We live in an age of high performance, where our time is constantly consumed by work, family and day-to-day responsibilities. The ‘work now, rest later’ mentality can cause us to overextend, overachieve and burn out. No matter how many demands you have in your personal and professional life, scheduling some "me time" is essential. This February, the month of love, the wellness experts at EōS Fitness invite Arizona residents to embrace self-love and guilt-free wellness activities.
Julie Almeida, master trainer at EōS Fitness shares easy yet effective movements that prioritize self-care, nurturing both body and mind. For more information visit https://eosfitness.com/location/higley/?utm_source=local&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=gmb
Julie Almeida, master trainer at EōS Fitness shares easy yet effective movements that prioritize self-care, nurturing both body and mind. For more information visit https://eosfitness.com/location/higley/?utm_source=local&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=gmb
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00:00 We are still in the month of love,
00:02 which means love yourself by being
00:04 or getting healthy is important.
00:06 And here were some easy fit effective
00:08 movements for nurturing both our body.
00:10 In mind is Julia made up from EOS fitness.
00:13 How are you this morning?
00:15 I'm good.
00:16 How are you?
00:17 I'm doing good.
00:18 This is something I'm very into.
00:20 Of course,
00:20 start the new year off with working
00:22 on my body and working on my mind,
00:25 getting things ready and I love that
00:27 you guys help people continue that
00:28 passion for people to work on both.
00:31 And that's what you guys do for him there.
00:32 And let's talk about EOS fitness
00:34 because you guys are like all purpose
00:36 kind of facility, aren't you?
00:38 Absolutely not only can you come here to,
00:41 you know, feel good,
00:42 it's a place to feel good.
00:44 Both body mind emotionally,
00:47 but we have so many different variety
00:50 of things besides just the weights and bands.
00:52 We have personal trainers.
00:54 We have cryo labs.
00:56 We have sauna massage chairs,
00:59 so it's all inclusive.
01:01 There you go in different classes
01:03 that go on there,
01:03 which is so much fun.
01:04 We gotta mention where you're at
01:05 because you came in from a long way,
01:07 but what's great is that their
01:08 heels are all over the valley
01:09 and you're at the 303 and
01:11 and Bell location and surprise.
01:13 There you go.
01:13 But yeah,
01:14 we have 31 locations throughout the valley,
01:16 so yeah,
01:16 and I love that people who are
01:19 intimidated about going to gym
01:20 don't get intimidated coming to EOS
01:22 because you got something for everybody
01:23 and even some movements that we're
01:24 going to work on right now.
01:25 Absolutely,
01:26 you can do at home after coming in
01:28 and working at the gym,
01:29 which is pretty good.
01:30 Yep, yep, so alright,
01:31 alright, let's get started.
01:32 What do you have?
01:33 Alright, so it's really important to
01:37 to breathe, you know,
01:38 and to make sure that you warm up.
01:40 So some dynamic movements that you can do,
01:44 especially if you sit in a chair
01:45 all day long behind a computer.
01:47 A lot of people are really stressed.
01:48 Yeah, tight so you can just do some arm circles.
01:53 Alright, you know, do the other one.
01:55 So am I back stroking or my?
01:57 Yeah, you can backstroke.
01:58 You can even do frontwards.
02:00 OK, OK, even just doing simple twists.
02:05 Well, this is pretty good.
02:07 That these are super easy.
02:08 Something that you can do.
02:09 You know when you have a moment
02:11 to just stand up at your desk.
02:12 Yeah, even just raising your knees
02:14 a little bit.
02:15 Getting just a little bit loose.
02:17 Yeah, these are good.
02:19 Functional movements are really important,
02:20 so if you want to go ahead
02:21 and pick up the weight from sure got.
02:25 You can do it.
02:26 I can't.
02:26 I got it.
02:27 I got it.
02:27 I got it.
02:28 I got I don't got it.
02:29 I got it.
02:29 All right, here we go.
02:30 All right, awesome.
02:31 See, that's the thing.
02:32 This is all fun.
02:33 Yeah, there you go.
02:34 All right.
02:34 So first thing you want to do
02:36 is make sure that your form is correct.
02:37 So you want to stand with your feet
02:39 about hip width distance apart.
02:41 You never want to lock your joints,
02:42 so just kind of unlock them there.
02:44 OK, you can hold this right in front of you.
02:45 All right.
02:46 Awesome.
02:47 We're going to do a little squat.
