Having lived with anxiety pretty much all her life, Features Editor Tess Schlink had often been suggested meditation as a cure for its often debilitating symptoms. Sceptical that it would help but still curious, she dabbled with a few apps that promised calmness and clarity, only to be deterred by the fact that try as she might, she could never completely clear her mind from thoughts, and the resulting conclusion that she'd failed - a feeling doubtless shared by those who feel they just cant meditate for this very same reason. So when Sigourney suggested Tess learn Vedic meditation, explaining it was a practice shed begun years ago and that had improved her life endlessly, she was open to the idea.

I completed a course with Vedic meditation teacher Anna Young-Ferris, and the location could not be better suited to the task at hand. Situated on Sydneys idyllic Northern Beaches, her studio is perched above an expanse of lush green forest. Even the most frazzled of souls would feel their shoulders drop on stepping inside an oasis of calming cream and oatmeal shades, theres a rattan mandala adorning the wall, and houseplants are dotted artfully throughout the space.

Anna herself is pretty much serenity personified a very promising start. She welcomes me warmly for the first day of my four session course, with Sigourney joining me for days two and three. This first session is my initiation to the tradition of Vedic meditation. I come bearing fruits and flowers for an ancient ritual that Anna performs beautifully, after which she gives me my mantra a sacred sound that gives my mind something to focus on throughout the meditation practice.

The next day after arriving on the Northern Beaches, session two begins: a refresher course for Sig, but an introduction to the world Vedic meditation for me as well as explaining how Vedic meditation differs from other forms of meditation we might have tried in the past. One of the most fundamental differences and the one that hit home most for me was how Vedic meditation deals with thoughts. Anna explains, I have seriously tried many meditation techniques over the decades and also once held the misconception, like everyone, that meditation is about clearing the mind of thoughts. As one of her teachers says: We learn that asking the mind to stop thinking is like asking the heart to stop beating (impossible!)

And actually, Anna explains we should welcome thoughts, not fight them. When there are thoughts in meditation, it is actually a sign that stress is being laundered out of our nervous system, she says. This can be accumulated stress from superficial day-to-day situations to more significant stress situations, like relationship break ups, buying and selling a house, illness, and death that have been layered into our nervous systems over the years. And the busier and more thought-filled a meditation is, the more stress is being released.

Hearing this is a bit of an epiphany for me no longer did I feel that I was one of those people who was incapable of meditating. In fact, my busy mind was actually rinsing out its stresses from the frustration of missing my bus and misplacing my keys last week, to more serious events that had cluttered my nervous system for years.

We sit down to our first meditation of the day, keeping in mind what Anna had shared about thoughts. Thoughts pop up but I reframe them as a release as opposed to a distraction not unlike clicking out of a thousand tabs in your mind.

In fact, Anna explains that a lot of creatives practise meditation to pull up their best ideas that might have been buried in their subconsciousness. And after each thought pops up, we are to gently return to our mantra its simple and frankly really easy to do. Over time when there are fewer thoughts to wash out of my mind, Im told Ill reach a state of bliss while meditating a deliciously addictive feeling Im very excited to experience.

After a few practice meditations, were instructed that we are to continue the practice twice daily for 20 minutes each. Carving out an extra 40 minutes from our already overstuffed days seems tricky although Anna and Sig are quick to point out that Im at an advantage compared to them, as I dont have small children that need my time and attention. And as Anna is quick to point out, 40 minutes is less than 3% of our day: It seems like it subtracts but it actually adds, even multiplies, in terms of the benefits it gives in all the other areas of your life.

And its not just an arbitrary number, either. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (of The Beatles fame), who trained one of Annas teachers, brought the technique to the West and adapted the traditional practices accordingly because what worked for monks living in solitude, meditating for hours on end, might not be an easy fit in our non-stop, tech-filled lives. He found that 20 minutes twice per day was the optimal practice for householders like us. Anna explains: If we can only fit in one meditation, 35% of the benefits of the technique will be reaped but if we practise twice per day, the benefits are cumulative and we can enjoy 100% of the benefits of the technique. Sig and I commit to making each other accountable and put a daily 3pm alert in our calendar to make our second daily meditation happen every single day.

