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Contents Editor’s Letter 10 #keepaustinfit 11

HIGHLIGHTS

Digital Content 12 Exposure 13

Gym Guide 60 Community Corner 74

Events 78 Races 80

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FIBER + WEIGHT LOSS

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HEADS DOWN, HEART OUT

66 NUTRITION

LIFESTYLE

WELLNESS

FITNESS

Recipe 16

New Year, New Reads 20

Preventing Osteoporosis 47 Corporate Wellness 54 FAQ 59

Workout 70

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

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From the Editor month), or even grammatically or punctually correct — just a compilation of everything weighing on my heart and mind that day. I still continue to journal every day.

I go through about two hardback journals a year and I save all of them. I save them because I love to go back and read my entries from the same date over the years and compare them. I reflect on how much I’ve grown and changed, and how the worries and anxieties I had at those times always worked themselves out. It’s a measure of my progress in life; and it’s always fulfilling to see the struggles that were worth it and how what I have now is more than I could ever dreamed of for myself.

I hope journaling is habit I never grow out of and always make time for so I can always go back and look at how far I’ve come.

In July, our AFM team had its annual editorial meeting to plan out the issue themes for 2019. I mentioned the idea of a ‘throwback issue.’ Revisiting the people who have graced our cover in past years and seeing how their lives have changed. I had specifically Aaron Ross and Sanya Richards-Ross in mind.

I’ve followed the The Ross’ throughout their athletic careers, at UT and professionally, and I continued to follow them via social media. Throughout our photoshoot and interview, I couldn’t help but think about how warm and genuine they both are. I’m thrilled to share their new story as parents and entrepreneurs.

Conveniently, as I was finalizing content for this issue, our former cover person from June 2013, Cat Osterman, announced she was coming out of retirement and would be trying out for the USA Softball Women’s National Team this month. I think the timing was perfect for placement in the throwback issue. We also have inspiring stories about three men who have overcome addiction and to enjoy newly sober lives.

I think the content of this issue serves as a reminder that change is constant, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

As the new year begins, I hope you can go back and reflect on your own growth, rejoice over the struggles you overcame in the last year, and look forward to all that 2019 will bring.

“THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOULD EVER LOOK BACK IS TO SEE HOW FAR YOU’VE COME.” —UNKNOWN

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journal almost daily. That may not sound surprising since I am a journalist, but I haven’t always been one to put my thoughts onto paper. It wasn’t until about four years ago when I moved to a brand city where I didn’t know a soul to attend school that it became a daily habit for me.

It was my form of therapy. It’s how I processed everything I was feeling and experiencing. I wrote when I was sad or lonely, about the good days and and the new friends I began making over time, about my failures, successes, goals and prayers.

The entries were not coherent or cohesive (similarly to the first draft of my editor’s notes each

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THROWBACK

FAVORITES

AFM Photogrpaher,

Staff Picks A few of our team’s past favorites!

We wanted to get in on the fun, so the AFM staff dug into the archives to pick out our favorite past covers and stories over the last 22 years. Check them out yourself under the archives section at austinfitmagazine.com.

FAVORITE COVER: Nov. 2012

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The cover with Willie Nelson. We took the cover photo inside the chapel at his Luck Texas Ranch.

He was talking about the benefits of Hemp and I asked him if he thought it would ever be legalized. Willie said ‘it’s just a matter of time.’ And he was right, Congress just passed a bill legalizing it this week.”

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FAVORITE COVER: Oct. 2018

FAVORITE STORY: A Little— or A Lot—of Change Can Do You Good

A comeback story on a sweet dog in a wheelchair is about as good as it gets for me. To top it off the dog’s name is George Oscar Bluth — a reference from my favorite show Arrested Development.”

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FAVORITE STORY: Austin’s Fittest Dogs 2015

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The Flatwater Foundation cover.

Maybe as a designer, I’m just partial to anything aesthetically pleasing, but this cover evoked feelings of serenity in more ways than one — from the perfection of the colors and photography, to the depth of appreciation for the foundation itself.”

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I love seeing the power of transformation and how a healthy lifestyle always leads to a happier life.”

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Alex Snodgrass of The Defined Dish

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The new year usually consists of new health goals and diets; or even just resolutions of cooking at home more. Whole30-, paleo- and keto-approved, this twist on a classic from The Defined Dish is a simple, family-friendly recipe to start your year off right.

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Recipe

SLOPPY JANES RECIPE Serves: 4 Total cook time: 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 cup yellow onion, finely diced 1 cup green bell pepper, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 cup coconut aminos INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 400ÂşF. Scrub and pat dry the sweet potatoes.

Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place them on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil and bake until tender (about 45 minutes).

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell pepper and garlic and sautĂŠ until slightly tender, about 4-5 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon until the meat is browned and cooked through (no longer pink), about 7 minutes more. Season with the salt and pepper while browning.

Add the tomato paste, mustard, chili powder and red pepper flakes to the skillet and cook, stirring, until well combined.

Pour in the coconut aminos and cook, stirring, until it has reduced.

Remove from heat, cover and keep warm until the potatoes are finished cooking.

When potatoes are done, remove from oven and make a slit in the top of each sweet potato. Stuff with sloppy joe mixture, serve and enjoy!

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NUTRITION AUTHOR

Brooke Zigler, MPP, RDN, LD

WHY FIBER IS THE NOT-SO-SECRET KEY TO WEIGHT LOSS Adding food to your diet is sometimes the trick to losing the extra pounds.

WHAT IS DIETARY FIBER?

Fiber, often called roughage or bulk, is a type of carbohydrate that cannot be digested by the human body. It is found only in plant foods such as vegetables, fruits, grains and legumes. Since fiber is the indigestible part of the carbohydrate and our bodies are unable to break it down, it is calorie-free.

While fiber is an important part of our diets, most Americans do not get

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enough. The recommended daily intake for women is 25 grams and 38 grams for men. However, the average adult intake of fiber is half of the recommended amount.

SOLUBLE VS. INSOLUBLE FIBER

There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. They are both beneficial and play important roles in digestion and overall health.

Soluble fiber is the indigestible food components that dissolve in water to form a gel. This type of fiber helps to lower blood cholesterol, slows glucose absorption and digestion, and also softens stools. It can also lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Soluble fiber is found in whole-grain products including barley, oats, oat bran, and rye, and fruits such as apples and citrus, legumes, seeds and vegetables.

Insoluble fiber is the indigestible food components that do not dissolve in water. This type of fiber helps to bulk stools and speed the

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passage of stools through the digestive tract, which burns calories in the process. It can alleviate constipation, prevent hemorrhoids and diverticulosis, and can also help with weight management. Insoluble fiber is found in brown rice, fruits, legumes, seeds, vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, brussels sprouts, wheat bran and whole grains.

FIBER AND WEIGHT LOSS

What makes fiber the not-so-secret key to weight loss?

Since fiber adds bulk to foods and binds to water, it provides a feeling of fullness and satisfaction after a meal.

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hile many weight loss diets focus on eliminating foods, you may be surprised to learn that the key to weight loss is sometimes about adding more food into your diet. Eating more of certain types of foods, like those high in dietary fiber, can be one way to boost your metabolism, promote satiety and put you on a healthy track to weight loss.

Whole-grains are a great source of soluble fiber!

and effort to eat since there is more chewing involved. Since it usually takes 20 minutes for the brain to receive the signal that the stomach is full, a person who eats slowly and savors each bite will typically eat less before the satiety signal eventually reaches the brain.

Furthermore, our bodies cannot actually digest fiber. However, it still attempts to do so, which burns calories during the process, helping to boost your metabolism. Fiber also slows digestion, which provides us with a steady blood glucose level. As a result, you are likely to stay fuller for a longer period of time, meaning you won’t be reaching for a snack so quickly after having a fiber-rich meal.

When increasing your fiber intake, it is equally important to also ensure sufficient hydration. Water is necessary for fiber to easily pass through the digestive tract, so not having enough may result in constipation. It is also recommended to slowly introduce fiber into the diet

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to prevent excess bloating or gas.

Even if you’re not looking to lose weight, the benefits of fiber are far reaching. Fiber is important for overall bowel health, reducing the risk of certain cancers, heart disease and diabetes. It also lowers cholesterol and may help you live a longer life. afm

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NUTRITION AUTHOR

Monica Hand

NEW YEAR, NEW READS A round-up of books on our radar to read this year

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t last, 2019 is here, and so are those countless resolutions of things to do more of in the new year. If your lists include anything along the lines of laughing, learning, earning or even just reading more, then these books are the perfect fit for your new year routine.

Feed Your Soul: Nutritional Wisdom to Lose Weight Permanently and Live Fulfilled

by Carly Pollack

Carly Pollack is a certified clinical nutritionist specializing in holistic nutrition and spiritual advancement. She founded Nutritional Wisdom, a holistic health private practice and has been awarded best nutritionist in Austin five years running

by AFM. Her new book blends an understanding of body science, brain wiring and heart spirit to facilitate real, long-term change. In the language of a fellow struggler, Pollack helps readers reframe their

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thinking and focus on long-term goals rather than immediate “gratification.” She foregoes theory and jargon to cut to the chase with “Skimmer’s Delight” chapter summations and “Make it Stick” reminders.

Feed Your Soul is a holistic guide to weight loss that explores the mental, emotional and spiritual factors that support a sustainable, healthy lifestyle. The book releases February 5 and is now available for preorder. To hear more from Carly, you can sign up for weekly newsletters and free advice at carlypollack.com or check out her private practice at nutritionalwisdom.com.

