Jen Kedrowski is a nurse and she has her MBA but she always wanted to run her own business, says WRAL.com. “I heard of the brand and looked on the website and there weren’t any classes nearby,” she told me. “I was really surprised. This is a great mommy-owned business. Something you can do part-time.” […]
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Knoxville News Sentinel: Ironically, when friends complimented Carlene Steenekamp about how good she looked after the birth of her last child in 2007, their words had an opposite effect. “I got so tired of hearing, ‘Oh, you look great to have had three kids.’ I know friends meant well, but that was a backhanded compliment,”
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Nostalgia for the 1980s has never disappeared and Retrofitness, a 1980’s themed gym is riding the Spandex waves: How did you hit on this concept? I had owned two other licensed fitness centers, and I wasn’t happy with how they were operated. So I spent a couple of nights sitting in a rocking chair, jotting
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When her marriage ended Alicia Kavon decided to go to school and finish her bachelors degree. With a major in dance and a minor in fine arts, she fully intended to become a dance instructor when she graduated. However, with a little nudging from her friend, she became a Pilates instructor instead, reports The Commercial
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When Allison Fleming got married and decided that she was ready to have kids she knew her life would have to change, reports the Tallahassee Democrat. It was after her son was born that she decided the time was right to leave her job and start on a new path, mompreneurship. That’s when she agreed
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Back in January we showed you a $479 desk that you could place over your treadmill so you could walk while you worked. Jenny Evans over at LifeHacker demonstrates how to build a treadmill work station quickly and on the cheap. You should be able to pick up the supplies to make this slick treadmill
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New Jersey-based Switch2Health now offers the S2H REPLAY, a fun and innovative wrist-worn device aimed at tweens and teens that allows them to quantify their level of physical activity, according to trendspotter Springwise. In addition to displaying the date and time, the device also tracks and registers continuous, moderate-intensity activity, subdividing each hour into 20
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Overweight and struggling with back pain, Steve Bordley knew he had to do something. His job chained him to a desk for 12 to 14 hours a day. A gunshot injury from a hunting accident had nearly disabled him, leaving him unable to do much outdoor activity, according to a story in The Arizona Republic.
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hometownlife.com: Sue Pilarski and Cassandra Smith not only serve as proof that working moms can find time to stay in shape, they also inspire others to fit adequate exercise into a busy schedule. The married 30-something Livonia residents, each of whom have two young children, have packaged their motivation into a new business venture, Get
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As nice as it would be to visit the gym daily, that is one routine that doesn’t always fit into the average day. For some it is simply a lack of time, for others it is a lack of money. Either way, it is still important to make time for some exercise. Ari Zandman-Zeman had
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