According to Dr. James Levine, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, the chair is a major threat to our health. Levine is credited with coining the phrase “sitting is the new smoking.“ We’ve known it for a while. We’re sitting wrong and far too long, but Kathy is out to help us address this problem of the digital age in “Explore Your Core.” At the new studio, Midtown Moves, an intrepid group of us, representing a variety of ages and abilities, began this exploration. Teachers, retirees, athletic types, and couch potatoes, we shared the common aim of wanting to move more comfortably, whether in sports or everyday activities. Happily, this didn’t require dramatic change; in fact we didn’t even work up a sweat! Kathy taught us several simple moves that can provide easy exercise breaks from the periods of non-activity we often find ourselves in. We also learned ways of befriending the chair. where-by making simple adjustments-we could increase blood flow and vitality. Taking frequent breaks from sitting, restoring healthy hip function, and improving functional core strength have clear benefits-increased lifespan, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, with the added assurance that we can prevent ourselves from a debilitating fall. So, in the interests of not winding up like the obese chair-bound earthlings of the future from the movie, WALL-E, who watched an endless feed of TV and sipped their meals through a straw, come join us, there are still 3 more Explore Your Core offerings this Month (March 14th, 21st, and 28th) where you can double the your fitness fun by taking both Nia, and then stay for Core or an additional $5.00. if attending a single class the $10.00 rate applies.
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