Pollack even shared an exclusive excerpt from Feed Your Soul with us so you won’t have to wait until February:

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WHERE TO BUY

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There’s a point in the process of dieting, usually close to the beginning, when we experience hopeful euphoria. The diet is working for us, we feel great and we feel like we’ve finally got it. It’s the point at which we think about our past behaviors and exclaim that we are never going back to that old way of eating again! We are essentially high on the diet, and we want to climb a mountain and scream from the top, “I’m cured!” A few weeks later, we leave our favorite Thai restaurant feeling disgusted (and yet somewhat impressed) with how much pad thai we were able to shove down our gullets. We think back to our mountaintop moment and wonder why and how we have fallen so far from grace.

Does restricting our food intake release some special endorphins that make us appear more confident than we really are?

If we were truly that happy about all the positive eating changes, then why did we go back to our old patterns?

Carly Pollack

Because I have visited the mountaintop a time or two (or 10), I have the answer to why we fall so hard from grace and directly into a bag of chips. It is also the key to understanding why diets don’t work.

Consider this formula:

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Thoughts → Emotions → Behaviors → Reward or Consequence Diets don’t work because they focus on behavior modification and nothing more.

Eat this, don’t eat that; and if you eat that, you break the rules of the diet, and that makes you lazy, inadequate, weak, unlovable, and [insert insult] here. If we are brave and vulnerable enough to look more deeply at what truly needs to be healed, we will have success in eliminating our negative behaviors at their root.

It is our minds that drive the eating bus.

In fact, our thoughts drive every emotion we feel, and how we feel will dictate how we act. Unless we change the original thought/story, we will recreate the same painful pattern, a nightmarish diet-induced Groundhog Day.

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NUTRITION The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

by Dalai Lama

You Are a Badass at Making Money

by Jen Sincero The New York Times best-selling author Jen Sincero has written yet another badass book to get you through the year. Her first book, You Are a Badass, gave insight on how to stop doubting yourself and just embrace who you are by focusing on the parts of your reality that are entirely up to you. Now, with a second book with the same theme of badassery, she gives you the financial advice you need to hear about taking control of your own wealth and income.

In You Are a Badass at Making Money, Sincero not only gives you all of the hard-to-hear actualities about your situation and thought processes on moving forward, but she also utilizes her uniquely entertaining voice to keep you engaged through every chapter. As she once again pulls you out from that thought of being any kind of victim of circumstances, there is no one that wouldn’t benefit from her encouraging push, no matter their situation or income.

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On His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s eightieth birthday, Archbishop Desmond Tutu traveled to Dharamsala, India to not only celebrate with him but to collaborate on this masterpiece of a discussion of happiness in this world of hardship.

Described as their gift to the world, the book lays the pillars, definitions, characteristics and obstacles of joy through their intimate conversations of their own struggles and individual journeys that lead them both separately to the same wisdom.

The friendship unfolds page after page as they share tears, jokes and everything that makes us all so distinctly human — creating a narrative that is all the more real and inspiring for each of us to chase after that undying joy they both are so well known for possessing and sharing. As the book depicts the ways in which their journies to happiness included intense obstructions, it becomes much like a map to follow and learn from with their lessons intermixed in a beautifully written fashion.

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Brief Answers to Big Questions

by Stephen Hawking Though the world lost Stephen Hawking in March 2018, his inspirational story and legacy of discoveries will never be forgotten. Many feel as if he left too soon now that some of the greatest issues are rearing their heads at humanity and coming to the foreground in debates throughout international communities. Yet, with this book, he leaves us his final opinions, characteristic wits and potential ideas on 10 of these insatiably curious questions that seem larger than life. Questions covered include: Will We Survive on Earth?

Can We Predict The Future? How Do We Shape the Future?

The book opens with an extremely touching foreword written by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for his performance as Stephen Hawking matched by a heartfelt afterword from Hawking’s daughter, Lucy. Between these pieces that exemplify how he touched lives at a personal level, each of those 10 questions receives a chapter devoted to discussing it all on its own. As a final goodbye from Hawking to the world, and in a way a goodbye to Hawking from the world, it is a must-read in 2019.

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Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

by Michael Pollan Michael Pollan, known for his writings on food and philosophy, has created a number-one New York Times best-seller with this sensible guide to navigating three burning questions in the world of food: What Should I Eat?, What Kinds of Foods Should I Eat?, and How Should I Eat? And now its the perfect addition to your reading list this January as the atmosphere becomes clouded with conflicting diet and fitness advice.

Pollan is known for his “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” take on dieting. This book delves a little deeper by breaking it down into 64 straightforward and entertaining rules. Drawing from health and wellness traditions across generations and cultures, Pollan outlines the best-kept secrets and forgotten wisdoms into these principles, and each gets a single page devoted to it.

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Elevation

by Stephen King Like many of Stephen King’s iconic tales, Elevation takes place in his fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. However, there are unique aspects to this piece that separates it from the rest of King’s work. Not only is the novel short and small in size, especially compared to King’s It, but it also has very little dark or ominous themes throughout the storyline. Elevation follows Scott Carey as he struggles with an elusive ailment that seems otherworldly. As he accepts his

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possible incurable fate, his perception on the divided town shifts and he becomes unlikely partners with a lesbian couple that lives next door who were a source of conflict in his daily life.

As Carey learns to overcome his own prejudices and attempts to leave Castle Rock better than he found it, King creates something of a parable for modern times — a commentary that maybe we all can get along no matter how deeply our differences may run.

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LIFESTYLE Lauren Jones

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he epidemic of alcohol and drug addiction hits close to home for entrepreneurs David Garza, Wes Hurt and Shea Boland. All former addicts, these men have overcome the most difficult of circumstances to become successful leaders in the health and fitness industries.

Through grace, self-acceptance and a desire to help those around them while potentially changing the world, they’ve all become voices of inspiration within the Austin community.

Austin entrepreneurs David Garza, Wes Hurt and Shea Boland share their stories on overcoming addiction.

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DAVID GARZA LEARNING TO SURRENDER If you’ve ever taken a class at kickboxing gym Knockout on West Sixth Street or Love Cycling Studio, you’ve most likely met “superman” David Garza. A 13-time Ironman, Garza is known for teaching some of the most physically demanding fitness classes in the city. But when he shared his journey to sobriety on social media last year, he was nervous aboutwhat the reaction would be.

Never a heavy drinker during college, he turned to alcohol to cope when he experienced a rough patch in his marriage. He later received a DWI which he

calls an “eye-opening experience” and one that let him know he was “spiraling out of control.”

In the spring of 2017, Garza drove himself to Starlite Recovery Center in Center Point, Texas, resolved to finally get sober with some of the best advice he’s ever received etched on his brain.

“You really have to surrender to the experience if you’re going to tackle this and dig deep down into the big questions that you need to answer,” a good friend of Garza’s says.

Garza went in to rehab open-hearted and began listening, exploring and diving into the issues he was trying to cover up with alcohol.

David Garza

Over 20 million Americans suffer from drug and alcohol abuse issues.

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“When I got out I was ashamed [of going to rehab because] I don’t know how people were going to see me,” Garza says. “I thought that I went to rehab because I couldn’t do it myself. One of the craziest topics in there was how many times people went back. I was asked if I was a ‘frequent flyer’ and I’d hear [21 yearolds] say they’d been in there 13 or 14 times.”

Once back in Austin, Garza continued to fight for his sobriety,

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while dealing with both the shame and guilt of what he’d let himself become. But there was a silver lining. Today, he uses social media to share his story with those who are struggling, to be real and raw and offer advice to as many people as he possibly can.

“I let everyone know I messed up,” Garza says. “[I’m] talking to people about it and trying to go on through life with that is in my back pocket now.”

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WES HURT LIVING IN THE LIGHT

Wes Hurt, founder of Hey Cupcake! and Clean Cause, is no stranger to addiction. Struggling with alcoholism since high school, more than two decades now, and opiate addiction, he’s come to terms with the fact that he lives life a little faster than most.

Eleven years ago, his first business, Hey Cupcake!, took off, first

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unsuccessfully launching on the University of Texas campus and then growing in popularity when Hurt acquired an open lot on South Congress Avenue. At the time, he was a full-on alcoholic, but his addiction steadily grew more menacing. In the last couple years of the business, six years ago, he began popping pills.

“The physical addiction of opiates is unbelievable,” Hurt says.

“It feels like you don’t even have a choice at all because your body is screaming. I went from popping one or two pills to 30 to 35 Vicodin a day over a two-year period of time.”

After years of struggling to get sober, Hurt ended up living in a warehouse with a homeless man, once again facing the question he’d been asking since childhood, “What’s my purpose?”

Now with Clean Cause, a water and energy drink company that gives 50 percent of its profits back to drug and alcohol recovery efforts and employs former addicts, he is able to fulfill his purpose as an

entrepreneur with a cause that is bigger than himself.

He’s fighting fire with fire, as he likes to say, and going up against energy drink giants like Red Bull with a mission that everyone can believe in.

“I’d love to say it just takes heart and that if the whole world sang ‘Kumbaya’ we’d all be ok, but it’s going to take hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars,” Hurt says about lessening the alcohol and opiate epidemic.

“We got good hearts and we want to kill it, but at the end of the day, we are going to make money to fuel the resources and keep up with the pace of addiction.”

For Hurt, his path to sobriety has had its ups and downs, but it’s passion that ultimately has led him to “live hard in the light.”

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“The physical addiction of opiates is unbelievable,” Hurt says. “It

feels like you don’t even have a

choice at all because your body is screaming.”

“We believed in second chances and third and fourth chances,” he says.

“There’s no limit. Yes, does the bar go higher every time? Yes, but there’s so much opportunity for us to show grace and compassion to people.”

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Shea Boland

SHEA BOLAND IT’S ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY Shea Boland, men’s wellness coach, personal trainer, Lululemon ambassador and founder of ATX Sprint Squad, has been sober for just over six years now. Born and raised in Montana, he lived in Los Angeles before making his way out to Austin to enter rehab.

