Fitness & Wellness Blog

By: Madison Wrightexhale blog coordinator + core fusion teacher Announcing exhale’s very first Bridal Boot Camp Couple!! That’s right, shaping up before the big day is no longer just for the ladies, it’s spanning the sexes and exhale’s got your sneak peek into the fitness journey of a lifetime! Meet Kathryn Campbell and William Earls. Their story is truly one for the millennials, an 85% compatibility factor on a dating site helped spark the chemistry between these two lovebirds, leading to truelove and a “partner-n-crime” type of bond. No, they’re not actually criminals; this Bonne and Clyde duo are putting their energy towards more productive things like traveling the world and seeking out adventure at every

By: Madison WrightBlog Coordinator + Core Fusion Teacher Father’s Day is a national institution, every year on the third Sunday in June; we pay tribute and thanks to more than 70 million papas here in the United States. The year 1910 marked the first celebration of Father’s Day in honor of a widower raising six children all by himself. Not to mention the relentless, laborious effort it took to provide for and ensure the wellbeing of six children in the absence of modern technology. That man deserves an entire month of tribute and praise! A lot has changed since the inception of Father’s Day we’ve gone from the first Model-Ts

by: madison wright, msblog coordinator + core fusion teacher Core Fusion has taken the nation by it's CORE! Our highly acclaimed method, Core Fusion, has become the focus of the fitness industry and people nationwide are taking notice. What started out as one location a little over 10 years ago on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has now grown to 27 locations around the country, with it's 28th opening on October 1st in Atlanta's booming town of Inman Park! Core Fusion has certainly helped reshape the fitness industry from traditional gym where people are left to the own devices and usually without much to show for it, to boutique

Hometown: BostonWhat I do at exhale: Mind Body Manager at exhale Back Bay for almost 9 years! I am also honored to be one of the six Subject Matter Experts that have been working on the accreditation of the exhale Barre Teacher Training Program!My background: A dancer from the age of three, I earned my BFA in Modern Dance/Minor in Ballet from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In New York I danced professionally with several modern dance companies and in Philadelphia with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Convergence: Dances + Musicians, a company that always performed with live musicians. I also performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

By Lyss Stern, exhale member, Author and Founder of Divamoms.com I did a double take. It was March 2016, and I was watching an interview I had just done on a news show. I’m an author, mother of three and the creator of Divamoms.com, a New York City-based media and events company for moms, and I talk to the media often. But this time I had to look twice, because I really didn’t recognize myself. My dad had passed away two years before, and since then, I had been self-comforting with food. To me, mourning meant eating. The excuse I gave myself was that I was too busy as a

By: Madison Wright, MSBlog Coordinator + exhale teacher We’ve all heard the phrase, “two’s company, three’s a crowd.” Well, that might be true on date night, but there’s evidence to the contrary when it comes to maximizing your exercise performance. Turns out, there’s a plethora of benefits to working out with friends and exhale is giving you incentive this month to find out what those reasons are! Psychology expert Professor Barbara A. Brehm, Ed.D., Department of Exercise and Sport Studies, at Smith College in Northampton, MA, says that when you make a workout date with a friend you are much more likely to stick to the plan instead of listening

By: Madison Wright, MSBlog Coordinator + Core Fusion Teacher October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time when women and men around the world unite wearing the color pink in support of breast cancer survivors, and for those that we’ve lost, as a symbol of hope for a cure. As you gear up to participate or donate to your favorite charity or event that supports breast cancer this month, keep in mind that there are many things that you can do personally to help yourself in the prevention of breast cancer. First and foremost, use awareness and make sure you know about the signs and symptoms. The Susan G. Komen

madison wright, msblog coordinator + core fusion teacher The holiday of Halloween has deep roots, dating back more than 2000 years ago; the pumpkin seed trail leads us to the Celtic culture of the Druids of who lived in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Halloween, originally dubbed “All Hallows Eve” was a celebration that coalesced the last day of the Celtic Calendar, October 31st, a culmination of the summer season and of course – the one that we’re more familiar with- a day to honor the dead. The festival, Samhain (pronounced sow-in) and means November in the English language, was an important autumn festival focalized around fire which signified the

When Katie first came to exhale with a 30-day unlimited class package, she was recovering from a life-altering car accident and brain surgery. Here’s her incredible story of building strength and mindfulness at exhale – one class at a time. First, please indulge me in some brief (kind of) background info. I was hit by a car while crossing the street in July 2016 which left me with a grade 3 concussion and a left hip injury from the impact. The injury restricted my physical activity. About six weeks later, in September, I underwent brain surgery to remove a colloid cyst. My neurosurgeon estimated it had about a 50% chance

By: Fred DeVito, exhale co-founder and the ultimate fitness aficionado As a young barre teacher, back in the 80’s and 90’s, most students came to my class 4-5 times a week like clockwork. They loved the technique — because it challenged them constantly and it gave them fast and noticeable results. Back then, it was fashionable to be consistent with one method that worked. Nowadays, that kind of consistency is out — and variety is in. The belief is that the more you mix up your workouts, the more you challenge your body. Taking a different type of class every week is the M.O. for the modern aged workout junkies