Over the next few sessions were schooled in the benefits of Vedic meditation and there are many. The tidiest way to sum it up is that its the mental equivalent of having a shower a fundamental daily ritual few would do without. As a society, were generally very good at caring for our physical health but tend to neglect the wellbeing of our minds. Meditation can profoundly impact how you think and feel, and improve your relationships with yourself and others, Anna shares. Scientific studies have validated the benefits of meditation such as improving sleep quality; reducing stress, anxiety, depression and migraines; bolstering immunity and heart functioning; regulating emotional reactivity; and even slowing down the effects of ageing. (As a beauty obsessive, Im always seeking out the aesthetic benefits of everything I do, so this was pleasing to learn).

Other benefits we can expect? Anna cites a greater sense of clarity, being less snappy with those in their lives, and just simply moving through life with more, as she puts it, elegance (she is certainly a perfect example of this). You start to make decisions from your place of intuition and higher self rather than the place of monkey mind, she says. Its a really beautiful way to live and be in the world.

We wrap up the course and Im feeling optimistic. The twice daily sessions slot neatly into my daily routine and while theyre a bit of a time commitment, the payoff is certainly worth it in terms of feeling more serene and upping my productivity levels. Six weeks in, my anxiety and monkey mind havent disappeared completely (although this doesnt surprise me, I think its just part of my nature to be always somewhat nervy) but is certainly much alleviated. During the course, Anna shared that her students often feel a bit off if they skip a session and Im starting to feel like Ive reached that point now. Its an addiction Im happy to maintain.

Story by Tess Schlink.

Anna teaches regularly from her gorgeous meditation studio set amongst the rainforest by the Pittwater in Newport (next course is is 2-4 November), at KAI YOGA, Mosman and other locations. Follow her on Instagram @annayoungferris or head to http://www.annayoungferris.com.

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Dear Dr. Fox: I have a small white Maltese. He is 8 years old, and in the past year, has started getting brownish red fur wherever he licks face, feet etc. I feel it is allergies, but dont know to what. Otherwise he is healthy. I do give him filtered water.

Have you any suggestions for what I can try? B.M., West Palm Beach, Florida

Dear B.M.: This is a very prevalent problem in dogs, and is especially evident in those with white coats. Red fur staining is caused by a compound called porphyrin. Porphyrins are iron-containing molecules produced when the body breaks down red blood cells. They are removed from the body primarily through feces, but are also in urine, tears and saliva.

Brown fur staining is primarily caused by an infection with the yeast Malassezia. This is the yeast that is responsible for skin and ear infections in dogs.

It is possible that your dog has both conditions. Excessive eye discharge can mean chronic eye infection or blocked tear ducts, while dental problems common in small breeds can lead to excessive salivation. Both secretions carry porphyrins that stain the fur.

Dogs with seasonal allergies may lick their paws and legs, the saliva staining the fur red. Then when brownish discoloration develops in the moist fur, the yeast infection sets in. The yeast thrives where the fur is moist, especially in the external ear canals, under the eyes and around the lower jaws, where the fur is moist from saliva and drinking.

I would advise a good grooming/clipping, and cleaning the affected areas with one part hydrogen peroxide in two parts water. Dry him well, then apply apple cider vinegar, rub it well into his fur, then wipe him semi-dry after 10 to 15 minutes. You may need someone to hold your dog and avoid getting any of these applications near the eyes.

If your dog has not had a recent wellness examination, you should take him in my fear is that he dog has chronic dental issues, and the remedy I offer will not fix the problem.

Dear Readers: Not One More Vet is an online veterinary support group. The group was founded in 2014 by Dr. Nicole McArthur. It has grown into an international group of veterinarians who come together on Facebook to laugh, cry and lend a supportive ear with their colleagues. from the groups website, nomv.org

This is so very important, because the incidence of suicide in this profession is about twice that of the general population. Non-veterinarians working in animal protection, cruelty investigations and rescue work also need support; they, too, experience the burdens of empathy, frustration and despair that can come from dealing with a culture that has so little regard for nonhuman life. Compassion stress and compassion fatigue are among the personal indices of well-being.

