Movement Snacks: The strength circuit you can do anywhere

Published 8 months ago • 2 min read

Hey Reader,

This summer, I didn't have access to my usual workout equipment. We spent the summer in our tiny cabin on a lake in Michigan. I do have some hand weights there, most of them are lighter than what I usually lift with, especially for my legs.

So instead of opting out of strength training for the summer, I adapted.

This leads me to my Movement Snack this week.

Movement Snack this week:

I spent more time on bodyweight strength exercises and some impact training. This meant I did more exercises that challenged me, even without adding load.

I did a lot of incline push-ups, single leg bridge lifts, bench jumps, squat jumps, and several others. But the 3 exercises I did the most consistently are the ones featured in my latest YouTube video.

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This practice happens to be the middle section of one of the pre-recorded classes I shared this month in my online studio MOVE with Naomi. If you're a member, you also get the 3 minute warm up and yoga flow "cool down" for a whole body, 20 minute practice.

The middle section is just about 12 minutes long and 4 minutes of that is teaching you how to do the exercises.

It's a quick movement practice you can do on busy mornings before (or after) you get the kids to school. Or one you can easily add into your lunch break.

If you try it out, let me know how it went for you!

And if there is something you'd like to see on my channel, please let me know. I'd be happy to create it for you.

Question of the week:

What's your favorite summer fruit? (I'll share mine when you share yours with me)

I look forward to hearing about your favorite summer fruit and hopefully see you on the mat soon, too!

Warmly,

Naomi

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Speaking of perimenopause, I interviewed 4 movement pros who are currently in or just past perimenopause to get their personal and professional thoughts on how movement changes during perimneopause. I wrote that piece for Fit Bottomed Girls, my favorite online media platform focusing on fitness from an anti-diet culture perspective. You can read my article here.

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Naomi combines playful, powerful movement practices with the science of habit change to make it easier for women in perimenopause and beyond to get moving every day. She frequently writes about the intersection of motherhood, feminism, diet culture, and the unrealistic standards we hold ourselves to as women. Naomi is passionate about helping women move more freely in their bodies and feel more at home in their skin.