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“I hit rock bottom with opiates in L.A. and my parents gave me one last shot,” he says. “They were either coming down there to cut ties with me or get me help.

Throughout all those low spots and me getting high and stealing and not being a great person, I knew in my heart I wanted help, but I was so afraid of the unknown.”

Boland entered a 90-day

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life-saving program in Westlake, Texas, where he lived with 10 to 15 men. He did CrossFit five days a week, participated in therapy and came to understand the man he wanted to become. But, above all, he remembers how every single person in the home held one another accountable.

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“If you don’t know how to make your bed how do you think you’re going to stay sober?” Boland says.

After leaving treatment, he began working at Elizabeth Street Cafe, and in April 2017 he launched a new career in the fitness industry.

“After a little trial and error, personal training came onto my radar and it seemed really special to me at the time,” Boland says. “I Iooked at the little 20-year-old Gold’s Gym trainers and thought, ‘Wow that looks awesome. He’s wearing athletic gear and it seems like he’s really helping someone.’”

In the early months of his new business, things just seemed to fall into place. Some of his old customers from Elizabeth

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Street began requesting his services, he met with gym owners and steadily had a solid group of private training clients.

Today, Boland’s career has further developed and he is primarily focused on men’s wellness coaching.

“The aesthetic issues people come to see me about are just scratching the surface,” Boland says.

“I can help people on a deeper level and that may mean going back to school for a psychotherapy degree or getting certified in a more bodycentered therapy or meditation.”

While fitness is one aspect of his new wellness program, his goal is to help men get more emotionally in tune and build up their intuition and confidence.

“I don’t want to have it boxed up as a going-to-save-your-life program...Ultimately what it looks like is helping people come back home to themselves.” afm

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Alisha McDarris

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The Andy Roddick Foundation

UNCOVERING TALENT THROUGH OPPORTUNITY The Andy Roddick Foundation helps underserved Austin students find their passion, and as a result, thrive inside and outside the classroom.

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his summer, Kalvin, a fifth-grader at Pecan Springs Elementary, made a solar car and learned about the history of Oreos. Fifth-grade student Mia spent spring break kayaking and gazing at the stars. Rosa, a third-grader, built leadership skills that she can use when she becomes a teacher one day.

Kalvin, Mia and Rosa are just a few of the children of the Andy Roddick Foundation (ARF). ARF is a foundation started by Andy Roddick that offers after-school programs and summer camps for

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underserved Austin kids, to give them the chance to find their passion, which more important than most would realize.

The way Kalvin, Mia, Rosa and their classmates spend their time outside of school can dictate how successful they’ll be in school and in life. Over summer break, for example, students’ achievement scores decline by a month’s worth of school-year learning, with lowincome students having the sharpest decline in reading skills. This is called summer learning loss, and the kids who suffer the most are the ones whose families don’t have the resources to remedy the situation.

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WE LIKE TO SAY TALENT IS UNIVERSAL — OPPORTUNITY IS NOT.” During the school year, lowincome families often have to work shorter hours, forgoing valuable income in order to be home to care for their children.

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discovering this sobering fact, former pro tennis player Andy Roddick who started ARF in 2000, the year he turned 18, saw an opportunity to raise money to affect change in the city where he grew up.

The foundation has come a long way since that first fundraising event where Roddick and his friends offered tennis clinics in a parking lot. In its first year, the foundation raised about two thousand dollars. This fall, the 13th annual Andy Roddick Foundation Gala brought in $1.3 million for the various programs offered at the three Austin elementary schools that help kids find their passion and begin to thrive.

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However, it’s not math, reading or science classes that Kindergarten through fifth-grade students can participate in at Hart, Harrison and Pecan Springs Elementary schools. Rather, ARF’s mission is to focus on social and emotional learning and create new chances for children to grow in literacy, STEM, art and sports during months and times of day when statistics show they’re typically most at risk of falling behind.

Subjects include tech and financial literacy, growing sustainable foods, sushi-making and rugby keep kids interested and occupied.

“My concern isn’t even that they’re into tennis, but that they

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have any interest,” Roddick says.

Roddick feels excelling is not just about education, but about finding a passion, like he did with tennis. Once children find something they enjoy and are good at, their confidence blossoms and they thrive in their social circles. But children from lower-income families often never get that chance.

“We like to say talent is universal—opportunity is not,” Roddick says.

Roddick is hoping to change that. Because in addition to thriving emotionally and socially, kids also tend to excel educationally when they find their niche, whether they are making robots or shooting a silent film.

According to a study done on the impact of after-school programs, participating students

outperformed their peers on standardized testing, maintained or improved their reading skills over the summer and had a higher attendance level. Parents are also more involved, and it also gives them the ability to work a few extra hours a day.

“As a result, the course of their life is forever changed, as is the future of Austin,” ARF CEO, Richard Tagle, says. “Our children don’t just learn how to do better in school, they find new ways to ignite their passion.”

Whether it’s learning pottery basics from Keith Keegan, music theory from Saul Paul or fitness in the park, ARF gives kids real-world insights into exciting fields they may never have considered — as well as the chance to blossom and succeed. afm

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EVEN AFTER RETIREMENT FROM SPORTS, AARON ROSS AND SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS CONTINUE TO ELEVATE EACH OTHER TO THE TOP OF THEIR GAMES — NOW AS PARENTS AND ENTREPRENEURS. AUTHOR KAT BARCLAY PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN FITZSIMMONS

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FOR THOSE WHO DON’T ALREADY KNOW, AARON ROSS AND SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS WERE DUBBED AUSTIN’S CHAMPIONSHIP COUPLE AFTER THEY FELL IN LOVE AS STUDENT ATHLETES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

Sanya was a sprinter and Aaron was a cornerback on the football team. Between the two, they racked up six national championships while at UT, as well as a Jim Thorpe award. After college they continued to add to their trophy case as professional athletes for the U.S. Track and Field team and the NFL. Aaron won two Super Bowls while playing with the New York Giants and Sanya earnedfour Olympic gold medals.

A lot has changed since the last time the two graced the cover of AFM in October 2014. They may have retired from sports, but they have achieved just as many accomplishments over the last five years.

Sanya has authored three books, done commentary on NBC, started a business and given birth to their first child, Aaron Jermaine Ross II, whom they refer to as “Duecey.” Aaron started his chauffeur business, Ross Elite, “...and got grays,” he adds with a laugh.

We caught up with the couple in their Round Rock home to chat more about what it’s been like adapting to life as retired athletes, entrepreneurs and parents, and what’s in store for the next five years.

Q&A AFM: What do you remember going on in your lives the last time you were on the cover in 2014?

SR-R:

“I think 2014 was really just a year of both of us recovering from injury, trying to get back at it and giving sports a final push...I don’t have the best memory, but I do remember us buying a new home .

Honestly, I think it was a time in our lives that we were kind of planning for the future, planning on retirement from sports and starting a family. So, I feel like it was almost a time of forward planning and forward thinking for us.”

AFM: What was the transition like from training every day to retirement?

AR:

“The first two years it was a hard transition for me,” Aaron says.

“Playing football and that being part of your everyday life...everything was structured around that — and to finally not have that anymore it was a pretty hard adjustment. After starting Ross Elite and a family, [retirement] started to become really easy.

I don’t even miss football anymore.

This chapter of my life is something you could never imagine. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me so far. I’m very happy.”

SR-R: “Yeah I think I’d echo most

of Ross’ sentiments. Having seen my husband retire a year before, I really started to prepare myself mentally, physically and spiritually for the transition. I think you really see a lot of athletes struggle because they don’t prepare. I think it’s about mentally preparing yourself knowing ‘I am more than an athlete,’ because as athletes we find so much of our identity in sports. It’s more like saying, ‘Hey we’re athletes but we’re so much more than that and that’s just a foundation we can build on.’ I’m not going to say it was easy, but we did our best. We always kind of leaned on

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each other in sports and then to transition together was such a blessing. Just to really communicate with someone who loves you and knows what you’re going through. For both of us, I feel like a lot of things we said we were going to do, we’ve accomplished, including having our first child, which has been tough. Having a baby is not easy, but it’s good when it’s something you want. It’s something we both wanted and wanted to go through together. So, it’s been a good journey.”

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AFM: What does working out look like now that you no longer train?

AR:

“What’s that word, ‘workout?’ [laughing]”

SR-R: “I’m

happy you make that distinction because it is so different, it was a job and passion of ours for so long.

It was different because it was these

“WE ALWAYS KIND OF LEANED ON EACH OTHER IN SPORTS AND THEN TO TRANSITION TOGETHER WAS SUCH A BLESSING. JUST TO REALLY COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU AND KNOWS WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH.”

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2014 Couple purchases house in Round Rock

2015 Aaron retires from NFL

2016 Sanya retires from track and field and does commentary for NBC at the Rio Olympics

2017 Couple launches chauffeur business, Ross Elite; Sanya releases two books Run with Me and Chasing Grace; Couples announces pregnancy and gives birth to son, Aaron Jermaine Ross II

2018 Sanya publishes latest book for teens, Right on Track, Sanya launches new styling business, CoordiNation

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real tangible goals — you have the Olympics this year or world championships. I never understood why people said it was hard to work out and now I get it. We’ve been trying to find our new normal. We have a weight room upstairs and we both love to bike. Ross is really into contraptions so he bought Deucey a carrier-type thing with wheels that attaches to the bike and he loves it. So, yeah, we get it now.

It’s hard to find time to workout in your busy schedule but we try to make it a priority.”

AFM: Do you think your careers at UT, and being known as elite athletes in Austin, has helped in regards to establishing your businesses?

AR: “Since the first day I stepped on campus I’ve been getting tremendous support from the community.

That’s been since 2001 and that’s

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all the way to 2018, and it’s only getting stronger. Austin is home.”

