Making fitness a lifestyle for EVERY mom.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
New classes galore!
So excited to annouce a new partnership with TeaParTea where we will be holding our Play-lates class on Fridays beginning November 9th! This great space will allow us to move and sculpt while our little ones either particiapte or play. Be sure to purchase your class pass so that you can be there with us from the start!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Meet our NEW Affiliate!
Be sure to shop from here to get great deals at Moving Comfort - the performance apparel of choice of 1 Body Fitness. They even have sport nursing bras that ACTUALLY work!
Find Great Sports Bras at Moving Comfort
Find Great Sports Bras at Moving Comfort
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Some questions I have been asked since begining 1 Body Fitness
Why do you want to do this?
Activity is what I do. Our bodies were NOT meant for a sedentary lifestyle, but devoting hours to working out in a gym or trying to compete as an elite athlete are not fitness lifestyles that most moms can accomplish. I want to show women that they can incorporate fitness into their day without disrupting the rest of their lives.
Isn't there already a stroller fitness program in our area?
There is; a very good one in fact! But there are two reasons why my program does not carry that name. The first is because, after a long evaluation process, I decided that a franchise solution was just not for me. I could not get past the fact that I would be paying someone (a LOT of money) to do something I was already trained and adept at doing. Though it is called a 'mommy-owned" business it still felt like working for someone else to me. Secondly stroller fitness is only a small part of my overall business plan. In the months to come I will be offering specialty and short-term classes such as Dynamic Stretching, Barre Fusion, Mommy and New Parent boot camps, lactation counseling, and CPR/First Aid certification. And in the (hopefully not too distant future) I will also offer doula and midwifery services.
You incorporate yoga into your classes but you are not yoga certified. So, do you know what you are doing?
Yes! I do not teach ANY exercises that I have not studied and tried myself. The fact of the matter is I will never become RYT (registered yoga teacher). Indeed most yoga certifications that I have researched require an alarmingly low amount of time spent on actual kinesiology and physiology (study of how the body moves and functions) - most often only 20 hours in a 500 hour course! Though I have a specialty group exercise yoga certification, the RYT requires a great deal of what they call "spiritual" components including chanting and mediation that do not align with my Christian beliefs. Proverbs 9:10 says "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding," (NIV). Certain spects of yogic practice ask the practitioner to rely on their own knowledge and supremacy or that of the "universe" looking inward for understanding and not to God. This simply is not what the Bible teaches. I find value in the physical postures of yoga, the understanding of the body and mind connection, and the discipline that it encourages. So those are the parts that I teach.
Why are your classes so cheap?!
They aren't cheap; they just are not over-priced! To be honest the stroller fitness classes have few over-head costs for me. I have been blessed enough to be aligned with organizations and people who have been extremely helpful and generous. I see no reason to charge more for them at this time. I do not feel that this devalues the classes in anyway, but rather aligns with my mission to bring fitness to every mom. I should point out though that specialty classes and long-term courses in the future may not be as inexpensive as the stroller fitness classes. However, I will always make every effort to keep costs low without sacrificing quality or safety.
It's taken me a few days to formulate these answers. But I hope that they show you my clients that my background is sound and my plan for the future of 1 Body Fitness is great. I hope you will be a part of it!
Blessings,
Lei
Activity is what I do. Our bodies were NOT meant for a sedentary lifestyle, but devoting hours to working out in a gym or trying to compete as an elite athlete are not fitness lifestyles that most moms can accomplish. I want to show women that they can incorporate fitness into their day without disrupting the rest of their lives.
Isn't there already a stroller fitness program in our area?
There is; a very good one in fact! But there are two reasons why my program does not carry that name. The first is because, after a long evaluation process, I decided that a franchise solution was just not for me. I could not get past the fact that I would be paying someone (a LOT of money) to do something I was already trained and adept at doing. Though it is called a 'mommy-owned" business it still felt like working for someone else to me. Secondly stroller fitness is only a small part of my overall business plan. In the months to come I will be offering specialty and short-term classes such as Dynamic Stretching, Barre Fusion, Mommy and New Parent boot camps, lactation counseling, and CPR/First Aid certification. And in the (hopefully not too distant future) I will also offer doula and midwifery services.
You incorporate yoga into your classes but you are not yoga certified. So, do you know what you are doing?
Yes! I do not teach ANY exercises that I have not studied and tried myself. The fact of the matter is I will never become RYT (registered yoga teacher). Indeed most yoga certifications that I have researched require an alarmingly low amount of time spent on actual kinesiology and physiology (study of how the body moves and functions) - most often only 20 hours in a 500 hour course! Though I have a specialty group exercise yoga certification, the RYT requires a great deal of what they call "spiritual" components including chanting and mediation that do not align with my Christian beliefs. Proverbs 9:10 says "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding," (NIV). Certain spects of yogic practice ask the practitioner to rely on their own knowledge and supremacy or that of the "universe" looking inward for understanding and not to God. This simply is not what the Bible teaches. I find value in the physical postures of yoga, the understanding of the body and mind connection, and the discipline that it encourages. So those are the parts that I teach.
Why are your classes so cheap?!
They aren't cheap; they just are not over-priced! To be honest the stroller fitness classes have few over-head costs for me. I have been blessed enough to be aligned with organizations and people who have been extremely helpful and generous. I see no reason to charge more for them at this time. I do not feel that this devalues the classes in anyway, but rather aligns with my mission to bring fitness to every mom. I should point out though that specialty classes and long-term courses in the future may not be as inexpensive as the stroller fitness classes. However, I will always make every effort to keep costs low without sacrificing quality or safety.
It's taken me a few days to formulate these answers. But I hope that they show you my clients that my background is sound and my plan for the future of 1 Body Fitness is great. I hope you will be a part of it!
Blessings,
Lei
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