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Your Summer Wellness Routine: How to Stay Well Beyond the Workout
As temps heat up, here’s a summer wellness routine that’s sure to keep you grounded. Summer brings beach trips, outdoor yoga, barbecue invites, and plenty of sunshine. But sometimes the fun is also accompanied by sunburn, dehydration, social exhaustion and even, summertime blues. (Yes, summertime sadness is a real thing.) You can reap the benefits…
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The Truth About Core Workouts (It’s More Than Abs)
The surprising ways core strength can affect your posture, mobility and even, breathing. People work out for a lot of different reasons – physical health, aesthetics, stress relief. No matter your “why,” it’s important to not neglect your mid section. While planks, bicycle crunches and other core workouts might give you more defined abs, they…
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Strength Meets Sweat: The Real Benefits of Concurrent Training for Women
Combining strength and cardio isn’t just efficient—it’s science-backed for maximizing fat loss, muscle gain, and heart health. This article breaks down the benefits of concurrent training and introduces obé’s new 8-week Strength + Sweat program, designed to help you lift heavier, sweat smarter, and unlock full-body results. Want gains and endurance? You don’t have to…
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New to Sculpt + Strength, It’s Natalie D.
For Natalie—obé’s newest Sculpt + Strength instructor—movement has always been personal. Growing up in Ohio, she lived and breathed competitive dance—six days a week, in every style you can think of. Naturally, that passion evolved into a love for fitness, with strength training and running winning over her heart. Teaching wasn’t always the plan, but…
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Whitney R. Is Here to Sculpt + Dance—Join the Party!
The first thing you’ll notice about obé newest Dance Cardio + Sculpt instructor—Whitney R.—is her infectious energy. With a big, luminous smile, she has the kind of vibe that turns every workout into a total party moment (giggles included). Hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Whitney’s been moving her whole life, from the track to the…
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Meet Josh K.: Your New Strength and HIIT Coach at obé
Looking for a coach who knows his stuff, brings the hype, and makes sure you leave class feeling like a powerhouse? Meet obé’s newest Strength and HIIT instructor, Josh K. A born-and-raised New Yorker, Josh has spent over a decade in the fitness world: coaching, training, and even running his own gym, Bolt Fitness. With…
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Busting Beauty Myths with the Internet’s Beauty Editor, Kristina Rodulfo
Doesn’t it feel like every week there’s a new viral beauty trend popping up on our feed? We don’t know about you, but we’re exhausted. It can be hard to sift through all the hyped-up content and determine what advice is solid, and what’s a total miss. Are we behind skin steaming? Is the snail…
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Girls Run the World: Female Entrepreneur Mady Maio’s Refreshing Take on Doing Your Thing
For decades, society has told us what a do-it-all entrepreneur and business hustler looks like (hint: not a woman). To this day, boardrooms, cover stories, and corner offices still rarely showcase women, leaving the world with a lopsided narrative of what success looks like. That’s why there’s something electrifying about those female entrepreneurs and do-ers…
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Life with Chronic Illness: Gigi Robinson Shares Her Truth
For those living with a chronic or invisible illness, it’s more than physical. Navigating the ebbs and flows of these conditions is a daily challenge that impacts every facet of life—from mental and emotional well-being to social life. Often bringing feelings of isolation, the silent nature of chronic illnesses means you may frequently be misunderstood…
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Meet obé’s Newest Vinyasa, Yin, and Prenatal Yogi: Ilana L.
If you’re craving a yoga practice equal parts challenging and rejuvenating, look no further. obé’s newest vinyasa, yin, and prenatal yogi Ilana L. is your girl. A lifelong dancer, Ilana believes that there’s always movement inside a person, whether that shows up for exercise or the arts. And as the daughter of two therapists, she’s…
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How to Practice Body Love If You Don’t Buy into Body Positivity
When I was in high school, my family and I road-tripped to the Mall of America in Minneapolis. My dad, mom, brother and I all split up to do our respective shopping. I was wandering between shops when I found my mom walking out of a store in tears. Worried, I asked her what happened.…
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Yoga for Everybody: Making the Practice More Accessible with Jessamyn
Yoga can already feel intimidating enough—learning the names of poses, bending your body in new and creative ways, understanding how to use your breath… For most people, these are all brand-new frontiers. But there’s another aspect of yoga that can feel the most intimidating: not seeing people like yourself on the yoga mat. To make yoga…
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Fertility, Menopause, and More—Women’s Health with Michelle Kennedy
When it comes to motherhood, we all know it takes a village. But honestly, as women, we could all use a village to navigate life’s transitions—from menstruation and fertility to menopause and every other aspect of women’s health. Surrounding yourself with a supportive community that educates, empowers, and uplifts you is key to feeling your…
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Navigating Motherhood, Career, and Wellness with Katie Durko Karvinen
Nothing inspires us more than seeing women who balance it all. Motherhood, careers, hobbies passions, relationships and friendships, caregiving, self-care—the list goes on. Women do so much, but we can’t do it all alone. Sharing our wisdom and secrets to success is a key to empowering and nurturing each other. Recently, we’ve been (majorly) crushing…
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Women’s Spotlight: Intimate Wellness with Lauren of Queen V
At obé, we love celebrating women (and all the amazing things their bodies and minds can do) every day of the year! As part of our Women’s History Month series, we wanted to give an extra spotlight to a few standout ladies who are shifting narratives around women’s health. To kick it off, we tapped…
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New to obé: Meet Josh C., Your Strength + Power Trainer
He’s the son of a race car driver, a former college football + rugby player, and has coached everyone from collegiate-level athletes to those working out for the first time. Full of wisdom, technique, and infectious energy, Josh C. is ready to be your new Strength and Power trainer at obé. With 10+ years of…
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Your Strength-Obsessed BFF Is Here: Meet Olivia T.
If there’s one thing new obé trainer Olivia T. loves, it’s picking up a heavy weight. The daughter of an aerobics instructor, this Minnesota native is a HIIT powerhouse and a Strength technician. You can always count on her to say it as it is—and throw in a little sprinkle of fun to every class. …
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New to obé: Alex M., the D1 Athlete Teaching Strength, HIIT, and Run
Don’t get it twisted: Alex M. may look like a flower, but she stings like a bee. And by stings, we mean this former D1 athlete (shoutout to track and field!) knows how to make every minute count in her Strength, HIIT, and Run classes. You’ll sweat, break new personal records, laugh, and will definitely…
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Meet April S.: Your Fun, Mighty Kickboxing + Sculpt Instructor
The first thing you’ll notice about obé’s newest Kickboxing + Sculpt instructor April S. is her wide, beaming smile. Quite literally, she’s a ray of sunshine: fun, bubbly, and energetic. But she’s also tough and powerful, throwing high kicks in the air, putting her full body into that jab or lunge. And when you see…
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Meet Mila T., a Brazilian Ballerina Bringing Sculpt + Pilates to obé
Born and raised in Brazil, Mila is a firecracker. Her warm, infectious energy beams out during her every motion, inviting you to move (or smile) with her. A former dancer—first focused on classical ballet, then musical theater—she’s an expert on perfecting form and firing up the mind-body connection. Now, with over a decade of fitness…
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