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Greetings!
Happy Holidays from LAB5! This month we have a fantastic Wild Mushroom Soup to keep you warm during cold nights, an at-home Yoga Energy Flow, and more!
LAB5 New Year Challenge: Join your favorite fitness minded community as we stick to our New Year's Resolution together. We'll be keeping track of the 15 clients with the most class sign-ins---are you on the list? Take a look at our current top 12 for December:
1. Genevieve P. 2. Sarah K. 3. Pauline R. 4. Cheryl E. 5. Jonny P.
6. Teresa B. 7. (six way tie) Stephanie K. Margo S. Ron R. Susie R. Rebecca C.
Fonda C.
Great work to you all--keep it up!
Foul Weather Preparedness: In the event of any sour weather striking, always look to our Facebook, Twitter, and MindBody homepage (banner at the top) to find out about any circumstance that would cause the studio to be closed. Also, you may visit Seattle City Light for current power outages, and winter weather tips.
Gift Certificates: Don't forget to drop by the studio to pick up the hottest and healthiest stocking stuffers out there! Gift certificates, Toesox, The Cashman's latest book "Pushing to the Front" & new LAB5 Tanks/Tees are available for purchase.
Kid's Programs: January 10, 2012 marks the start of the LAB5 Kids Program. We will have Self-Defense, Yoga, Ballet and Martial Arts for ages 4-12. Don't let your children miss out--enroll today! LAB5 Gives: Take a look at our full boxes! We cannot thank our community enough for helping us this year. Our Toys For Tots and Northwest Harvest Food Drive were a huge success--and will fill many homes in need this year. We love sharing with you in and outside of the studio, connect with us on Facebook & follow us on Twitter.
Health, Wealth & Wisdom, LAB5
"In 10 sessions you will feel a difference, in 20 sessions you will see a difference, and in 30 sessions you will have a whole new body." -Joseph Pilates
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"A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time -- pills or stairs."
~ Joan Welsh
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You said it!
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LAB5 HIGH5!
Genevieve Priebe
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Started at LAB5: October 17, 2011
Favorite workout move:
That's tough. I really enjoy any leg workout that doesn't involve lunges. I also like Long Spine and the various kneeling arm moves done from the carriage. I can say with certainty that it is NOT plank-to-pike or pushups.
Hobbies:
I'm a very regular skier, scuba diver, mountain climber, cyclist, and swimmer, but I'll try anything once - so that's gotten me into some interesting hobbies in the last few years. I've skydived, paraglided, trapezed, fought a faux-combat mission in an Italian fighter plane - and most recently, I've become an Ironman finisher (Coeur d'Alene 2011). When I'm not doing something active, I love to cook, drink wine, find new restaurants...generally anything relating to delicious food and time spent with friends.
Pets?:
I have one incredibly adorable and completely spazzy dog, Maxx. He's a two-and-a-half year-old, 65-pound rescue. My best guess on his breed is one part Flat-Coat Retriever, one part Black Lab, and several hundred parts Tennis Ball Crazy.
Anything else you'd like to share:
As someone who detests yoga (gasp!), I wasn't sure that mat or reformer pilates would be for me. When I was at minute five in my first reformer class and I could barely stand up because I was shaking so badly, I realized that there was definitely something to it! I'm getting better and stronger every week, but my goal is still to make it through one of Ron's Ridiculous and Torturous Ab Sets without stopping several times. Maybe next year!
Genevieve is the definition of a quintessential LAB5 community member; she's dedicated, kind, and fills every class she's in with a contagious energy. Not only is she in the LAB almost everyday, but she loves to share our community with her friends and family, which we are more than grateful for. We are so glad to have a lady of such high caliber at LAB5.
Thank you Genevieve, and congratulations!
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Fit Fact
It takes about 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout your entire body.
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Trainer's Corner
Maintain Strength & Energy
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Hear it, Feel it
~ A few of our favorite workout jams that keep us moving ~
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Savvy Fitness
Strengthening vs. Toning
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What is your goal when starting a new fitness regimen? What are the goals that motivate you to continue day after day, month after month? Many people are driven by cosmetic goals: losing weight, and toning muscles. The word "toning" is often used in the fitness industry. It is a popular word, and it resonates with people, drawing them in to your establishment, or to buy your magazine, but it also carries some misconceptions. Everyone wants toned muscles, right? This has caused fitness gurus to craft workout videos and regimens, cleverly-using the word "tone" to reach a designated audience for a specific response. People come and buy in droves. However, this overuse of the word has resulted in the misconception...
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Saucy Health
Wild Mushroom Soup
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Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Medium yellow onions, chopped (approx. 2 cups)
3 Branches fresh thyme, plus 2 Tbsp thyme leaves finely chopped
1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste (after the soup is assembled)
3 Medium size lemons, seeded and juiced (I also include the whole lemon halves; I also use lemon instead of salt in many recipes)
2 Quarts organic chicken stock, plus one 14 oz can of stock
...See the full recipe here
Do you have a favorite healthy recipe? SHARE IT WITH LAB5!
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Founder's Corner  Seasons Greetings
As we enter the holiday season, we continue to be humbled and excited by all the wonderful people we have met as a result of LAB5. We truly have the best customers and staff. The results for those who continue your workouts on a regular basis have been amazing. Toning, sculpting, balance, strength, range of motion, higher energy and flexibility. Wow!
Your many well wishes and testimonials have let us know that we are on the right track in moving forward as the fitness studio of choice in Seattle for 2012. Thank you so much!
Please get off to a fast start for the New Year by committing to workout at least three times a week at the LAB. Joseph Pilates once said "A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion."
We are very excited about the many possibilities that lie ahead for you and LAB5. All this just in eight months! Happy Holidays!
Alan and Bonnie Cashman
Co-Founders, LAB5 Fitness
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LAB5FITNESS / 606 Broadway E Suite A / Seattle, WA 98102
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