Work Out Archives - Fit Maine

Crack ups + down dogs: (Virtual) YOG-HA! Laughter Yoga with Pasha Marlowe

Shannon Bryan — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:01:16 +0000

There’s no wrong way to laugh. There are inappropriate situations, perhaps, like while you’re sitting in the jury box during a murder trial, while swearing a pinky promise with a very serious 5-year-old, or the moment your most-treasured friend reveals the harrowing childhood accident that resulted in her lifelong fear of cheese. But whether your […]

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Punch stuff: Boxing fitness classes at The Boxing Studio in Topsham

Shannon Bryan — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 23:35:11 +0000

Lisa Kuronya Coombs teaches intro to boxing, intermediate boxing and conditioning, and a weekly drop-in boxing class at The Boxing Studio in Topsham, a small studio she opened last fall.

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Swim laps and water aerobics at greater Portland’s indoor pools [via Portland Phoenix]

Fit Maine — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:31:11 +0000

Don’t banish your swimsuit to the summer clothes bin crammed under your bed just yet. The swimming lanes are open again at a few Portland-area pools, including the Riverton pool on Forest Avenue, the Davan pool in Westbrook, and the pool at South Portland’s Community Center.

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Home workouts: Online fitness classes from your favorite Maine-based gyms, studios + trainers

Fit Maine — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 02:34:37 +0000

Now is probably a good time to acquire a fitness routine, both because it's good for your health and also to prevent yourself from going downright stir crazy in your living room in the coming weeks. Supporting a local studio/gym/trainer sure is swell, too.

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Yoga with the alpacas: Head to Westport Island for a class in the grass at Lulu’s Barn – via Portland Phoenix

Fit Maine — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:11:49 +0000

Do yoga in the grass next to Lulu's Barn & Alpacas
on Westport Island, where you can relax into savasana, gaze up at the canopy of trees framing the sky overhead, and listen to alpacas pulling up grass and munching away contentedly. It's a wonderful sound.

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Dance outdoors: Afro Beats and Guinea-style West African dance classes in Portland

Shannon Bryan — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:15:23 +0000

“Dancing is an expression, a freeing experience." Turns out, dancing in the grass on the Eastern Prom, with Casco Bay as a backdrop, makes the experience even sweeter.

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Outdoor workouts: Group exercise moves to the grass and asphalt

Shannon Bryan — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:18:42 +0000

Warrior pose just feels stronger when your feet are in the grass. And kettlebell squats are remarkably more enjoyable when your view is Casco Bay.

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Close-to-Home Scavenger Hunt + Indoor Challenges

Shannon Bryan — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:41:00 +0000

An entertaining close-to-home scavenger hunt for the Fit Maine Social [Distancing] Club (until we can adventure together again). Challenges start in the Fit Maine Social Club Facebook group and then get archived here.

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Aqua Fitness: Work out in the pool at St. Joseph’s College, Standish

Shannon Bryan — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:57:29 +0000

Get your workout in the water during an Aqua Fitness class at St. Joseph's College in Standish. Those water weights are no joke.

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G.O.T. Balls at PNF in Windham: Challenge your core strength + stability

Shannon Bryan — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:48:32 +0000

'G.O.T. Balls' stands for 'Get On The Balls,' and PNF co-owner and instructor Whitney Sullivan employs medicine and stability balls (hence the 'balls') as well as dumbbells and other implements of fitness to challenge your muscles and whatever balance you can muster.

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