As the late Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin famously wrote, We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. By extension, dogs, cats and other sentient life forms are spiritual beings having a dog, cat or other experience, respectively. Accepting this view inspires a sense of reverential respect for all life, and a responsibility to care for all creatures great and small. This means we suffer with, and for, them when they are in need of care. Veterinarians and others in caring professions can indeed experience burnout and depression. Many even consider ending, and actually do end, their own lives an incalculable loss that support groups such as Not One More Vet can help prevent.

Fewer animals being taken into shelters, euthanized: Good news! Factors such as cultural change, an increase in spaying and neutering, pets being returned to owners and a trend toward rescue adoption have reduced the number of animals in big-city shelters that are euthanized by more than 75% since 2009. Though some no-kill shelters report being pushed beyond their capacity, shelters have become more sophisticated and collaborative. (The New York Times, 9/3)

Send all mail to animaldocfox@gmail.com or to Dr. Michael Fox in care of Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106. The volume of mail received prohibits personal replies, but questions and comments of general interest will be discussed in future columns.

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I was leading an early morning workout the other day and the topic of autumn was on everyones mind.

The night prior had been the coolest in months and the chill was still left in the air. The amber hues of a fall sunrise were enough to inspire talk about everyones favorite fall activities.

When talking about fall favorites, people often focus on decadent and indulgent things. Now, when planned accordingly, any of these things can be enjoyed in moderation. Id like to share a few strategies that many others, just like you, have found helpful.

Pumpkin Spice Calories

If you are like me and love everything about autumn, it almost always starts with pumpkin spice stuff.

That said, many of the easy-to-grab and delicious-tasting pumpkin spice items are also diet busters. On average, pumpkin lattes have between 340 and 500 calories and pumpkin muffins have around 550 to 800 calories. This combination could be all the calories you need for a given day.

What can we do instead? Try adding some McCormick pumpkin spice to vanilla Greek yogurt or a vanilla protein shake for many of the times you crave this seasonal sensation. It can help you enjoy some autumn pumpkin with fewer calories.

Fall Football Overload

Another fall favorite is college and pro football. Watching one or even four games can make for a relaxing way to spend a Sunday. And then all the decadent football-watching food that can accompany the game is a double whammy.

Do a little activity before the game. Perhaps its a walk, a workout or a few chores around the house.

Also, starting the day with a healthy meal right before the first game can really be a game-changer. Then, you are less likely to crave a bunch of snack foods during the game.

Lastly, plan ahead. If you choose a few lower-calorie snacks to enjoy during the game, you limit the higher-calorie options from the get-go. Ever have buffalo cauliflower bites? Dont knock it until youve tried it.

The Waiting For The New Year To Start Pitfall

Perhaps the biggest challenge to your health and fitness during fall is how the New Year is right around the corner. And as humans, we love a good Ill get to this when opportunity.

Well the New Year is the ultimate when, and it always seems like a better time to do something, especially starting something new.

I know it can sound a little corny, but there is no better time than today. To make this idea easier, lets adjust our thinking and aim for progress over perfection.

Too often, we think things need to be perfect or pretty close to it to do something. The truth is, they will never be perfect, and thats alright. Lets instead focus on progress.

An evening walk that happens some nights now is better than a routine that may or may not happen in January. Working out with a friend two days a week now is better than that six-day-a-week boot camp that we may or may not get around to signing up for January 1.

Being healthier now doesnt require the best plan tomorrow, just a good plan today. With a little planning, a little recipe searching, and a small mindset shift this weekend, you can create some good change as we move through this fall.

It is, after all, the best season of the year!

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Consumers are creatures of habit but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even fitness level. Businesses that can tap into those habits can often tap into a gold mine. However, it can be much harder than it seems, even for the smartest and most data-driven of entrepreneurs.

Thats the sense one gets after listening to Fritz Lanman, CEO at ClassPass. During a recent high-energy PYMNTS discussion with Karen Webster, Lanman talked about the value that ClassPass designed as a one-stop digital shop via which consumers can access gym classes and related programs brings to the modern health-and-wellness market, and the lessons the company has learned along the way, lessons that can be applied to other operators in the digital realm.

