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Hey Reader,

Over the past few months, my personal movement practice had grown a little stale. I was running 3 days a week and strength training the other 4, plus a little bit of yoga most days.

I don't love strength training but I love how it makes my body feel: strong, confident, and capable. But, I was really bored with my strength training practice. Mostly I just wanted to get it over with so I could get to the rest of the day.

And then I did something that changed my relationship with strength training.

This leads me to my Movement Snack this week.

Movement Snack this week:

At the end of July, I reached out to my friend and brilliant coach, Alison Heilig, and signed up to work with her. My primary goal was, and still is, simply to continue to build strength. I felt like I'd plateaued a bit and needed someone to program strength training for me.

Plus, I have a nagging shoulder injury and hamstrings drama that both needed tending to and I wanted someone other than me to come up with ideas because mine weren't working.

Alison started programming weekly strength training for me in early August and it's the best decision I've made for myself.

My strength has increased, my body feels better, and I'm actually excited to strength train again. In just over a month, I've made more progress than I did on my own for months.

Alison is incredible and I credit a lot of my success to her programming choices and encouragement, but here's the key:

Sometimes you really do need someone else to help guide you through something you're struggling with.

I'm not bad at programming, either. I've done this for my own students and clients. But doing it for myself is a different thing.

Plus, removing the burden of having to think about what you're going to do, whether you're doing yoga or strength training or doing mobility work, can make moving your body feel a lot more appealing.

Are you struggling with this, too?

I highly recommend working with Alison, so by all means, please check out her work and see if she'd be a good fit for you.

However, if you're struggling to make movement happen and you wish you were moving more consistently, I can also help.

I have space in my schedule for 2 private clients.

I specialize in tailoring movement routines for women with limited time and a no interest in boring movement practices. If you need support in building a solid habit of daily movement, I'd love to help. There are a few different ways we can work together, depending on your needs.

If you have questions, respond to this email and ask!

Question of the week:

If you could paint your bedroom any color, what would you paint it?

I look forward to hearing about from you and hopefully see you on the mat soon, too!

Warmly,

Naomi

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