Join Kat for a 1 hr Strength workshop. We'll talk about the benefits of incorporating Strength training into our workout regime so that we can continue to perform the activities we love as well as the primary movement patterns of everyday life for years and years to come. (The 5 primary movement patterns are bend & lift, single leg, pushing, pulling & rotation.) We will discuss the three primary mechanisms of muscle growth: Muscle tension (we need to add load/tension to help facilitate muscle growth), metabolic stress (when you get a pump in the gym, feel the burn in the muscle, and when you are physically accumulating blood, lactate, and other metabolites (inorganic phosphate, and H+) into the muscle) and muscle damage (when we workout our muscles are damaged and then repaired so we need to make sure we give adequate rest and recovery). Humans are built to MOVE. Modern day life has given us more options and resources that doesn't need us to use our muscles as often as we used to which is leading to more disease and injury. Your strength straining does not need to be fancy, incorporating basic movement patterns can help improve your life and keep you strong and feeling empowered. We will cover proper form for deadlifts (double & single leg), squat variations (narrow stance, wide stance, sumo stance), reverse lunges, standing single leg oblique crunch, pushup variations (shoulder width, wide), overhead press, chest press, rows, russian twists, plank dips. Props: dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, yoga block or book. Disclaimer: Please consult your physician before starting any exercise program or changing your diet.

90 min workshop ~30 mins yoga flow ~60 mins full body myofascial (deep tissue) release Props Needed: 2 tennis balls or similarly sized balls, 2 yoga blocks or block-like items, 1 yoga strap or strap-like item Suitable for all levels, guaranteed you will feel brand new after!