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Prenatal Yoga: A Place for Togetherness (Part Two)

Find community and commiseration at prenatal yoga! In part one (check it out here), we began to navigate the truths and experiences you’ll only find at prenatal yoga — the inclusivity and the encouragement from expecting mothers. At Every Body Balance, we offer yoga tailored to pregnant women and a myriad of other classes all…

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Prenatal Yoga: A Place for Togetherness (Part One)

Prenatal yoga is a space for expecting mothers to find solidarity — and really a refuge to let their hair down and be with other pregnant women! When you are pregnant — anonymity is thrown out the window. As soon as you step out your front door you are no longer you — you are…

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Beginner Essentials: What You Need To Know For Your First Spin Class

Spinning classes have gotten a reputation for being the good kind of grueling sprinkled with a fitness intensity that’s hard to match in any other kind of group fitness or boot camp class. This intensity can be intimidating to newcomers, especially if you’ve never taken a spin class before. At Every Body Balance Southborough, we…

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The Top Six Reasons Seniors Should Spin

Physical activity is crucial at any stage of life, but it’s arguably most important for seniors. Being physically active later in life helps to prevent fall-related injuries that break bones and is muscle-sparing. Cycling is low-impact enough to help with mobility and everyday movements and gentle enough to accommodate those with joint and bone issues.…

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Have the Fit Pregnancy You’ve Always Wanted with Prenatal Yoga

Yoga bears health benefits for both people wanting to get in tune with their overall wellness and those who are pregnant, with many pregnant women finding relief with prenatal yoga that is giving them healthy and fit pregnancies. As an expecting mother, you’re reading all the pregnancy books and articles and always trying to figure…

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How Often Should I Exercise?

How Often Should I Exercise? Whether you’re new to Every Body Balance or have been attending classes for a while, you might have asked yourself, “How often should I work out?” It depends. Fortunately, the Centers for Disease Control, the Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and fitness gurus provide some useful guidelines. If your…

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Ways to Become More Flexible (and Why It Matters)

Flexibility. It’s a topic that can be more polarizing than most people realize. On one end of the spectrum, we have the double jointed people or people who can effortlessly do the splits, but who are more prone to sports injuries. On the other end of the spectrum, you have people who are in pain…

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3 Reasons Why Great Athletes Choose Pilates

A growing number of professional athletes in sports are turning to Pilates to give them an edge over the competition. These include athletes in football, baseball, basketball, and soccer, as well as Olympic athletes. One of these athletes is Tom Brady, who is known for living a disciplined lifestyle, eating a healthy diet, and investing…

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Raising the Barre

Now that colder weather is upon us, it’s time for the ever-rising barre workout. This gentle, yet effective workout is inclusive for all people regardless of their age, weight, or fitness level.  Barre is also an excellent activity for pregnant women because it’s not too high of impact, and addresses balance and stability needed for…

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Big Box Gyms Vs. Local Fitness Studios (part 2)

In our last blog, we covered 5 reasons why our customers love coming to our small, local fitness studio in Southborough, MA rather than having a membership at one of the huge fitness centers that’s a nationwide chain or prominent name brand. We’re sure that all those places started out as fabulous places that delivered…

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