Foods that Fuel Fetus and Mom Health
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” —...
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Alex Brandy
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Pregnancy and Exercise: Part 2
Disclaimer: Always consult your team of physicians to make sure you are getting the right and best care possible for you and your baby....
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Alex Brandy
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Pregnancy and Exercise Part One
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” ― Sandra Chami Kassis There are many benefits to exercising during pregnancy,...
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Alex Brandy
- Jun 15
- 7 min
"It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it." - Hans Selye
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” ― Jane Wagner It’s all around us. No one is immune. If it is not...
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Alex Brandy
- Apr 27
- 4 min
The Great Outdoors: 10 Best CT Hikes To Get You Moving
“The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.” ― Werner Herzog The simplest way to describe hiking is by definition, “an...
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Alex Brandy
- Mar 12
- 5 min
Why participate in a Bridal Boot Camp?
Planning for a wedding can be an extremely stressful time, even when you are so excited to marry the love of your life. At times, it can...
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Alex Brandy
- Feb 14
- 4 min
“’Straight From the Heart’” (Song by Bryan Adams)
“It feels so sweet to have a healthy heartbeat.” February is heart month and what better time to talk about heart health. So, let's just...
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Alex Brandy
- Jan 24
- 6 min
Winter Foods That Pack a Punch
It is no surprise that for most of the year we eat the same kinds of foods, chicken, meats, fish, fruits, and vegetables. Some food...
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Alex Brandy
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
Benefits of "That Time of the Month" Through Exercise
“Women who are synced on the same menstrual cycle should basically be referred to as gang members. That’s how dangerous they are.” It is...
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Alex Brandy
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
"In Every Job that Must be Done, there is an Element of FUN"
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.” ― Charles...
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Alex Brandy
- Oct 12, 2022
- 6 min
You Matter: Ways to Make Your Health a Priority Every Day
“A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When...
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Alex Brandy
- Sep 27, 2022
- 4 min
Five Time’s a Charm
Exercising should be a part of everyone's routine. Our bodies are not made to sit still or sit for hours at a time day after day. We need...
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Alex Brandy
- Aug 23, 2022
- 5 min
Chicken Sausage, Sweet Potato, Kale Salad Recipe
“Things that you are unlikely to regret: exercise, eating healthily, challenging yourself, making a plan, being kind.” ― Freequill...
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Alex Brandy
- Jul 27, 2022
- 5 min
Ascend to your Highest Fitness Heights
The second half of interviews from the Total Refresh Fitness and Nutrition program 2022, high-lights Alex Brandy, solopreneur of Ascend...
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Alex Brandy
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
And Strrrreeeetch
“The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking,...
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Alex Brandy
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
Smooth Eating
Ascend Experience, LLC Two-toned Smoothie Bowl Summer is on the horizon and eating healthy is never more fun than when the warmer weather...
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Alex Brandy
- Apr 19, 2022
- 5 min
A Little Nosh with Nutritionist, MS, CNS Kara Pachniuk
The success of the Health and Fitness Total Refresh Group back in January 2022 was a great indication that we are starving for good...
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Lisa Z. - Groom Your Room
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
How to Champion Yourself and Expel the Extras
“[D]etachment means letting go and nonattachment means simply letting be. (95)” ― Stephen Levine, A Year to Live: How to Live This Year...
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Alex Brandy
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
Don't Despair the Repair
“Pain is weakness leaving the body” ― Tera Lynn Childs, Oh. My. Gods. Image by: Scott Webb Whether walking, swimming, cardio, strength...
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Alex Brandy
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Mind, Body and Spaces: Is it time to make a change
If peace of mind feels elusive, there are motivating quotes out in the universe to empower you toward your goal. If having a healthy body...
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