girl’s annual PaddleJam and SurfJam is donated to Foundation 1023.

Named after McLain’s badge number “1023,” the foundation is committed to supporting the emotional and mental wellness of first responders and their support networks. This year’s PaddleJam event will take place on Oct. 6 and 7. Visit getoutgirl.com for more information. afm

GET OUT GIRL PADDLEJAM Get Out Girl PaddleJam empowers and inspires women to get out, get active and get connected for a cause.

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GET OUT GIRL IS ALL ABOUT GETTING GIRLS OF ALL AGES TO BE ON THE WATER

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The Bar Method

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THE BAR METHOD WORKOUT Long time Bar Method instructor, Lindsey Durnil, took ownership of The Bar Method Austin this spring.

Since then, she’s been busy shaping bodies using The Bar Method’s signature technique of precise isometric exercises followed by active and passive stretches. This month’s workout provides a full body workout using the resistance of bodyweight to work the right muscles in the right order, maximizing results.

1 ) S T R E TC H AT B A R Stretches are strategically placed throughout class to create long, lean muscles and are just as important as the exercises.

Stretch at Bar, gives a total body stretch after warm up and before the highest calorie burning portion of class begins – lower body thigh and seat work.

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2 ) B E N T E L B OW L I F T S Holding 2-5 pound weights at shoulder height, align weights directly over elbows and drop shoulders down. Use an inch range of motion to press weights up and back down to shoulder height to work the anterior deltoids. Keep abs pulled back and engaged and keep a soft bend in the knees to protect the lower back.

3) ZINGER Working as low and as far away from the bar as is comfortable, press the ball of the front foot into the spot where the carpet and wall meet. Engage all of your core muscles for stability and grip into your working side seat muscle while lifting your back foot off the floor. Pulse your leg up quickly about an inch high, 20 times.

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4) ARABESQUE WITH BALL With feet turned out into a wide V position, hinge forward at your hips and bring working leg up to hip height. Use the bar for support and alignment, holding on wider than shoulder width. Lift head and upper torso by tilting the working side hip up one inch higher than the other hip and square shoulders towards the floor.

Gripping into the gluteus maximus and medius, lift the leg up and down in an inch range of motion. Further engage the hamstring by actively squeezing in on the ball behind the thigh.

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6 ) WAT E R S K I S E AT Starting with the body up against the bar, hinge back with completely straight arms, bring working side foot back behind you and then lift toes up off the floor. Keeping the working side knee underneath the hip, and working against the resistance of your tuck, use your glutes to pull your leg back slightly. Keep foot high to keep hamstring engaged, chest lifted to work upper back and a slight bend forward at the waist to engage abs and hips level and square.

5) CHAIR With the balls of the feet hip width and parallel on the required mini mat, hold onto the bar with a wide overhand grip. Straighten arms and sit down like you are sitting in a chair. Align knees over ankles and thighs parallel to the floor. In an inch range of motion, use quad muscles to lower and lift the body. Squeeze shoulder blades together to engage upper back muscles, and keep a straight flat back.

7) DIAMOND THIGH Bring feet into a wide V, opening toes 4-5 inches apart.

Press the heels together, grip into your glutes, bend the knees and lower down until you feel a catch in your thighs. Keep knees pressed back wide to engage the side of the seat. With a flat back, abs pulled in and a lifted chest, lower the body in an inch range of motion and back up again.

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8 ) R O U N D B AC K Resting on your glutes, bring one leg up overhead and keep it completely straight by gripping into the quad muscles. Hold on with the same side hand to protect your hip flexor and press opposite hand up into the bar to dig deep into abdominals. Use the quad muscles to move the working leg in toward the body slightly at various tempos. *Added challenge: press both hands up under the bar and extend the non-working leg and hover it at hip height to work deeper into the abs.

