By Diana Giraldo | GFC Editor and Caitie Reeg | GFC Founder Both Caitie Reeg, Get Fit Clovis founder, and Diana Giraldo, Get Fit Clovis editor, were intrigued when they found out about Chef Naomi Hendrix and her Raw Fresno cuisine. In the past the review has been focused on a gym or a specific
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Break it Down ft. Suzy Corgiat of Fulton Yoga Collective: Thai Yoga Techniques
Learn a new way to show love and care for the ones you hold dear using Thai Yoga, a holistic practice intended to treat the whole body. In Thailand, this modality of bodywork and medicine has been practiced for over 3,000 years. Traditionally, the family would offer this healing to one another in a communal -
Handling Valentine’s Day when you have diabetes
GFC Staff Celebrating a holiday can be challenging for those with diabetes, as sweet treats are a part of many holiday celebrations. Come Valentine’s Day, chocolates, candy and rich desserts can often be found on the menu, which can prove problematic for those who have to watch their blood-glucose levels. Diabetics may be tempted to
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Food label confusion clarified
By Jana Mowrer | Contributed MPH, RDN at JM Nutrition @jmnutritionconsulting In the famous words of Hippocrates, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” But what exactly is in all the food we eat? Every time you walk into a grocery store and see something packaged in a cardboard box, a plastic
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Running sets tone for Valenzuela
By Tomas Kassahun | Reporter @TomasKassahun Don Valenzuela and his dog Jake begin most days with a morning jog. As Valenzuela wakes up at 5 a.m. and straps on his running shoes, Jake instinctively gets up and walks to the door. It’s this routine that helps Valenzuela clear his mind as he prepares for a
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Add variety to your running
By Scott Forrester | Contributed Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner Certified Personal Trainer Have you been running for a while? Have you switched up your training? The body can become accustomed to training and begin to plateau when the same training is executed day after day. Consider adding some variety to your training. You could add: Tempo
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Love yourself and say ‘no’ to excuses
By Diana Giraldo | GFC Editor & Caitie Reeg | GFC Founder Hello February! As the second month of the year begins, our motivation to complete our 2017 goals is only growing and so should yours. We have started the year running with the “No Excuses” 90-day challenge. Our goal is to help you keep
GFC Gets Set to Kick Off ‘90-Day Family Fitness Challenge’
By the GFC Team As Get Fit Clovis gets set to kick off its fourth 90-day fitness campaign, it encourages the public to come out and be part of its
Common workout mistakes
The GFC Team Those already a few months into their New Year’s resolution to get fit may find that all the effort at the gym is not paying off as
How to prevent injury when exercising outdoors
By The GFC Team Many people take advantage of nice weather by exercising in the great outdoors. Some might skip the treadmill at the gym in favor of running at
Don’t fear food, do health differently
By Jana Mowrer, Contributed MPH, RDN at Everyday HealthWins @healthwins As an Outpatient Dietitian I work every week with individuals who are looking to lose weight or better manage their