SR-R:

“One of the first places we went when we started [Ross Elite] was UT and they’ve been amazing.

We’ve driven both head coaches, Charlie Strong and Tom Herman, Coach Brown and we drive the president every now and then.

They support us 100 percent and we, of course, feel that ripple effect throughout the city.”

AFM: Even though you are retired,

what are some of the ways you are still involved or plan to be involved with sports?

SR-R: “When I retired in 2016, in my post-race interview I said I wanted to write my book, have a child and do some commentary. NBC reached out to me a day later...I feel like [commentating] has been an amazing way to contribute to my sport in a 2019

AFM: Is life right now what you imagined it would look

new way. To be the first female in the booth in 20 years and to be able to speak on my sport and give insight and perspective has been a great way to stay connected to my sport. Also, both Ross and I love mentoring, so were trying to figure out ways to do that at an even higher level through sports. Ross goes to UT a lot, helping coach the corners and stuff like that. I also recently joined the board of Marathon Kids, which is a phenomenal organization. I think for both of us, we want to help promote sports for young kids and we know the importance of participating in sports, just really trying to grow those places we invest our time in.”

like and what do you see for your family in the next five years?

SR-R: “I think like Ross said, it’s more than we

imagined it would be. It’s been an amazing journey transitioning from sports. When I think about where we will in the next five years, our hope is to continue building our family. Maybe have one more kid — not right away — but growing our family and really being established for our son.”

AR: “Yeah, that’s the main thing.”

AFM: Do you think staying involved with sports helps

SR-R: “Having a child really brings things into per-

to adjust to retirement more easily?

spective. Thank God my husband was planning and saving for the future. But, yeah, I think Austin has always felt like home to us and being able to start our businesses here has been so fulfilling for us. My hope is we will grow our connection and networks and build a great foundation for our family and son — hopefully by then, maybe, another one.” afm

SR-R: “Yeah. I know for me especially, I really wanted

to be in Rio as an athlete, but to go as a commentator I think really it helped to fill that void for me in a unique way. I love still really being connected commentating.

And, yes, I think it really does help alleviate the pain of not being able to do it anymore [laughing].”

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CAT OSTERMAN After three years in retirement, the lefthanded pitching legend is attempting a comeback for the 2020 Olympics.

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and athletes can become frustrated when their sport is dropped from the list, it’s nothing compared to the excitement and newfound pride that blossoms when their sport is reintroduced.

As is the case for softball leagues and fans across every level and every ocean since the sport was voted back into the summer Olympics, along with baseball, in 2016. After the sport’s hiatus that started in 2012, the diehards look on with anticipation to see how that stint away from the spotlight has built competitive tensions and thirst for the gold.

And sure enough, the same goes for Cat Osterman, as she returns to the spotlight of Olympic softball.

any sports fluctuate on whether or not they are included in the Olympic lineup. These decisions are made by votes conducted within the International Olympic Committee based on, among other factors, the popularity of each sport throughout the world. Though fans

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“It was never about being the best pitcher in the school, the state, or the world. No, to me, it was always about how great of a pitcher [I] and my dad could make me. How I could improve, how I could outdo myself.”

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fter announcing her plan to come out of retirement and try out for the 2020 Summer Olympics, her fans around the world now watch to see how her hiatus away from the game will affect her. Though the eagerness to see what is to come of her decision heightens with each day closer to tryouts, her decision to return to the game itself comes as a surprise to no one. She retired in 2015, just three short years ago, and the world of softball was in shock to watch her walk away from the pitcher’s mound.

“A lot of people just don’t understand what that life is like,” Osterman explains. “I needed a break from living out of a suitcase and I just wanted to chase my passion of coaching. It’s almost impossible to be elite at both simultaneously.”

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Without a doubt, Osterman had already become an elite in the sport of softball. She took the game by storm and made pitching an art form.

Osterman loved softball from an early age. By age 11, she knew she wanted to be a pitcher, even asking her dad for pitching lessons for her birthday present. While most kids her age would have been asking for bikes or a trip to a theme park, Osterman was more interested in perfecting her art. Refusing to take on the role of other positions, she devoted her time to becoming the best pitcher she could be.

“It was never about being the best pitcher in the school, the state or the world,” Osterman says. “No, to me, it was always about how great of a pitcher [I] and my dad could make me — how I could improve, how I could outdo myself.”

Her devotion to this art continuously showed game after game.

Starting in high school, her pitching career boasts awards, firsts and broken records. After graduation, she even became the youngest member on Team USA at the 2004 Olympics — redshirting from The University of Texas at Austin just to train, and, ultimately, take the gold at the games in Athens that year.

These legacies continue all the way through to her retirement. Her Wikipedia page is filled with lists of title after title and mind-blowing pitching stats that leave anyone, even novices to the sport, overwhelmed and in awe.

But Osterman mentions few of these when asked about her career.

Rather, she talks the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Team USA lost the gold to Japan. She describes how everything went wrong that game, mistakes that the team had never made before and how each member of the team handled the loss differently, but how they all

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blamed themselves personally.

“I thought that this loss would be what I was remembered for forever,” Osterman explains with a soft smile, “But the funny thing is, no one even brings it up.”

Though she had an amazing career in the National Pro Fastpitch league after that Olympic game, she still feels there is some unfinished redemption.

“I think that everyone knew how much that loss really weighed on me,” Osterman says, citing her family’s and friends’ endless support. “They knew that if I had the opportunity to make things work, I was going to take it. I just didn’t know how it was going to work.”

It was that idea of making things work that Osterman was the most worried about. After three years devoted to becoming elite in her new passion of coaching

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her girls at Texas State, Osterman describes that some of the most prideful and emotional moments in her life were when her pitchers achieved their dreams on their own mounds. She knew that if training for a comeback meant leaving that job and those girls, she wouldn’t do it.

“But then my boss came to me, and she said we would make it work,” Osterman recalls. “At first, I tried to explain that I didn’t want to give up coaching, but she stopped me and repeated herself — she wanted to help me do both.”

With the coaching staff at Texas State on her side and giving her the goahead, nothing was holding Osterman back. She waited to make the announcement until after she made sure she was still able to make all the appropriate arrangements to get back into training.

Then, the pieces began to fall into place.

Her old trainer, that she started working with while at the University of Texas, ended up getting a job at Texas State University, completely unrelated to her or her mission to take on the tryouts for the Olympics. This meant her training no longer had to be via a phone call across state borders. Once she knew her art of pitching was still there and she was still capable of commanding the ball, she went all in.

“When I got back into it and started seeing the ball do what I wanted it to do,” Osterman says, “The comeback seemed a lot more real, and a lot more possible.”

As with her first Olympic appearance in 2004, when she was the youngest member on the team, Osterman hopes that if she makes it through tryouts she is able to once again help bridge two generations of softball players. Now as an older member, she sees things a little differently. Though she admits she may not be as social mediasavvy as the younger Olympic hopefuls, she’s excited to see what they can learn from each other. afm

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PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS Decrease in bone density can happen in both younger and older adults.

The good news is, it’s not too late to reverse some of the damage.

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ou have the bones of a 70-year-old woman,” the doctor said.

No 24-year-old wants to hear that news.

After many years of disordered eating, over-exercise, restrictive diets, amenorrhea, nutrient deficiencies and “gut issues” (like IBS and constipation), my body (and bones) showed it on a bone density scan.

The prescription to fix it?

“Get more calcium in yogurt, milk and cheese. Take a calcium supplement. And lift weights — but not too heavy,” the doctor sugessted— all in the name of “restoring my bones.”

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Like a good patient, I nodded and smiled, however, I was already doing those things. Despite eating fat-free Greek yogurt, taking a calcium supplement and pumping iron, something wasn’t adding up.

According to the scan, I still had the bones of a 70-year-old woman.

For some reason my body was not absorbing the calcium. At the time, no one ever explained to me a root cause behind osteoporosis.

Seven years later, my osteoporosis is now in remission — all because I learned and healed the root cause behind the bone disease.

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OSTEOPOROSIS 101

Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by decreased bone density.

Throughout our lifetime, our bones are in a constant state of renewal — new bone is made and old bone is broken down.

When we’re kids and teens, our body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old bone and our bone mass increases — hence the growing pains. Most people reach their peak bone mass by their early 20s, and as people age, bone mass is lost faster than it’s created.

In osteoporosis, this bone loss is exaggerated as bone mass breaks

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down and density decreases.

Many health experts define osteoporosis as a “autoimmune disease” since the body is in a state of “attacking itself.”

Osteoporosis goes far As people beyond milk consumption age, bone mass or a daily calcium chew. As is lost faster an autoimmune-like conthan created dition, osteoporosis shares important characteristics with other autoimmune conditions, specifically: • Inflammation • Leaky Gut or “Intestinal Permeability”

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OSTEOPOROSIS GOES FAR BEYOND MILK CONSUMPTION OR A DAILY CALCIUM CHEW.

WHO GETS OSTEOPOROSIS?

Osteoporosis affects approximately 1-4 of all women and 1-8 men.

While you may think that osteoporosis is an “older generation” disease associated with people over age 50, younger individuals are not off the hook.

or amenorrhea (lack of period for three or more months) • History of disordered eating • Over exercise • People with nutrient deficiencies, leaky gut or poor nutrient absorption • Overactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)

R I S K FAC TO R S I N C LU D E :

Osteoporosis is an inflammatory “reaction” where the body attacks itself (specifically bone mass). This autoimmune reaction is often triggered by a “leaky gut” and a stressful lifestyle.