9) HIGH CURL WITH THE BALL Place a ball behind the waist and hinge back on a 45-degree angle. Contract your abs, grip glutes, keep hips still and bend and unbend slightly at the waist to get a challenging combination of concentric (shortening) and eccentric (lengthening) abdominal contractions that are effective at slimming and toning the waist.

10) OBLIQUE PUNCHES With the required support mats, press low back down into the large mat and bring one leg up overhead. Keep a soft bend in the knee and drop same side shoulder an inch, angling the chest towards the thigh. Press same side hand into the floor, while curling diagonally toward the extended leg for an intense oblique workout on both sides of the body.

*Added challenge: use a ball 11) PRETZEL Place both legs in 90-degree angles, lining up the knee and hip of the back leg.

Place non-working side hand in line with same side knee and hop it forward to take the torso on a 45-degree angle. Lift back knee and toes up off the floor and grip into the seat muscles to keep leg at hip height. Rotate the working side hip forward, so work stays in the glutes and keep toes higher than the knee.

Drop shoulders, pull abs back, and engage upper back muscles to work multiple muscle groups at one time.

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Events Kung Fu Saloon Rock Rose

Join Austin Fit at Kung Fu Saloon Rock Rose for our October Issue Release Party.

The first 100 guests receive a complimentary drink.

80s-themed with a costume contest (judged at 9 p.m., winner will receive two ACL passes and two YETI ramblers).

15 percent of drink sales will benefit It’s Time Texas.

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Party for the Parks Republic Square

In celebration of Austin Parks Foundation’s mission to connect people + parks, you’re

invited to an all-access evening complete with local bites, tasty sips and fun activities all to raise much needed funds for the places and spaces that make Austin, Austin – our parks!

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Austin City Limits Zilker Park

More than 150 musicians take over eight stages in Zilker Park during the first two weekends in October. Alongside the music, the festival hosts local food, vendors, artists, and brewers. If you can’t make the festival or are looking to see an artist in a more intimate setting, be sure to check out the ACL late night shows around Austin.

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Round Rock Chalk Walk Arts Festival

Ranch Hand ACL

Downtown Round Rock

Downtown Austin Fitness Pop-up

Head North to Round Rock and watch chalk artists creating artwork on the streets of the festival. Musicians, vocal groups, theatrical performances, food and drinks, and children’s performances by local organizations and schools. Free

Healthy Austin food truck Ranch Hand is hosting a wellness pop-up during both weekends of ACL where Austinites can participate in community workouts hosted by their favorite studios and enjoy bites and eats from some of the healthiest food brands in Austin.

Participating studios include Knockout Kickboxing, Studio Barre, Athletic Outcomes and more. For more info and schedules, check out weareranchhand.com/ACL

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Texas Teen Book Festival St. Edward’s University

The Texas Teen Book Festival (TTBF) is a one-day event that celebrates the teen reading experience by inviting fans to engage with some of the

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Austin Fit Issue Release Party: 80’s Workout

most popular and critically acclaimed young adult authors in the country. Free O C T. 1 0

Aventure du Vin St. Genevieve

Learn more about wine and dive into what makes each one so interesting and complex. Mingle with other adventurers as you enjoy a glass of each wine. Feel free to socialize over small bites or relax and enjoy the ambiance. This adventure is for those who want to savor every drop of wine. $20 O C T. 1 3

Cedar Bark Festival Veterans Memorial Park

Bring your canines and enjoy vendors, entertainment and the Cedar Park Bark Park. Food concessions will be available. Enter your dog onsite for the costume contests or the owner/ pet lookalike contest. Free

Domain, between Dillard’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

There are 2 parking garages as well as surface parking.

The day starts off at 9 am with the annual Trot, hosted by Pet’s Domain ATX. This 1K fun walk is a great way to start the day off. For a $30 entry fee, you get a Trot tshirt, and are automatically registered for some wonderful raffle prizes. Visit our website at: Phydeauxandfriends.com for more info.

