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Vol 19, No. 8 • January 2020
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Fitness coach believes healthy lifestyle starts young By Lucy Weber As a child, Angela Ezell realized the importance of nutrition in her young life. "Nutrition has been my thing since I can remember. I remember at age 7 or 8, I would write down everything I ate because I was trying to gain weight," said the mother of two girls, 4year-old Taylor and 11year-old Kristen, a competitive gymnast. That interest in nutrition and health remains an important focus of her life. Now living in Fort Lauderdale, the Amory native works in insurance but her passion is health and fitness. Ezell is working hard to build her business, Crystal Clear Health & Wellness. She helps others get fit by focusing on clean eating and exercise. One of the best exercises, she says, is Piyo, which is a fusion of Pilates and yoga. "It strengthens. It stretches. It conditions. It burns calories," Ezell said. Ezell became a believer in the Return Address: P.O. Box 1292 Corinth, MS
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health benefits of Piyo after she went through two back-to-back knee surgeries. Instead of going to physical therapy, she used Piyo at home and realized good results. "Everybody can do Piyo, from small kids to older individuals," she said. "It is a low impact workout." To help others, Ezell is launching Piyo classes that anyone, anywhere can follow with an Internet connection. "My online virtual workout, you can do from the comfort of home," she said. Students can exercise with her live or go back to the recordings later to watch. To be a part of a good way to get fit, follow Ezell on Facebook, Piyo Live with Angela, on Instagram at fitmodelmamapreneur and on Twitter @cynatta. Ezell's mother suffered from an aggressive form of cancer that attacked the blood and bone marrow. Her mother, Crystal Wilson from Amory, died two Angela Ezell years after being 38835 diagnosed. "After my mom passed away almost 12 years ago, it ignited my fire to get even more healthy," she said. Ezell went back to school and graduated from the see EZELL pg 4
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Frazier lives his purpose by helping others in recovery with God's help University of Alabama. He was a By Lucy Weber success. "I didn't start this This year on April 6, Kendall roller coaster ride until I Frazier will celebrate a special was about 33 years old." milestone. His recovery started It's the sixth anniversary of the when his brother day he got clean from his addictalked him into rehab. tion to alcohol. He has spent "I barely remember the those days since sharing his trip. I had a grand mal story of addiction and helping seizure and liked to have others find the same hope he died. I woke up in UAB did. Hospital in Birmingham." "My saying is 'Don't hide Frazier realized there was a your scars. Your scars war between good and evil are somegoing in over him. "In UAB, I body else's prayed a simple prayer -'Lord, hope, either heal me or kill me.' The good somebody Lord wasn't through with me. He else's lifehad a purpose for me." line.'" Since then, Frazier Frazier talks at schools, credits his churches and before faith in different groups God for sharing his story his life and talking to today. anyone who "I am a asks for help walking, in battling living tesKendall Frazier their own timony of addictions. The owner of Plaza Cleaners how far God can reach down," said said anyone can walk in and ask for help. Frazier, who was born and raised in Corinth and comes from a long line of pas- "We'll talk, pray in my office and get them tors.. "I grew up in church and could quote on the road to recovery. It helps me more than the folks I'm helping," he said. Scripture all day. But it doesn't mean anyPeople have told him that "he cleans thing until you ask God to be your personclothes on the side. He's really into cleanal Saviour." ing hearts." When he was drinking, Frazier said he Frazier writes, plays and records songs was downing two to three fifths at a time about recovery in his home studio. He has and that went on for about 14 years. "You 16 just about addiction. At his talks, he wouldn't have thought I would turn out to will play the piano and sing them to grab be addicted," he said. listeners attention before talking to them He graduated from the University of about addiction, recovery and faith. North Alabama with a degree in accounting and then got his master's from the see FRAZIER pg 4