The appeal to an investor and entrepreneur like Lanman? For starters, the health-and-wellness trend keeps gaining steam, and there is little doubt that younger consumers will keep up that work. In addition, data and tech are at such a point that offering digital and mobile alternatives, and options for fitness-related classes, can be done in a seamless way a way that includes a seamless payments experience, too. Furthermore, consumers are always looking for variety, and for community something a digital operation like ClassPass can help build in almost a social-media-like way.

Indeed, those are some of the reasons that led Lanman to view ClassPass as worth his money and time and to become one of its Seed investors very early on. Not only that, but the nature of working out is changing for many consumers.

Our customers are coming in from the couch, or traditional gyms, or running, he told Webster. They are new to group work, which we think of as super-efficient for maintaining motivation and having that community element.

Habits And Sushi

Even the least fitness-inclined know that group work assuming the tone is positive can help anyone do that extra set of sit-ups, and thats the part of human nature that ClassPass is trying to tap. Simply put, ClassPass offers consumers who pay a set monthly fee to gain access to facilities operated by some 22,000 partners in about 2,500 cities around the world. Experiences covered under a pass can range widely, from yoga to boxing, weights, dance and beyond. ClassPass enables what it views as a seamless booking and paying experience online or via mobile devices, and helps its partners get rid of their excess inventory while, perhaps, gaining new customers. The company also offers workout videos that users can access via their mobile devices.

Throughout the ClassPass experience, habits are front and center. Our customer habituate is how Lanman described it to Webster. New ClassPass users tend to shop around for classes, programs and fitness experiences that suit them, then stick with what works.

Its kind of like a food delivery experience, he said. Once you find your sushi restaurant, you dont keep looking for sushi.

Of course, not everyone wants sushi every night (and one really shouldnt eat sushi every night in any case, lest they risk mercury or Sake poisoning) they might want pizza or other food to break the monotony. Thats where a service such as ClassPass can come in as well.

The discussion between Webster and Lanman happened as the company undergoes some significant expansion. Earlier this year, for instance,ClassPass announced its entry into the corporate wellness market, a launch aimed at appealing to consumers who get health-and-wellness benefits from employers, but who might find the choices of workout facilities and programs rather limited. The corporate wellness market, according to ClassPass, is pretty fragmented indeed, so is the rest of the fitness world, Lanman said, with perhaps 90 percent of gyms and studios owned by small, independent players and mom-and-pop operations.

That works in favor of ClassPass, which seeks to offer a single place where consumers can go to get seamless access to all those places. That helps those smaller operators, too. They get more chances to win over new customers, helping those gyms and studios expand their markets, and bring in new revenue.

Theres another part of the ClassPass proposition as well ratings, which can serve to make sure class instructors are given their best effort, lest they risk their future prosperity.

MoviePass Path

Thats not to say the ClassPass journey has been seamless, however. Lanman spoke with Webster about some of the hurdles the company has had to overcome, and some misfires. Among them? In the early days, when the area of focus was basically New York, the company offered via a promotion unlimited passes for users.

We quickly learned that was not a sustainable business model, Lanman said.

Like MoviePass, Webster offered, referring to the too-good-to-be true movie subscription service that just underwent a spectacular failure.

Customers loved it, but it was bad for us, Lanman added.

Plans now range from $9 per month, for four credits to book one class, to $159 per month, for 100 credits to book up to 37 classes. The failure of the unlimited passes, in fact, led ClassPass to its current credit model. Consumers can roll over those credits (up to 10 credits a month), with demand helping to determine the cost of a particular class or workout session via a dynamic pricing system.

However, as not all workouts succeed (how many of us have paid via back strain and other ways for lifting too much or running too hard?), not all business models do. Yet, successful athletes and devotees of fitness always find ways to bounce back, and thats certainly been the case with ClassPass.

