A Testament to Finding A Movement You Love

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.23"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.8" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BarbCullen5535WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3" width="99.5%" custom_padding="|36px||43px||"]"I feel joy when I dance, especially tap... It works the mind and the body." [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BarbCullen5559WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]"The day you stop learning is the day you start to get old." [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Barbara F. Cullen Age: 63 Job: Choreographer and Dance Instructor; Performer at Dancers Center for Training  [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00August 10, 2019|Best Bodies, Exercise, Healthy Choices, Wellness|

What Does Your Tattoo Mean?

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Every tattoo has a story. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AshleyMarble6562WEBTattoo.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3" custom_padding="|16px||12px||"]Ashley Marble has a wave tattoo. “[It] reminds me to never get too high or never too low. It reminds me of the ebb and flow of life."[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_2" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WhitneyNewby6413WEBTattoo.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3" custom_padding="|15px||14px||"]Whitney Newby’s most recent tattoo is the word relentless. “I added it to my phoenix tattoo as a reminder that I have overcome so many obstacles and will continue to rise above because I am relentless.”[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="1_3" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LeeAnneAlsup5896WEBTattoo.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text [...]

By |2019-08-08T17:54:08-04:00August 9, 2019|Best Bodies|

What Weightlifting Did for Her that Cardio Did Not

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LeeAnneAlsup5911WEB.jpg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" align_tablet="center" align_last_edited="on|desktop" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Image Caption" _builder_version="3.23.3" text_font="||on||||||" text_text_color="#6d6d6d" text_font_size="10px" text_orientation="center" max_width="90%" module_alignment="center" saved_tabs="all"][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Lee Ann Alsup Age: 31 Job: Program Manager of Volunteers at Best Buddies International, Health and Fitness Coach with Beachbody [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_code _builder_version="3.23.3"][adrotate banner="84"][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding="0px|||||" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Incorporating fitness into her life has given Lee Ann Alsup a new outlook on what she is capable of achieving, and she is eager to [...]

By |2019-08-05T19:30:08-04:00August 6, 2019|Best Bodies|

How Exercise Changes Everything

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.2.2" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AshleyDeVault6351WEB.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Ashley DeVault  Age: 36 Job: Real estate agent for Homepage Realty and yoga instructor  Adopting a fitness routine can be daunting — especially if you have a busy schedule, but the benefits of exercise go beyond losing weight. If you stick with a fitness regimen long enough, you won't want to give it up. Ashley DeVault's passion for fitness began as a child and she continues to make it the foundation of her life. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00August 5, 2019|Best Bodies, Exercise, Healthy Choices, Mental Health, Wellness|

Exercise Cannot Be Taken Away

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_post_title author="off" comments="off" featured_image="off" _builder_version="3.23.3" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_image src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WhitneyNewby6425WEB-1.jpg" force_fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.23.3"]Whitney Newby Age: 31 Job: Special Education teacher at Iroquois High School; head volleyball coach at Metro Parks Volleyball Academy and Butler High School   For Whitney Newby, making fitness a permanent part of her life has given her the strength and courage to overcome any obstacles she faces.  "I exercise for multiple reasons and it changes with each phase I am in along my journey. Exercise can never be [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00August 4, 2019|Best Bodies, Exercise, Healthy Choices, Wellness|

Let’s Talk Body Image

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22.3"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.23.3"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version="3.23.3" title_font="|700|||||||" meta_font="||||||||"][/et_pb_post_title][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.22.3" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.23.3"]  You don't need to have the body of a super model to feel beautiful and empowered. If body insecurity is getting in your way, this advice from some of our Best Bodies participants might change your view for the better.  1. Love yourself first and the rest will come naturally. "I work with many women on positive weight loss and body image issues; and I say this to almost everyone I serve: 'You cannot hate yourself into loving [...]

By |2019-08-02T23:07:35-04:00August 3, 2019|Best Bodies|
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