02:48 OK, so some people are like,
02:51 oh, well, I can't get all the way down.
02:52 And that's totally fine.
02:53 You want to listen to your body and do what your body can do.
02:55 OK, so you're going to pretend like you're going to sit
02:57 in a chair right here.
02:58 And just sit.
02:59 Yeah.
02:59 All right.
03:00 And then you're going to stand back up and just raise this up.
03:02 All right.
03:02 And I got a tall chair.
03:04 That's why.
03:04 Come back down.
03:06 Yeah.
03:07 I think that's also something that's important, too,
03:08 is that, you know, don't look at your neighbor.
03:11 Look at yourself.
03:12 Absolutely.
03:13 Feel it.
03:13 And that's a good thing about it.
03:14 Yeah.
03:15 And do you have anything that we should say to ourselves
03:17 while we're doing this?
03:18 Like, you got this.
03:19 It's all you.
03:19 Absolutely.
03:20 Your world is yours.
03:21 Yeah.
03:21 Don't worry about it.
03:22 Absolutely.
03:23 You don't want to, you know, be in competition
03:25 with anybody else.
03:26 Right.
03:26 You just want to do what's going to be best for you
03:29 and make yourself feel good.
03:30 I like that.
03:30 If you have some friends that you
03:32 want to join with, you know, that can motivate and encourage
03:35 each other, that's good.
03:37 OK.
03:37 You got another one for us?
03:38 Yep.
03:39 So we're going to do a lunge back.
03:40 OK.
03:41 Good.
03:42 And you're going to bring that back knee down.
03:43 And down.
03:44 And you're going to curl this.
03:46 OK.
03:46 Oh, curl.
03:47 All right.
03:48 That's as far as I'm going today.
03:49 Good.
03:49 Then stand back up.
03:49 All right.
03:50 And that's fine.
03:51 You do what your body allows you to do.
03:52 Exactly.
03:52 Body says that's it right there.
03:54 Yep.
03:54 Perfect.
03:55 But the body says, you got this, Brad.
03:56 It's all on you.
03:57 Today is your day.
03:59 It's margarita day.
04:00 Yes.
04:00 So think about it.
04:01 One margarita.
04:02 Ha, ha, ha.
04:04 Two margaritas.
04:05 Ha, ha, ha.
04:06 Three margaritas.
04:07 Ha, ha, ha.
04:08 [MUMBLING]
04:10 And one margarita.
04:12 [MUMBLING]
04:14 But that's good.
04:14 Yeah.
04:15 It's very easy.
04:15 People could do that at home.
04:16 Absolutely.
04:17 You know, I know there's people, too,
04:17 kind of like you grab something at home,
04:19 like grab a water jug.
04:20 Yes.
04:21 There's something like that to do.
04:22 They don't have the weights there.
04:23 Absolutely.
04:23 You can get a gallon of milk.
04:25 That'll work.
04:26 That'll work.
04:27 Good.
04:27 OK.
04:27 One last one.
04:28 Anything for the body, the mind?
04:29 Anything we can do really quick?
04:30 So, you know, like I said, the breathing is really important.
04:35 We breathe automatically.
04:37 Yes.
04:37 But a lot of people don't breathe correctly.
04:39 So what you want to do is start in your belly.
04:43 OK.
04:44 You want to close your eyes and relax.
04:46 And you want to fill your belly.
04:49 Fill your diaphragm.
04:51 Fill your lungs.
04:53 Hold it for about four seconds, and then let it go.
04:55 And count to four as well.
04:56 And then you want to count to four again.
05:04 Oh.
05:05 Oh, sorry.
05:05 But that's good.
05:06 Yeah, that was good.
05:06 That's good.
05:07 So a lot of people-- actually, it's called box breathing.
05:10 And a lot of people that have trouble sleeping at night,
05:13 when you're lying there, you can practice your box breathing.
05:16 And it will help you relax and fall asleep.
05:18 So--
05:18 There it is.
05:19 Yeah.
05:19 Well, Julie, thank you very much for coming in.
05:20 You're welcome.
05:20 Thank you.
05:21 Again, she's at the Eels at 303 and Bell.
05:24 Yep.
05:24 Go check it out.
05:25 We have information right there on the screen.
05:27 Also, you can head over to azdailymix.com
05:29 to find out more about Eels and all the things they have for you.
05:32 Yeah.
05:32 Come on down.
05:33 All right.
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