Now, Lanman said, about half of the companys customers use the service to supplement their regular gyms or studios. The company still hasnt gotten the word out about itself to all members of its target demographics, though, he told Webster, work that continues. That said, the social- and community-building that ClassPass enables via its app it all goes back to human nature is significant in helping with company growth and word-of-mouth marketing, he said. The company also offers personalized class recommendations, along with rewards for bringing friends into the service.

Fitness and health are prime concerns for countless consumers around the world, especially younger ones approaching their peak earning years. One can count on more innovation and attempts at disruption in this space well into the 2020s.

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Thanks to VR technology, you can hit the gym without ever leaving your home.

For those trying to find a fun way to combat the obesity epidemic that has befallen the United States, or to just improve their fitness virtuality reality fitness programs areone way to go.

These video game-like experiences encourage movement and track your exercise with sensors, calculators and, of course, VR goggles.

As trends continue to show that the public is interested in wellness and healthy living, the fitness industry is seeing an expansion with virtual reality technology.

Separately, the fitness market had an estimated value of $94 billion in 2018 while the VR market had an estimated value of $7.9 billion that same year, according to fitness consulting firm Wellness Creatives Co. and market research firm Research And Markets.

Here are five standout brands taking this trend by storm:

At-home fitness device maker MIRROR hasnt gone full out with VR goggles like the other companies, but its dedicated virtual training and smart monitoring are worth mentioning.

MIRROR. (Courtesy of Mirror.co.)

Users can perform daily workouts with a personalized virtual instructor, challenge friends in fitness competitions and track vital signs through Bluetooth all from the mirrors reflective surface.

The NordicTrack is your go-to for all things cardio. The company, owned by Icon Health and Fitness, offers interactive treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes and other strength-training machines. Their treadmills cost aboutthe $3,000, theU.S. national average.

One of the more popular brands, Peloton a smart cycling machine has sold more than 400,000 bikes to date and is on track to reach a whopping $700 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending in February.

The company made its market debut in September at $27 per share.

This startup taps into workouts with VR trainers that take users through all sorts of exercises.

An attendee tries on the Oculus VR Inc. Rift Development Kit 2 headset at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California June 11, 2014. There has been a rising interest in virtual reality platforms among publishers and develop

The workout technology uses the Oculus Rift headset to create virtual environments, where trainers perform each exercise and participants follow along.

Oculus VR is owned by Facebook.

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YURs VR software lets you track your calories while using certain games or workout devices.

The company is releasing an app for the Oculus Quest that will help users track calories, among other features. YUR raised $1 million toward its business ventures, according to VRFocus.

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SHANGHAI, Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the National Basketball Association (NBA) pre-season, a special clinic will be hosted in Shanghai, China, by UCLA Health and the Junior Lakers, the official youth basketball program of the Los Angeles Lakers. The organizations will launch a youth basketball clinic on October 7 at Shanghai American School to teach the fundamentals of basketball while having fun with the Lakers legends.

Former NBA players, including seven-time NBA champion Robert "Big Shot Rob" Horry, will take participants through a series of fun, competitive drills aimed at teaching junior players the fundamentals of basketball.

As the Lakers' official in-game health provider, UCLA Health is proud to participate in the coordination and hosting of this fun-filled event. This partnership offers UCLA Health an opportunity to build continued efforts that center around health, fitness, and lifelong wellness skills crucial to youth development.

"At UCLA Health, we pride ourselves on being among the most comprehensive and advanced health care systems in the world," said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System. "It is our privilege to provide leading-edge, evidence-based care to patients who come to us from Los Angeles, across the state and around the world."

Competitive exercises will include a dribbling relay, layup relay, and money-ball, where all players will get an opportunity to take a shot and win prizes. These exercises are aimed at encouraging athletes' individual skill development and team cooperation. NBA legends will wrap up with a group photo at center court, sending each participant home with exclusive UCLA Health/Lakers co-branded swag bags.

UCLA Health believes in the power of sports and fitness to build an attitude of teamwork and unite communities. With this clinic, UCLA Health further expands its outreach and seeks to foster positive relationships between Chinese and Southern California communities.

