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BY MARY B. FREEMAN, MANAGING EDITOR; NATALIE SOPYLA, REPORTER; SYDNEY DANIELS, EDITORIAL EDITOR
Ways to stay healthy this summer while remembering to be confident in yourself. Strong is the new beautiful. Sion girls have been immersing themselves in new workout classes around town to get lean, healthy and strong this season. “Fusion Fitness’ high energy, positive vibes and ‘sweaty sisterhood’ have kept me coming back daily for the past year and a half," Fusion
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Fitness employee and senior Evie Hauptman said. "I love the healthy mind, attitude and physical changes I have experienced since going to Fusion." Here are some of Kansas City’s local, as well as online sources, girls are visiting to get fit.
FUSION FITNESS YOGA FIX STUDIO
Location: Online E-book
Location: 10577 Mission Road, Leawood,
Location: 6124 Johnson Drive, Mission,
Description: Discover the workout tricks
Description: Trendy, fun and cutting-
Description: Yoga Fix Studio is a place to
that target fat loss just for women and how to eat for your body, In just 12 weeks or less you can see amazing results.
Class Schedule:
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edge wraps up Fusion Fitness in a nutshell. Fusion happily upholds the reputation as the most challenging fitness classes in the Midwest.
Class Schedule:
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invest in yourself; taking time out of your busy day for toning, strengthening, healing and relaxing; all conveniently achieved in one location.
Class Schedule:
Requires 30-45 minutes of workout time Mon.-Sat.
Mon. 5:30 AM Fusion Mix Tues. 6 AM Bikini Boot Camp Thurs. 4 PM Barre Fight Sat. 10:30 AM Sweat Lab
Mon. - Fri. 6:15 AM Hot Yoga Mon.-Thurs. 6:30 PM Hot Yoga Fri. 5:15 PM Mixed Level Yoga Sat. - Sun. 9 AM Hot Yoga
For more information visit kaylaitsines.com
For more class times visit fusionfitness.com
For more class times visit hotyogakc.com
(Description and class times courtesy of kaylaitsines.com)
(Description and class times courtesy of fusionfitness.com)
(Description and class times courtesy of hotyogakc.com)
REbeLing Against Society’s Standards REbeL club’s annual Be You Week encouraged students to love themselves before Spring Break. BY SYDNEY DANIELS EDITORIAL EDITOR
“I woke up like this-flawless.” Beyonce’s song “Flawless,” has inspired the theme for this year’s REbeL Be You Week. Everyone is beautiful. Everybody counts. Be You Week falls annually on the week before Spring Break which is typically when girls are focused on tanning, toning and dieting in anticipation of jet setting off to warm locations.
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The REbeL club is focused on promoting love for oneself and healthy body image, especially during insecurity-ridden periods like pre-spring break, according to member Emily Baranowski. “We hope that in that crucial week before spring break everyone [took] a step back and [saw] how truly beautiful they are, inside and out,” Baranowski, a senior, said. Lauren Pollack and Abby Ness, both clinical psychology doctoral candidates at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, are new members to the REbeL team. They focus on healthy body image promotion. Pollack said she believes that REbeL will have
a positive impact on girls during their high school careers and beyond. “I’m hopeful that students will hear that they’re valuable just the way they are and feel encouraged to reject the pressures of beauty by society’s standards,” Pollack said. Ness, a vital part of organizing Be You week, said the girls in REbeL are passionate and positive about their mission to redefine beauty. “My hope for the Be You Week is that students [felt] encouraged, loved and valuable,” Ness said. “I hope it [served] as a reminder that our worth as women extends far beyond outward appearance.”
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