Rosa Shurtz

Rosa Shurtz

Rosa Shurtz is Making a Difference. At noon, twice a week, Rosa Shurtz unlocks the door to a quiet church building. She sets up her Zumba music and lines up a row of small hand weights. Soon there is a room full of women who are trying to keep exercise an essential part of their lives. These are not young people who can leap and gyrate on reliable knees; but middle aged ladies and older women…

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4 Ways to Train and Stay in Shape this Fall

4 Ways to Train and Stay in Shape this Fall

4 Ways to Train and Stay in Shape this Fall By Stephanie Clark NW Fitness Magazine. Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year, but it’s also a transitional period for many people – in both a good or a bad way. While many people huddle indoors when the cold weather comes along, others take advantage of cooler temperatures to push themselves and retain that beach body all year-round. If you’ve historically hit…

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Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repetitive Motion Injuries. – NW Fitness Magazine Get the help that is needed to take care of the pain, tingling or numbness. By Dr Jason Matthews Proline Chiropractic Do you have a job, activity, hobby, or exercise routine that keeps you repeating a certain movement? If so then you could be on the track in creating a repetitive motion injury. This type of injury is a soft tissue injury that occurs in the area where there…

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Hero Challenge – Survival of the Fittest

Hero Challenge – Survival of the Fittest

Hero Challenge – Survival of the Fittest Functional Fitness Summer Throwdown for Public Service Heroes to represent their branch of Service. Compete for the honor and bragging rights of your branch while having a fun time with many other great public service heroes. Spirit awards given to the team that best represents their branch. Wear your Dept T-shirts and come have fun while getting in a great workout among the Best of the Best in…

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Summer Open Weightlifting Championship

Summer Open Weightlifting Championship

2015 Summer Open Presented by  Imperial Crossfit Within the WA State Fitness EXPO July 11th-12th 2015 Washington State Fair Showplex Event Center

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Summer Throwdown

Summer Throwdown presented by NW Fitness Magazine Benefiting: NW Fitness Magazine Community Outreach Program Seattle Children’s Hospital –  Global Surgery Outreach – UW OTO Honduras Fun Team Event for all levels, Beginners & Advanced. Date: Sat, July  15 2017 ENTRY FORM at bottom of this page Location: The Summer Throwdown will be held in conjunction with the WA State Fitness EXPO, 702 4th Street N.E. Auburn , WA 98002 Representatives from Seattle Children’s Hospital –  Global…

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Common Excuses for Not Getting in Shape

Common Excuses for Not Getting in Shape

NW FITNESS MAGAZINE Common Excuses for Not Getting in Shape By: Tiare Vincent When was the last time you told yourself you would go to the gym, and then that turned into “I’ll go to the gym tomorrow” then eventually you forgot your gym existed? Much too often people see the gym as something to fear or dread, whether they are too tired from so many hours working or in school, or the kids schedules…

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ELEVATION TRAINING Elevation Mask Training By Ali Crosbie

ELEVATION TRAINING Elevation Mask Training By Ali Crosbie

ELEVATION TRAINING – Elevation Mask Training By Ali Crosbie NW FITNESS MAGAZINE Training and living in environments over 8000 ft above sea level can increase ones red blood cell production. In turn increasing endurance at normal altitudes. Elite and professional athletes alike have known this training trick for years. Unfortunately reaping these benefits means uprooting and moving away for months on end. A feat most of us cannot do. However, advancements in technology has brought the same benefits of High Altitude Training down to sea level. It’s…

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KANNAWAY Cannabis-Infused Energy Chews and Skin Salve Ointment

KANNAWAY Cannabis-Infused Energy Chews and Skin Salve Ointment

NW FITNESS MAGAZINE KANNAWAY Cannabis-Infused Energy Chews and Skin Salve Ointment? Why MMA Star Brandon Vera and Other Athletes Are Saying Yes. Amy Lenoir CBDStrong.com Fitness and Cannabis – two words that haven’t normally been associated with one another in the past.   But that’s exactly what some athletes have been utilizing in their journey to find the perfect compliment to their daily workout routine.   In the past few years, more and more research…

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Standup Paddle Board Yoga – by Elizabeth Kovar M.A.

Standup Paddle Board Yoga – by Elizabeth Kovar M.A.

Standup Paddle Board Yoga – The New Mind-Body Exercise by Elizabeth Kovar M.A. Every year in fitness, there are new inventions or class ideas to bring a fresh perspective to one’s workout. In the last several years, Standup Paddle Board Yoga is one of those “fresh inventions” to where the board is your mat, and nature is your focal point. Plus, the combination of paddling to and from the practice location produces a full-body workout…

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