About UCLA Health

For more than 60 years, UCLA Health has provided the best in health care and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are consistently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. UCLA Health is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine. UCLA Health has a worldwide reputation for providing advanced diagnostic services and treatments for complex health conditions. It is this reputation that each year brings nearly 3,000 international patients here from more than 140 countries for medical care. Care coordinators and finance specialists who work at UCLA Health International Services help these patients navigate the often confusing and complicated American health care system.

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Lauren Moses went to college, and like many people, let the freedom, and the stress, get the best of her. She turned to food for comfort, and before she knew it she gained close to 50 pounds.

Everything just went up, she said. My clothes sizes went up, I had a hard time going up the stairs. I had a hard time going down the stairs, walking up hills.

When she started trying to lose weight, she wanted a quick fix, so she guzzled slimming teas and took diet pills. While she did lose weight, she felt terrible, and she ended up being smaller than she even was in high school. The quick fix way of doing things took a toll on her.

I was trying to find anything. I was trying to find a slimming tea, a slimming pill, she said. I would go to CVS and whatever slimming thing I would find I would get. That didnt work? I would go to another thing. I was more obsessed with getting skinny and looking thin rather than getting myself together, getting myself healthy.

Eventually, she had an epiphany about her process, and realized that while skinny, she wasnt healthy at all. She got rid of all of the pills and teas and took charge of her health with old-fashioned clean eating and activity. The 25-year-old DMV native ended up packing on muscle while maintaining a lean yet curvy figure. As her way of looking at health and wellness grew, so did the people who followed her after she started tracking her journey and posting workout videos on Instagram.

I started out with 30 followers and then it just started to grow and then it started to grow really quickly, she said. I look back today, I think Im at 18.6 thousand.

Shes grateful these days for the positive messages that she gets, the results shes seen from the hard (but healthy) work shes put in and the feeling she has about herself now.

Honestly, when I do my videos its so fun to look at the comments and read the messages, and I didnt have that when I was using the teas or taking the pills, she said. I didnt have that happiness and satisfaction.

Find out more about why transparency is so important to Lauren, why she wouldnt dare mess with slimming teas and diet pills again, and why she says the key to healthy weight loss is to realize its a journey and not a destination.

MadameNoire: Tell me how your fitness journey got started. It began in 2014, correct?

Lauren Moses: Yeah, so what happened was, I went off to college and you know people gain the freshman 15. I actually gained like freshman 50. I dont remember the exact number, but I went in 130-something pounds straight out of high school and I started eating. I was just stressed out and I was stress eating. I wasnt exercising and I found comfort in food. One day I took a picture of myself and I was just like, oh my gosh, I dont even recognize this person anymore.

When I started, I wanted a quick fix. I didnt want to exercise so I would go to the tummy teas or I would try and find a diet pill, some type of quick fix. It wasnt about the journey, I just wanted to get back to my skinny self, I guess. It took me a while to see that even though I was losing some weight, I was still having a hard time going up the stairs. I wasnt healthy, but physically I looked it. Mentally I wasnt. It had to take me putting the pills down, throwing the tea away and just getting my butt up at the crack of dawn, taking a run or taking a walk or running up and down the stairs. That motivated me to start my workout journey. Sometimes I would yo-yo. I would be all in and ready to be fit and then Id fall off the wagon and eat a little too much and think, why try again? It took really last year for me to finally stay motivated.

You said that you were doing the fad diets and overexercising and ended up being very, very small, but you werent happy with where you found yourself. Can you elaborate on that part of your journey?

At my lowest I went all the way down to 120. Even though I looked small, I felt terrible. I would drink excessive amounts of green tea. I would go to the gym for three hours a day and just do cardio. I was just tiring myself out and I never had energy. The diet pills left me bloated and exhausted. Even though I looked semi-good, on the outside I felt terrible. I felt worse than I did when I gained a whole bunch of weight. I also didnt feel accomplished. I just looked at myself in the mirror and thought, is this what it takes to look a certain way? There has to be a simpler way.

