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“The current state of body positivity focuses on self-love without acknowledging that it’s much easier for some individuals than others, disregarding the intersection of race, gender, body politics, sexual orientation and ability status. I would argue that body positivity isn’t just about loving your body. It should be about demanding justice for all bodies, especially […]
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So, resolutions — Too often, they are synonymous with people running on the proverbial hamster wheel, and sadly, much like anti-racism plans, efforts are tossed when life gets challenging. Well, call me your annoying progress loving friend, but I actually think there’s value in using the calendar to leverage a psychological kickstart. But I […]
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The fitness industry is extremely gendered. Unpleasant non-inclusive experiences are the current norm for gender nonconforming (GNC) folks and those whose gender isn’t part of the gender binary equation that is most prevalent in our society. Too often companies promote their inclusivity while actually practicing exclusivity. Saying you support the 2SLGBTQ+ community is meaningless if […]
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“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” ~Coretta Scott King A community is the thread that binds people together to support each other through life’s challenges, and obstacles. As human beings, we feel a need to belong, and to form society. That need ties us to […]
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Growing up as a dancer, cross training wasn’t really a thing. If you needed to improve core your strength you planked, and if you needed to strengthen your leg muscles you did more sautés. The number of dancers who train with added resistance is growing, but many dancers are intimidated by the thought of lifting […]
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Each month we celebrate members of the Iron Lion Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. Our Lion of the Month for February 2020 is Amie “Speedin” ! Amie is a hard worker and a tough competitor. She has won medals and set records as […]
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Each month we celebrate members of the Iron Lion Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. For January 2020 we are naming our first co-Lions of the Month: Akosua Matthews and Dale Wiebe! Akosua and Dale have been pillars of the Iron Lion community since […]
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Each month we celebrate one of the members of the Iron Lion Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. Our Lion of the Month for December 2019 is none other than Kim Koyama! Kim has been part of the Pride since April 2018 and is […]
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Each month we celebrate one of the members of the Iron Lion Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. Our Lion of the Month for November 2019 is Renée Hlozek! Renée has been coming to Iron Lion Training since her first class in December 2018 […]
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The Lion of the Month: A new tradition to mark Iron Lion Training’s 3rd anniversary! Each month, we will celebrate one of the Lions or Lionesses of our beautiful Pride for their contributions to our awesome community and for their accomplishments inside and outside the gym. Our inaugural Lion of the Month for October 2019 […]