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• Caucasian ethnicity (1-2 women with osteoporosis) • Ovary removal and Menopause (hormone shifts) • Late-onset puberty history • Women with irregular periods

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COMMON SYMPTOMS

Unlike a runny nose during a cold or experiencing joint pain with arthritis, osteoporosis can go undetected for years until a more serious injury, like a fracture or stress fracture occurs. In fact, 50

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COMMON SYMPTOMS

percent of women and 25 percent of men with osteoporosis will suffer a fracture at some point in their lifetime. Common symptoms to look out for that may suggest your increased likelihood of having the disease include:

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• Frequent stress fractures (especially in feet or hips) • Shin splints • Back pain (caused by an undiagnosed collapsed vertebrae or fracture) • Loss of height over time • Stooped posture • Digestive distress (chronic bloating, constipation, IBS, GERD)

B AC K PA I N (CAUSED BY AN UNDIAGNOSED COLLAPSED VERTEBRAE OR FRACTURE)

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HOW TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS

Bone health is built upon a foundation solid nutrition—the “medicine” for making a healthier body overall.

Fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, K2 and E) and saturated fats are arguably just as important as calcium because these nutrients help the body absorb calcium. These vitamins can be found in foods like egg yolks, raw nuts and seeds, organic meats, avocado, extra virgin olive oil and cod liver oil.

As well as consuming a nutrientdense diet, minimizing nutrientdepleting foods helps optimize bone (and gut) health.

Two nutrient-lacking staples in the Standard American Diet include: processed, refined grains and conventional dairy — two food sources highly correlated with inflammation and gut conditions (like “leaky gut” and IBS).

However, there are still plenty of ways to incorporate calcium-rich foods in your diet while avoiding dairy and processed foods. This includes things like almonds (or almond milk), spinach, green beans, kale, garlic and tofu. Just be sure to

D I G E ST I V E D I ST R E S S (CHRONIC BLOATING, CONSTIPATION, IBS, GERD)

FREQUENT STRESS FRACTURES (ESPECIALLY IN FEET OR HIPS)

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Given osteoporosis’ connection to individuals who tend to: overtrain, suffer from amenorrhea or have underlying gut conditions or nutrient deficiencies, intuitiveness with your body is essential for healing.

Intuitiveness with my own body was essential for my own healing.

Getting past the obsession I had with overtraining, no longer running on my stress fractures and giving myself “permission” to eat more were big steps in not only

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caring for my body, but listening to my body (more than the rules I had concocted in my head).

Don’t worry about consuming tons of dairy, or adding an extra calcium supplement to your day, just eat right, stay active (without overdoing it) and listen to your body and your bones will strengthen over time. afm Shutterstock

aim for a baseline of 600-800 mg of calcium daily from your food.

When it comes to bone strength, incorporating exercise can be just as important as what you eat.

Walking, weight lifting, high intensity interval training and yoga all play a part in increasing bone density — just so long as you’re not overdoing it. Repeat exercises and pounding does have the potential to add wear and tear on our bodies.

Last, but not least: listen to your body.

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HUMAN WELLNESS IS THE NEW CORPORATE WELLNESS

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one are the days of sticking it out to maximize your 401k or receive the company watch for 25 years of service. Also fading are the days of basic biometric screenings, smoking cessation programs, and counting steps on a pedometer in the hopes of lowering the cost of insurance.

These simply do not inspire long-lasting habit change

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or loyalty. So, what does motivate employees and foster longevity? Culture and connection.

A 2016 study conducted by LinkedIn reported that millennials change jobs on average four times in their first decade out of college. That means that the average lifespan of an employee at the workplace is a short two years, a somber statistic for employers who seek cost containment, retention and longevity.

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In an age where things seem to change rapidly, the latest trend in corporate wellness is starting to ride a more permanent wave.

In order to combat this frightening trend, companies — including several in Austin — are stepping up wellness culture because, as studies are showing, culture is the new corporate wellness trend.

THE OLD PARADIGM

“Originally, when I got into this role, the majority of wellness programs were around cost containment,” Patrick Mercer, assistant vice president and wellness director for Frost Banking, Investments Insurance says. “However, in the last five years, there’s been a huge trend in offering programs to make personal connections, develop relationships and increase intrinsic value.”

As a result, instead of simply lowering insurance premiums, the artful job of a wellness director has been extended more radically

to put holistic programs in place that will create and enhance the workplace culture, improve talent acquisition, reduce turnover and improve retention.

All of these programs lead to loyalty, increased happiness, less stress and, consequently, better overall health.

WHAT IS WORKING?

While it’s true that it’s almost expected that a company would offer some form of wellness benefits, many employees also feel like they shouldn’t have to do anything outside of their respective job duties.

“Employees feel jaded or cynical when they hear the word, ‘wellness’ because of experiences in the past or the pressure of being forced into a program that they don’t want to do,” Ben Clutter, director of employer

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relations for It’s Time Texas says.

Therein lies the dilemma for many employers and wellness directors. Corporate wellness programs are expected, but they shouldn’t be mandated. They are inherently valuable to the lifespan of a company, but they’re also a drain on employees who view it as another responsibility.

So, what’s a company to do?

What does work in this day and age of transient employment, social media influence and short attention spans?

LET THE EMPLOYEES DECIDE

“Our employees are our biggest asset,” Mercer stresses. “We’d rather provide benefits that individuals care most about, so...we ask, ‘What do you want?’ In doing so, we’re trying to create a better culture and experience.”

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WELLNESS memberships are great, but unless you can go before work or on your way home, it’s hard to take advantage of this benefit, especially if there is a family at home waiting.

This new generation of employees also places high value on balance, financial wellness, stress management and mental wellness.

That’s why many larger companies now offer extensive on-site fitness

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Blipic App In Action Blipic is an innovative tool being used by companies to foster social interaction community, and employee-driven wellness. Blipic measures sunshine points and all tracking is done through an app on your phone.

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options that include both physical activity and opportunities for a mindfulness practice.

Companies like Indeed offer meals and a myriad of on-site classes including yoga, pilates, bootcamp and more. They also incorporate wellness programs where employees earn a certain number of points that can then be used to earn money for various fitness reimbursements.

Blipic is an innovative tool being used by companies to foster social interaction community, and employee-driven wellness.

This Austin-based app, founded

by Chris Eddy, seeks to maximize participation by inspiring employees of all activity levels to find what motivates them to live a more active and healthy outdoor lifestyle.

Some people will never be motivated by steps or miles, Eddy explains, and not everyone strives to be an athlete. But there are people who love to garden, rock climb, volunteer, fish or kayak.

Instead of rewarding points and incentives based on miles or steps, Blipic measures sunshine points and the tracking is all done on your phone through the app. In doing so, this levels the playing field for all employees to participate equally because they can log their own individual experiences or team up with co-workers for a collective challenge or adventure. It’s a unique employee-inspired solution that promotes social incentives and collaboration.

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Innovative and creative corporate wellness initiatives get us back to what we were created to do: move more, eat whole foods, form relationships and not spend all

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Clutter echoes this sentiment.

“Set people up for success at work,” he says. “Put the right products in the hands of the employees if you want some real change.”

What are those products and values that employees care most about?

Employees care about cost, convenience and accessibility. It’s even more of an incentive or reward if you can provide these wellness opportunities on company time. Free gym

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day sitting in a chair. It’s about making people more human. Clearly, this is the antithesis of traditional corporate America, but the companies who are using apps like Blipic and prioritizing employee values are seeing results.

“Ultimately, you want to bring the best version of yourself to work,” Mercer says. “So, if your job prioritizes healthy habits, mindfulness, resilience and community, then you’ll take those values outside of the office and extend them to friends and family,” What more could a wellness director ask for? afm

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REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL We live in a time of advancing science and exponential technologies that places data and metrics at our fingertips. Apeiron Center for Human Potential is a new, local business that leverages these powerful advancements to provide precise individualized strategies to optimize health and well-being. We asked Dr. Robert Harding of Apeiron how he approaches health and why we should start taking a new look at Precision Performance Medicine.

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Apeiron takes a unique complex systems approach, where all aspects of the human system are assessed.

Beginning with your genetic code, Aperion maps your blueprint by leveraging advanced diagnostics, labs and clinical assessments such as body composition, bone density testing, brain and psychophysiologic peak performance stress mapping, the latest in neurocognitive function testing, QEEG, human movement neuromuscular evaluation, and hormone balance. We focus on a new health paradigm which moves toward

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Brian Fitzsimmons

WHAT IS APEIRON’S PRECISION PERFORMANCE MEDICINE?

enhanced living as opposed to the current model that moves away from sickness.

WHAT ROLE DO SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTICS PLAY IN YOUR METHOD?

food we eat, the quality of sleep we experience, the cars we drive, the products we clean with and put on our skin, the thoughts we think, the people we hang out with, the levels of stress we react to and the chemicals and medications we dump into our water supply, all have an effect.

When we use precision data based on the uniqueness of the individual we can create a rapid change in health and performance status.

Founders, Dr. Hamilton and Dr. Stickler

We evaluate all aspects of an individual’s life; their medical and family history, occupation, lifestyle and the environments they live and play in.

By leveraging individual systems diagnostics to include genetics along with real time markers from sensor and mobile data we provide personalized lifestyle interventions to optimize and enhance gene expression.

We then design an individualized performance plan that returns health to a place of foundational homeostasis (balance) from which optimization may flow. Once optimization occurs the real fun

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRECISION PERFORMANCE MEDICINE?

begins and enhancement becomes available to achieve levels of health and performance not previously thought possible.

HOW DOES THE SCIENCE OF EPIGENETICS INFORM

HEALTH?

The game-changing Science of Epigenetics assists us to create personalized and precise optimization strategies by taking the reins of gene expression to adapt and thrive under modern environmental pressures.

Every decision we make contributes to this process in some way. The

Precision Performance Medicine results in a state of being where consistent high performance becomes the new baseline state.