I threw everything away and for a time, it got harder because my body was so used to this certain method that I had to step away from. I started lifting weights and I started to run and feel accomplished. I think the sad part about the fitness world is that we promote losing weight and being skinny. We dont really talk about how we get there. I got there, I got skinny, but when I tell you I felt terrible? I felt exhausted all of the time and didnt want to do anything. Isnt the point of losing weight to be healthier? I was kind of defeating the purpose. Even though I was okay on the outside, it didnt really help me on the inside. I had this mindset of get skinny, get skinny, get skinny, but when does it become enough? Now my mindset is get fit, try this new exercise. I set goals for myself, short and long term. Before, my whole goal was just to get skinny. I try to preach against that now. I tell people to not make it a destination, but a journey. I try to preach that its not about getting skinny, its about being your own body goals.

So would you say the teas and pills people promote are dangerous based on your experience or is just that people who want a quick fix are using these tools wrong?

I think its a couple of things. I think there are people who are like how I was. They want a quick fix. So we see a tea, we see the words fat loss and we just automatically think, if I drink this Ill get skinny. Im sure there are teas that will help promote weight loss and waist trainers that will help, but I feel like it becomes dangerous when we start using the terminology of this and just this. Like if you use this waist trainer, you will be small again. Your whole waist will shrink. If you drink this tea you will drop the pounds. I dont see it as much anymore but I used to see it when I was taking those teas. It would just be like, take these teas and youre good to go. You dont hear any mention of clean eating or exercise. Thats when it gets dangerous. Here you have these people not changing their eating habits or exercise habits and they believe if they drink this tea or wear this waist trainer, they can still go on with the bad habits they have and look like someone else. Also, people resort to surgery, which is fine, but they dont disclose how they got their body. Promote whatever you want but be authentic. As fitness influencers, its important for us to be transparent and authentic because we have followers who are going to take everything we say seriously. Thats how people end up wearing this waist trainer thinking, why havent I lost these inches on my waist? Or youre taking these pills like I was and thinking, why arent I losing this weight? Why do I feel terrible? I just try to combat that. I try my best not to promote the teas or the pills because I know the secret to my weight-loss goal is clean eating and exercising.

Can you speak on the importance of embracing the things about your body that you cant change that are based on genetics? I know you initially struggled to accept your thighs.

I went to a doctor years ago and she told me my thighs would never be slim, or as slim as people would want them to be. They might be smaller, but I would forever have this shape. I feel like thats an important trait and I try to be transparent when people ask me how to get their thighs big. I had to let them know that genetically, Im a very curvy person. Even when I was heavier, I still had my curves. I think thats important because I dont want to say, To get my thighs, do this. Its just not going to happen. I do exercise my legs and do as much as I can but Im just always going to be curvy. So what I typically did was embrace self-love and be transparent about the fact that I used to hate them. I used to think they were too big and growing up it was all about being slim and I didnt fit in that category. It was a journey to self-love and understanding I could do as many squats and leg extensions as I wanted but my thighs are going to have more meat on them. Its just how it is. Its about embracing what you can do and what you have rather than looking at the next person and being sad that your body doesnt like look that. Thats just being honest with yourself when it comes to your fitness goals because sometimes people have these unrealistic goals, they dont meet them and then they beat themselves up about it. You have to be honest with yourself. I embrace it.

Whats been the key to maintaining your curves while attempting to lean out? You have done a great job with that.

One of the things I say is that it seems that people will either do cardio or strength training. I incorporate both. Its also important to not eat over my calories. The total amount of calories I allow myself a day is 1200, which is normal for my body. If I go off and do 1500, I will go to the gym and burn 300 so I can maintain. Or what I used to do was I would go to the gym and do 400 calories so I would be in a deficit with my calories. When youre in a deficit, youre going to lose weight. So thats how I was able to lose it was complete cardio. When I started my journey, I was doing cardio every day, and I was starting to lose my glutes. They became smaller, I didnt have any muscles and I had all this loose skin. After I did research, I realized I needed to do weight training get the toning going. I started doing both: 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength training. Thats when I was able to see my glutes firm up and muscles in arm. I tell people all of the time that you have to combine them. You cant build muscle with cardio. Even with all the cardio, you cant build abs. Cardio is meant to slim down and boost metabolism but youre not going to build up any strength or muscle. Thats what strength training is for. Ive been able to do both and theyve helped me maintain my figure.