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Movie in the Park: “Practical Magic” Palm Park

Join Austin Parks Foundation for a free screening of “Practical Magic” at Palm Park. Be sure to bring a blanket and come hungry, food trucks will be there. Free O C T. 2 5 – N O V. 1

Austin Film Festival Austin

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Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas

International drivers come to Austin to compete in Formula 1 Grand Prix. Over three days, the event promises live music, good food, exciting races and more

During its eight-day event, AFF features everything from highly anticipated Hollywood fare to breakthrough independent filmmaking.

Set against the vibrant and creative backdrop of Austin, AFF brings together cultured audiences, artists and awardwinning films.

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Texas Book Festival Texas State Capitol

The Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas and imagination. The festival features a rich variety of literary readings and panels, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food trucks, a YA HQ, children’s activities and exhibiting vendors from across the state and country. Free O C T. 2 7

Mexic-Arte Viva La Vida Festival and Parade Downtown Austin

Mexic-Arte Museum’s Viva La Vida Fest is Austin’s largest and longest-running Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. The festival features a grand procession, the education pavilion with hands-on art activities and artist demos, a celebration with traditional foods and local artist and retail booths, a low-rider exhibition, live music, and performances throughout the day. Free O C T. 2 8

Austin Symphony’s Halloween Children’s Concert AISD Performing Arts Center

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Austin Area Jazz Festival

Pet-Tober-Fest

Rosewood Park

Phydeaux & Friends

Austin Area Jazz Festival (AAJF) is the largest show presented by AAJF Live. It is our annual event for the best in smooth jazz. AAJF brings together legendary national acts with talented up-andcoming musicians. The result is always a great show, and a musical experience that is second to none! Cost varies

Come out to the Domain for the First Annual Pettoberfest Austin. There will be a photo booth, sponsored by Phydeaux and Friends, Wag Bags, Petting Zoo, demonstrations hourly and let’s not forget the Canine Costume Contest.

We are at Phase II of the

It’s creepy, crawly and so much fun it’s spooky! This exciting concert features frightfully fun symphonic music that is stimulating for young eyes and ears (ages 2–10). The entire family is invited to dress up in their favorite costume and enjoy “boo-tiful” music with the Austin Symphony Orchestra! Cost varies

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ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/ Walk Austin O C TO B E R 2 7

Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon Cedar Park O C TO B E R 2 7

Zombie Charge 5K Mud Run Austin O C TO B E R 7

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The Haunted Half Austin

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Bubble Run

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Ragnar Relay Flat Rock Ranch

Back on My Feet Austin’s Bigfoot Trail Race Spring Lake Preserve

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Run For Life 5K & Fun Run

Barnabas Connection 5K Wimberley

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Round Rock Turkey Trot

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The Great Pumpkin Run

Drippin’ with Thanks 5K

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Rugged Maniac Austin

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Trail of Lights Fun Run

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The Hill Country Trivium

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Cedar Creek

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ARC Decker Challenge

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Scavenger Hunt Beer Run

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Race to the Pantry 10K

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Wild Hare (10K, Ultra Trail Race)

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Jingle Bell Run (5K)

NOVEMBER 22

Pfeathered Pfun Run (5K and 10K) Pflugerville

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USA Fit Rockin’ Resolution Race Austin

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Cedar Park Turkey Day 5K Cedar Park

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[1] EPA-estimated highway fuel economy for 2019 Subaru Ascent Premium models with standard equipment. 2019 Subaru Ascent Limited shown is rated at 26 mpg highway. Actual mileage may vary. [2] EPA-estimated highway fuel economy for 2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i CVT models. Actual mileage may vary. [3] Starting at $36,630. [4] MSRP $27,753, with approved credit. [5] Purchase/lease any new (previously untitled) Subaru & receive a complimentary, factory scheduled maintenance plan for 2 years/24,000 miles (whichever comes first). See Subaru Added Security Maintenance Plan for intervals, coverages, & limitations. Customer must take delivery before 12/31/18 and reside within the promotional area. See Austin Subaru for program details and eligibility.

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