Thriving health and well-being is about having an agile system and optimal tools and strategies to promote effortless rejuvenation and recovery. In this way you are positioned to flourish in any environment including those that present challenge. Common outcomes include increased energy, stamina and cognitive clarity. In addition, improved body composition and sleep quality, increased libido, connectedness and enhanced executive skills are all easily within reach. afm

To learn more visit APEIRONCENTER.COM QUESTIONS? Reach us at (828) 505-8087

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JA N UA R Y I S T H E T I M E TO S TA R T A N E W — CONSIDER ANY OF THESE LO C A L F I T N E S S CENTERS, STUDIOS OR S TO R E S F O R A L L YO U R R E S O LU T I O N S .

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HILL COUNTRY INDOOR

An all-in-one Sports & Fitness Facility 13875 Bee Cave Pkwy, Bee Cave, TX 78738

Hill Country Indoor opened in 2017 with the promise of being better. Within the 140,000 square foot facility, members can utilize various fitness offerings, youth programs and sports leagues, before enjoying a glass of wine from the Café! HCI provides the ultimate experience for every individual and family working towards an active lifestyle.

Hill Country Indoor’s newest member amenity, The STUDIO, creates a small boutique experience within a large state-of-the-art gym. These complimentary group fitness classes are offered seven days a week within four studios, including a custom-built heavy bag boxing studio! With spin, boot camp, barre, boxing, yoga, suspension training, mat Pilates, Tabata, dance, strength training and more, options are available for all fitness types at every level. HCI’s cleanliness, highly-qualified instructors, luxury locker rooms, adult and youth performance training through AIM, KidCare and innovative fitness center allow members to combine their active lifestyles with convenience and luxury, all under one giant roof! To see why you’re better off indoors, visit www.hillcountryindoor.com

CASTLE HILL FITNESS Downtown 1112 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703 360 3801 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746

Women have always played a strong role in moving the fitness industry forward (we’re looking at you Jane Fonda), and today more than 75 percent of all fitness professionals and leaders are female. Let’s face it – women are winning at fitness right now.

With a staff comprised of 66 percent women and a leadership team that is 75 percent women, Castle Hill Fitness, a locally owned boutique gym with two locations, has been celebrating women through all phases of life since 2002.

“We have consciously changed our policies and created programs to support our female staff and clients that are moving through life changes,” Brand Manager, Amy Rogers says. “From getting through college, to getting married and having babies, from parenting babies into teens, and navigating aging parents, we provide a stable, constant sanctuary for the women of our clubs.”

Something for everyone, including: • Sports surfaces, including four indoor courts for basketball, pickleball and volleyball, a full-size indoor turf field and batting cages • State-of-the-art fitness facility with indoor jogging track • Complementary boutique STUDIO classes

Here are five programs and benefits women (and men!) can find at Castle Hill Fitness: 1. Flexible Memberships – Castle Hill Fitness offers membership terms that are month-to-month — when life gets busy you can cancel easily and won’t be charged another sign-up fee when you rejoin. Family memberships are discounted 20 percent.

2. À la carte passes – You don’t need to be a member in order to take advantage of the facility or classes.

3. Childcare – The 360 location offers childcare weekday mornings 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and now M/W evenings and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

4. Mama Strong – This class at the 360 location is offered three times a week for moms and non-crawling babies. The format ensures that even with little ones you can focus on your health.

5. Ladies Early Bird Boot Camp – Six a.m. is much brighter with this group of women. Sign up for one, two or three days of workouts in a supportive and body-positive environment.

Learn more at: castlehillfitness.com

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BEE FREE YOGA Convenient locations all over town facebook: @beefreeyoga instagram: @beefreeyogaaustin North Location: Wednesdays 8:30 a.m., Sundays 10 a.m.

(6801 Twin Crest Drive, Gym at St. Francis) East Location: Thursdays 10 a.m., Sundays noon (2324 Cesar Chavez, Soma Vida Co-working) South/West Location: Fridays 9:30 a.m.

(7815 Hwy 290, Fellowship Hall Oak Hill UMC)

Bee Free Yoga offers welcoming, donation-based community

YOGA POD 9333 Research Blvd C200, Austin, TX 78759 yogapod.com/austin/

Special: For a limited time, get 30 days for $30 to try out all offerings!

With a Breathe First and Act Second motto, Yoga Pod commits to redefining fitness through breath, strength, and sweat. The schedule boasts over 70 classes a week and includes something for every skill level. They offer a balanced workout style that combines the high

classes for all levels with inspirational messages, eclectic playlists and fun, accessible, vinyasa flows.

Classes are guided by Inger.

She is a longtime Austin resident and mother of three, whose goal is to facilitate balance, strength, flexibility and spiritual grounding in a supportive environment and to keep yoga affordable for all.

Text your name to 512-585-9538 to sign up for a weekly text with an inspirational quote, class updates and get your first week free!

energy of podFIT, muscle toning of podBARRE, fluid motion of podFLOW, detoxifying sweat of podHOT, and the calming spirit of YIN yoga. Yoga Pod’s hot classes feature a unique infrared heating system that warms you from the inside out for heightened health benefits, and their series of podGENTLE classes offer a nurturing environment for prenatal/postnatal, elderly, and yogis recovering from injuries.

They even make it easy for you to squeeze in a workout during your lunch hour with their podBARRE Express class!

TRUFUSION 4211 South Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78704 Trufusionsouthaustin.com studio109@trufusionstudio.com

TruFusion is a first-of-its-kind group fitness studio that’s opening its premier Austin location in early 2019. Our mission is to offer Austin locals the most upscale facilities, unmatched workout variety and bestin-class fitness experiences. TruFusion has five boutiques under one roof and will offer over 240 unlimited classes per week in 65 different workout styles--including Heated & Un-Heated Yoga, Barre, Pilates, Bootcamp, Boxing, Cycle, Aerial, Kettlebell, Battle Ropes and more.

Get in on our free community workouts and exclusive pre-sale deals at: TrufusionSouthAustin.com!

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GENERATOR ATHLETE LAB 512-614-2200 generatorathletelab.com 800 W Cesar Chavez, PP#120

Generator Athlete Lab is a one-stop shop for athletic performance and recovery. They bring the most effective recovery tools and performance classes to Austin.

Their “Why?” They believe any body can be an athlete! Through their Generator Method you will optimize your potential as a human and an athlete.

All classes are designed to increase functional strength, range of motion, and athletic performance.

Choose from HIIT, Strength, Tough, Core, Mobility and Yoga. They also offer personal training with some of the top trainers in Austin.

KNOCKOUT AUSTIN 512- 520-4050 knockoutaustin.com info@knockoutaustin.com 1211 W. 6th Street, Suite 100

Special: New Client/New Year promotion until Jan 31. Attend three classes in January and get two more free!

Achieve your new year’s fitness goals with a knockout punch! KNOCKOUT offers intense 45-minute kickboxing classes with a focus on classic punching and kicking rounds. The dimly lit studio with graffiti walls and kickass playlists will have you forgetting how hard you’re working. KNOCKOUT instructors are not only award-winning stars, but include some of the OG Austin legends. If you are looking to increase strength, stamina, or coordination, build confidence, meet new friends, or just try a new workout — KNOCKOUT will have you hooked! The classes are for every fitness level and no prior experience is needed. You’ll never do any awkward partner work or sparring — this fight is between you and the heavy bag. Hitting a heavy bag is exhilarating and offers more benefits than just getting in shape — you’ll get a sweat session and a therapy session in one!

KNOCKOUT is offering a New Client/New Year promotion until Jan 31. Attend three classes in January and get two more free!

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LUCKY DOG RUNNING Luckydog.run 517 South Lamar Opening Soon!

Shoes change. People change.

And before committing to a new pair of shoes or athletic gear, it’s best to see it, feel it, and fit it. Lucky Dog Running will deck you out with the best in athletic shoes and apparel so you can stay active, healthy, and injury-free. The new specialty run shop opens its doors this February inside Bicycle Sport Shop at Lamar and Barton Springs Road, a quick skip away from the Hike and Bike Trail.

Staffed with fun, friendly shoe techs, they’ll be eager to learn about your goals, favorite runs, successes, and roadblocks.

Combining your athletic style and history with gait analysis, they’ll guide you to the perfect pair of shoes. Lucky Dog will also have running groups, clinics, and events to keep you active throughout the year.

Whether you want to go on longer walks, are ready to make the shift into running for the first time, or are a seasoned race veteran in need of a gear change, Lucky Dog Running is ready and stoked to outfit your next workout.

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A U T H O R Dr. Kimberly Davis

FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RUNNING INJURIES

NO PAIN, NO GAIN! PAIN

Dr. Davis of RunLab shares her advice on how to hit your new year’s resolutions without letting your injuries get in your way.

“Hi Dr. Davis. I’m a 38-year-old mom of two and my new year’s resolution is to train for a half marathon and then maybe even a triathlon. I haven’t run in a long time and I’d really like to make my resolution stick this year. I’m most worried about how to keep from getting injured as I get back into running again after (yikes) 10 years off.

I’ve had shin splints in the past and am starting to have similar issues again even at really low mileage. I’m worried that this will set me back or I’ll lose motivation like I did last time I tried to train for a race. Is there anything you can recommend?”

—Mary L, South Austin

This is one of the hundreds of emails we have received from potential clients at RunLab over the years asking how to stay injury-free when picking up running for the first time.

As a kickoff to the new year, a time in which many new runners hit the trails and treadmills, here are five things you should know about running injuries: 1 Not all injuries require a break from running. However, this requires you seek help early and don’t let your injury escalate to the point of no return. At RunLab, we are advocates of active care and prefer to help you get to the root biomechanical cause of the injury, because even if you rest the area, the issue is likely to return if you haven’t changed the movement pattern underlying it.