How has your diet helped you slim down? What are you eating these days?

I will be completely honest. I had a hard time figuring out before what my diet was going to be. I tried keto. I tried being completely strict. I tried Atkins. I tried all of that stuff and what I had to realize is that this cant be a diet, this has to be my lifestyle. I cant just do keto for a week and then go back to what I want. Ive tried that before. I did keto for a week, it was a little too strict for me. The next week I went to town on bread and gained all the weight back. What works for me is low carb. I will make alternative food. Instead of using regular flour for my flour Ill use almond flour. Instead of using sugar I would use Splenda. I would train myself to prefer those types of foods. There is a low-carb bread I have or I would use a wrap. That typically works for me because Id find that when I would eat regular bread I would bloat easier or it would be so hard to get rid of. Its just bad for me. Thats why I teeter-totter when people ask me about my diet, because what works for me may not necessarily work for another person. But for about seven months now its been low carb and low carb has worked for me. This is something I plan to do for the rest of my life. When I go out to eat I might tell them to hold the bread or I might get more meat and veggies on my plate and I will get healthier carbs like brown rice or sweet potatoes. I try to stay away from white rice and white bread. Ive tried my best to do that and its been working. Now, that doesnt mean that if Im at a kids birthday party I wont take a piece of cake. That might happen, but I try not to beat myself up about it. There may be times where you indulge when you dont need to but that just means the next day you dust yourself off and try it again. A lot of people, including me, have struggled with that because we go off of our diet and we beat ourselves up and then were like, whats the point? But you have to have that mental strength to say, maybe I shouldnt have had that extra pizza, but guess what? I did and Im going to move on and try harder the next day. Im not good at just completely alienating food and I dont really believe in that because when you do that, its difficult. I believe in replacing rather than completely removing my favorite foods, which is chocolate [laughs].

What is the advice you would give to people who are trying their best but are feeling dejected and ready to throw in the towel on their weight-loss and fitness journey?

You have to be your number one supporter. You can not look for when you lost a pound for other people to notice. You are putting all of your happiness in what that person says. If your friend told you that they lost a pound, would you say, Oh, whatever, or would you say, Im proud of you? So why is it when we lose a pound were just like, I guess. I was expecting more. Whatever. You have to try to push yourself and its so hard because the scale will go up and down and you will fall when it comes to your diet sometimes, but you have to be your own cheerleader. As soon as you start thinking those negative thoughts of why am I doing this? I cant stay fit to save my life. When that happens, the negative thoughts start increasing to the point that you dont want to do it anymore. You have to support yourself. You have to stay motivated. I would not be where I am today if I did not support myself. You have to be positive and thats with whatever you want in this world. You have to be your own best friend. There are already people looking to tear you down, why would you add to it?

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Staying active as the temperatures get cooler can get difficult, so here is an option where you can get your workout in and stay warm.

Empire Fitness is one of Spokane's newest gyms located in Logan Neighborhood, near Gonzaga University.

The fitness center offers a range of classes from yoga, to running club. Treadmill classes will also be added soon to their schedules. During the summer, the gym offers rooftop yoga.

Empire's signature workout, is known as "EMP." This is a one-hour, high-intensity strength and conditioning workout. The workout changes each day. These classes typically involve free weights, TRX, or even ski erg machines.

Beyond the gym, they also offer childcare.

They've partnered with Wellness Tree to open an in-house juice bar, which is expected to open in January 2020. Wellness Tree is a health bar in Spokane's Perry District, serving smoothies and smoothie bowls, as well as coffee and teas.

If you're interested in trying out Empire, they do offer your first class for free, so you can try it out before spending money.

The gym has a special offer going for Gonzaga's Fall Family Weekend. If you're a Gonzaga student, you and your family can take any of Empire's classes for free during Fall Family Weekend. They're also holding Wellness Weekend happening Saturday, where you can get massages, and get coffee and treats at Forza.

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