2 Building on the statement above and based on years of data gathering in our clinic, there are certain symptoms which require immediate rest until a diagnosis can be rendered.

These include: heel pain, pain deep in the inguinal region of the hip, pain on the inside of the shin and instability or buckling of the knee.

3 Running more does not guarantee you will be a better runner.

Understanding the way your body needs to move based on its unique

structure, range-of-motion, strengths and limiters is the first step to building a plan for your unique goals.

Increasing your mileage without addressing poor movement patterns will almost inevitably result in injury.

4 Runners are typically strong in one plane and weak in the other two, especially if they don’t cross-train correctly. Strength and stability work will help prevent injury, but the cross-training needs to be focused on the weak (frontal and transverse) planes. Hint: biking and/ or freestyle swimming won’t cut it.

5 Running isn’t bad for you, bad running is bad for you, but that is specific to the person. Learn how you should move and don’t base that on the way others move.

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THE TAKE HOME MESSAGE:

Your body is unique, your strengths and limiters are unique, and your movement patterns are as unique to you as your fingerprint. It’s important to understand YOUR body not only to prevent injury, but also so you can hit those finish line goals along the way.

Happy trails!

Dr. Kimberly Davis

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

PHIL RADFORD with the Shoal Creek Striders

Phil Radford is proof you can train at any age. He runs three times a week with the Shoal Creek Striders at 86 years old and has also qualified for the 2019 Senior Olympic Games 5K in Albuquerque.

We caught up with him to hear more about his training and what he’s hoping to accomplish.

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When did you first start running?

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When I turned 50 a good friend of mine was coaching the high school football team. He invited me to be a football coach and do the football workout, his son was the assistant coach and he was a runner. We got together and started running. I kept running and my buddy quit; I stuck with it, so it’s been about 36 years.

What’s it like being a part of the Shoal Creek Striders?

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Well, I’m lucky I found them.

I live in Austin Midtown in the apartments, and I was running in the parking lot — three or four trips around the parking lot was 2 miles, and I looked across the street and there was all these runners over there, and I asked if they were a running group and they said yes. So I asked them when they ran and they said, 6:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. And I said, ‘Well, I’ll be here tomorrow morning,’ and that’s how I met them.

What does your daily running routine look like?

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I run about 3 miles a day, and The Striders will run 4 miles, I always run the short route. We have different routes, they have one 43 run, parks bridges run — they’re all made for the area we’re in. They’re all around 4 miles, but they always have a 3 mile stop. And I make up my own routes, too, and I get lost quite a bit.

What have been some of your biggest accomplishments over the years?

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ones are. I trained back then when I was younger, I would run every day, 6 miles; three in the morning, three in the evening. I’d wake up at 4 a.m. on the road. I would get up early and get through with my work, and then come back and run three more in the afternoon. Since 2011, four of us — I had three other buddies that ran in the village — we ran 50 road races a year. Sometimes more, 55 or so. That was for 8 or 9 years that we’ve been running that. I’ve run about 15,000 miles, probably more. That’s 500 miles a year and I’m sure I’ve done that. Some years I ran 1,000 miles. If you run 3 miles a day you’ll run 1,000 in a year.

One year I ran three races in one day.

What do you like most about running?

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I like to meet the people, I’ve always liked to meet people. That’s what I enjoy the most about running, when you’re running you can see the scenery and the camaraderie. Runners are special. We all have a thing we do, and we run together.

Tell us about your recent qualification for the Senior Olympics.

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I’ve qualified for it next year in Albuquerque. I’m not a fast runner, I’ve slowed way down, I’ll probably be fourth or fifth out of the eight places. It’s a big thing, I’ve been in eight senior games, this will be my ninth. My wife plays softball for the senior softball team. I ran in Birmingham last year in Alabama, and I thought that would be my last one. But every year you have that competitive spirit, and you want to go again. I hope I’ll be running when I’m 90. I had a friend run at 89. I hope I end up like him.

Phil and Shoal Creek Strider friend, Leslie Branam

What’s your favorite brand of running gear?

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I’ve run in Nike Pegasus shoes ever since I’ve been running. I’ve tried a couple others, but they didn’t feel good. That’s the only thing I use. The rest of it is just common clothes, just a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. I always buy two pair of shoes, so I’m always ready to run and never run out of shoes.

Advice for people trying to get into the running world?

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Just like the old Nike saying, “Just Do It.” You might walk, well, you will walk and run, and walk and run and then you’re just running. And all of a sudden you’re in your old age and you say, ‘well, I’m gonna quit,’ but you just go back to walking and running again and stay healthy. I take no medication, I’m not on anything.

Neither is my wife, so it must be working. afm

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FITNESS S P O N S O R E D B Y:

Jessie Ruiz and CrossFit Austin

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NO EQUIPMENT HOME WORKOUT

Jesse, Genevieve and owner, Tim

COUCH EXERCISES 1 ) E L E VAT E S P L I T S Q UAT ● Either point your toe or flex your foot for placement, whichever is most comfortable. ● Keep your hips and shoulder square, rib cage pulled down to brace your core. ● Use a tempo of 3 seconds down and 1 second up to teach the body control, coordination and balance. ● Perform 10 reps on each leg, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute if needed. Breathe in going down and breathe out coming back up. ● A substitute for this is a regular split squat from the floor.

No need to head to the crowded gym this January. Start the year off right and keep your resolutions on track with this full-body work out at home.

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Jesse is a Crossfit Level 1 Trainer and currently completing an OPEX CCP Level 1 certification, and also has a degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Texas State University. jesse@designedcoaching.com | designedcoaching.com Instagram: @designedcoaching CrossFit Austin 8708 South Congress Avenue, Bldg. C Austin, TX 78745

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2 ) B O DY W E I G H T H I P T H R U S T E R S ● Place your middle back onto the the edge of the couch. ● With a hip width stance, arms crossed, hinge at the hips, bringing your chest forward. ● Pause at the bottom and then push through your heels, extending through the hips. Breathe in going down and breathe out as you push your hips back to starting position. ● Keep the rib cage pulled down to brace your core. ● Incorporate a tempo of 3 seconds down and 1 second up to teach control through the movement. ● Perform 3 sets of 20 repetitions with a 30 second to 1 minute rest. ● A substitute for this is a glute bridge from the floor.

3) STRAIGHT ARM PLANK ● Place feet onto the couch in either a flexed or extended toe position. ● With arms extended, be sure to “stack your joints,” meaning wrists beneath shoulders, and slight chin tuck. ● Spread your fingers wide while pushing through your finger pads. *Avoid sagging at the hips, keeping your body parallel to the ground. ● Perform this movement for 30 seconds to 1 minute for 3 sets, resting for 30 seconds to 1 minute in between. ● *To increase the difficulty, incorporate an alternating knee to chest motion, keeping the rib cage for appropriate core bracing. This can be done at 10 reps each side for a total of 20 reps, for 3 sets with at least 1 minute rest in between sets.

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*The Plank can also be done without the couch, either on the floor or with forearms on the couch for an incline plank

4) DOLPHIN PLANK ● Start with forearms on the couch, arms and feet shoulder width, palms facing each other, while on the balls of your feet. ● Pike your hips up, pushing and extending through your shoulders. Pause at the top of the pike, return to the starting position. Inhale from the start position and exhale when piking. ● Perform 15-20 reps for 3 sets, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute in between sets. ● *If the incline is too much, perform the movement on the floor.

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FITNESS UPPER BODY 6) DIPS ON THE COUCH ● You can perform this with your fingers pointed away from the body or by placing your fists onto the couch to stack your joints. Be sure wrists are beneath shoulders! ● Position your legs at 90 degrees, feet hip width. ● Brace your core, head neutral. ● Inhale in as your bend at the elbow to lower your body and exhale as you extend through the triceps. ● Don’t allow your shoulders to come past your elbows. ● Perform 10-15 reps, for 3 sets, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute as needed. ● *To modify, you can perform this movement on the floor

5 ) S I D E LY I N G L E G R A I S E ● From a side plank position, make sure your elbow is beneath your shoulder, fingers spread wide and pushing through the finger pads. ● You’ll bend the inside knee, maintaining a straight line from your ear to ankle, outside arm extended towards the ceiling and neutral head. ● Inhale and exhale as you raise your leg away from the midline, pause and repeat. ● Perform 10 reps each side, for 3 sets, resting 30 seconds if needed. ● *Focus on pushing through your forearm and hand, extending through the shoulder and don’t let your hips sag. (If the leg raise is too challenging, perform the movement minus the leg raise for a static hold, 20-30 seconds each side.)

7) TEMPO PUSH UP ● From a straight arm pushup position, keep your wrists under the shoulder, fingers spread wide, feet hip width, head neutral. ● Inhale in as your lower your body in 2-3 seconds, bending the elbows and squeezing the shoulder blades together. Exhale as you push through the palms and finger pads back to a straight arm position in 1 second. Your chest and hips should touch the floor and avoid flaring out your elbows. ● *To modify, perform the movement from the knees.

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8 ) WA L L S Q UAT M A R C H ● Find a wall and lower into a 90-degree squat. ● Keep your back flush into the wall, palms facing the wall, chin tucked. ● In one motion, inhale and lift one knee up, pushing through the opposite foot, and exhale to lower. ● Repeat. ● Perform 5 reps each side, resting 30 seconds when needed. If this is too challenging, perform a wall sit for 1 minute, for 3 sets, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute.

9 ) S TAT I C D O G W I T H H A M S T R I N G C U R L ● Come into a quadruped position: wrists beneath shoulder, knees beneath hips, neutral head and rib cage pulled down, all while actively pushing through the surface with wide fingers and finger pads. ● Initiate movement by extending the opposite arm and leg and holding that position, with thumb up and a flexed foot.

You’ll hold this static position for 15 breathes. ● *To Increase intensity, perform 15 hamstring curls. ● *To decrease intensity, alternate raising opposing limbs vs holding them.

DURABILITY 1 0 ) S E AT E D WA L L A N G E L ● Sit with your back against the wall, legs crossed or extended and toes pointed up towards the ceiling. ● Place your arms in 90 degree angles, back of arms, forearms, palms as close to the wall as possible, rib cage pulled down and chin tucked. ● Breathe in and exhale as you extend your arms overhead as much as possible.

Pause and return. ● Perform 10-15 reps, for 3 sets, resting 30 seconds to 1 minute in between.

1 1 ) YO G I S Q UAT ● Set your feet shoulder width apart, toes slightly turned out. ● Bring palms together and inhale as you drop down into a deep squat, landing elbows to the inside of you quads. ● Pause inside that deep squat position, exhaling, body weight in your heels and then return to standing by pushing through your heels and extending through hips. ● *Focus on keeping a flat back and not rounding inside your squat ● *If you can’t drop your elbows inside your quads, focus on performing squats instead. ● Perform 3 sets of 15 reps, resting 30 seconds to 1 minutes in between.

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Kelly Frossard

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ustin’s oldest park is getting an upgrade.

In November, Pease Park Conservancy announced its plans for the new Kingsbury Commons, which is designed and constructed by Ten Eyck Landscape Architecture (TELA). The proposed improvements to Kingsbury Commons are made possible in part by the transformative $9.7 million gift from the Moody Foundation in October 2017.

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Austin’s first public parks. We have a personal passion for Pease because it is in our own ‘backyard’ and loved by so many in our city. We have an epic story to tell of the Park’s history that we are anxious to help convey,” Ten Eyck’s Founding Principal, Christine Ten Eyck says. “Our team cherishes Pease Park and visits it regularly. Our goal is to preserve this natural green space by developing a system of authentic elements capable of addressing future growth, and to create opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the natural and cultural environment of Pease Park.”

Construction for the Kingsbury Commons project will occur at the southernmost 13 acres of the park, and will aim to protect and preserve the natural feel of the cultural landscape, while providing the area with more opportunities for play, fitness, activity and connections. The new design will be a memorable and fitting gateway to the beloved outdoor space, and the new additions are a symbol of the city’s growth and eclecticism.

The improvements will also provide a peaceful escape to nature as well.

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DESIGN PLAN INCLUDES:

• Enhanced entryway at Parkway and Kingsbury • Renovations of the historic Tudor Cottage and a new terrace for community gathering • Multi-use facility with restrooms and a volunteer service center • Restoration of historic features including the CCC-era picnic tables • Interactive water play feature and nature area • Recreational and educational treehouse • Open, multi-purpose lawn • Enhanced basketball and volleyball courts • Multigenerational fitness area • Additions of bike racks, tables, and benches

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THIS IS SUCH AN EXCITING TIME FOR PEASE PARK, AND FOR AUSTIN AS A WHOLE. Spread across 84 acres, Pease Park is a series of connected green spaces running along Lamar Boulevard from West 15th to West 31st Streets, providing visitors with both an intimate and sprawling natural amenity. Owned by the City of Austin, Pease Park is a public park maintained, operated and programmed by Pease Park Conservancy, in partnership with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department.

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Parks and Recreation Department says. “This is such an exciting time for Pease Park, and for Austin as a whole.” afm

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Myo Massage, Movement and Acupuncture Kick off your new year at Myo’s where acupuncture demos, chair massages and free classes will help you start practicing those healthy 2019 resolutions.

Red River District Explore austin’s live music scene for free in the Red River District. This years line up includes 180-plus local bands including Ringo Deathstar, The Bishops and megafauna.

Highway 360 Help take down the decorations along Highway 360 and help keep Austin’s nature looking (and feeling) pristine.

Westcave Preserve With the guidance of local astrologers you can explore the night skies through highpowered telescopes. A fun and educational event for people of all ages.

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Austin Boat and Travel Trailer Show

Barton Springs Pool Break out your bathing suits and dive into the icy waters of Barton springs in the traditional Austin Polar Plunge.

Austin Convention Center The Annual Boat and Trailer Convention returns to austin with killer deals on everything from water skis to travel trailers.

Throughout Austin Beginning this January and continuing through February, Print Austin features fine prints from Austin’s visual art community. Check any of the many exhibits that will be going on throughout the month.

Festival Concert Hall Isaac Bustos, Jay Kacherski, Alejandro Montiel and Joseph Palmer return to the Festival Concert Hall to put on an exciting performance of their own, original arrangements.

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Sustainable Food Center

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Houston-tillotson University Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King as you march from The University of Texas Campus to Houston-Tillotson University where a variety local vendors, merchants and performers will provide fun and entertainment for family members of all ages. Free.

JA N UA R Y 1 8 - 2 0

Sustainable Food Center: Healthy Home cooking

Migrations World Dance and Music Festival

Sustainable Food Center Under the instruction of a certified gastroenterologist and chef, this six part Series the SFC teaches students how to prepare and create eating habits for a healthy lifestyle.

1209 North IH 35 North, Round Rock Bringing dance and music from all corners of the earth, Migrations World Dance will showcase everything from flamenco to belly dancing.

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Get Fit Austin: Austin’s Free Day of Fitness

Cookies and Craft Brews

Ballet Austin Hosted by Ballet Austin, the Free Day of Fitness is a fun and budget friendly way to explore alternative ways to work up a sweat.

Circle Brewing Co. Circle Brewing Co. and the Girl Scouts of Central Texas team up in a sure to be amazing pairing event.

Drink beer, eat cookies and earn yourself a cookie eating badge.

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Community Health Series for Seniors Austin Public Library: Old Quarry Branch Beginning this January and continuing every third thursday of the month through April, Austin Public Library will be hosting talks for seniors on topics such as preventing age related disease, holistic heart health and natural prevention and treatment for arthritis

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Science Mill’s Snow Day

Johnson City Make the short 45-minute drive out of Austin to fill those winter wonderland cravings and bundle up for a pseudo-Snow Day hosted by the Science Mill. The outdoor Science & Art Park is transformed into a winter wonderland of science with 20 tons of snow.

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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE (30K-60K-90K) TUNE UPS • ENGINES BREAKS • TRANSMISSION EXHAUST • CUSTOM MODS COLLISION • PAINT • BODY WE BUY JEEPS/ DEALER TRADE-INS

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MLK March and Festival

Kerrville Renaissance Festival River Star Arts and Events Park Step back in time at the Kerrville Renaissance Festival. Food, drinks and magical entertainment will be in no short supply.

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Wimberly Art & Soul

Wimberley Valley Chamber of Commerce Attend workshops and art shows to experience the ‘Soul of Wimberly’ at this three-day fair in the Texas hill country.

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Fix-it-Clinic

Recycled Reads Whether it’s the falling hem on your favorite shirt or a broken blender, coaches at the Fix-it-Clinic will be more than happy to help you troubleshoot and repair your broken good.

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Races PACE BEND ROAD RACE Spicewood FEBRUARY 23-24

JANUARY

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Bertram

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JA N UA R Y 2 0

Happy Trails Trail Race (10K, 5K)

Tommy Ketterhagen Memorial Race (Cycling)

Kickin’ It 5K Kyle

JA N UA R Y 1

Purgatory Trail Run (10M, 5K) San Marcos

FEBRUARY

Dripping Springs

3M Half Marathon Austin

F E B R UA R Y 9

JA N UA R Y 2 6

Cupid’s Chase 5K Austin

Goodwater Trail Race Lake Georgetown

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MARCH 3

Cupid’s Undie Run

Bevoman Triathlon

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MARCH 3

Davy Crockett Classic

Rogue Trail Series The Maze

Austin

Crockett

Nonprofit. Community. Rowing.

Spicewood

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Border to Badlands Ultra Big Bend National Park

MARCH 3

Run The Alamo San Antonio

Private Lessons, adult programs as well as middle and high school rowing programs

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Austin Marathon Austin

F E B R UA R Y 2 3

Get Your Rear in Gear (5K) Austin

F E B R UA R Y 2 3

Inflatable Run (5K) Austin

F E B R UA R Y 2 3 - 2 4

Pace Bend Road Race and Community Ride Spicewood

MARCH 8-9

Home of Nationally ranked Regattas

ZOOMA Women’s Race Series Lost Pines

512.472.0726

MARCH 9

PurpleStride Austin Austin

MARCH 16

St. Paddy’s 5K & 1K Leprechaun Kids Run New Braunfels MARCH 23

XTERRA Bluebonnet Triathlon

MARCH MARCH 23-24

La Primavera Cycling Race at Lago Vista

74 Trinity Street

Austinrowing.org

Burnet

MARCH 2-3

Austin’s largest non-profit community rowing club

Tour of Corsicana (Cycling) Corsicana

Lago Vista MARCH 2

Plum Creek Challenge Kyle

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Medicine in Motion CARE FOR YOUR ACTIVE BODY

MARTHA PYRON MD Owner, Sports Medicine specialist

SPORTS MEDICINE FAMILY MEDICINE MEDICINE IN MOTION IS EXPANDING TO INCLUDE MORE PROVIDERS AND MORE SERVICES PROVIDERS 3 associate level providers offering greater opportunity for family medicine and injury evaluation and treatments.

SERVICES More sports medicine appointments, more injury evaluation appointments, new rehab options (cupping, dry needling).

Call for an appointment with Dr. Martha Pyron, MD and her team

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Our most adventurous Outback yet.

The 2019 Subaru Outback®. It’s easy to reach all the action with standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive +32 mpg1. You have 8.7 inches of ground clearance plus X-MODE to take any terrain in stride. Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru.

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Available in the sports drink aisle at H-E-B, Spec’s and Royal Blue Grocery.

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