Instructor Spotlight, Kate Reese: Instructor, Dog Lover and Nutritional Consultant
You probably already know Kate Reese from her magnetic energy or phenomenal playlists, but when Kate isn't at the studio teaching rev, body or 30/30s, she works as a nutrition and lifestyle consultant. Kate's wellness journey started when she was diagnosed with a...
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Learning to Love Healthy
Fitness has never been my thing. Sure, I played sports in middle school, and my mom signed me up for gymnastics and ice skating lessons as a kid. But once I started high school, physical activity basically flew out the window. I was in dance . . . for a fine arts...
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Fitness and Friendship, Finding Community in a Surprising Space
Being a new client at a fitness studio can be intimidating—it’s easy to feel lost when you feel like everyone knows what they’re doing except for you. Since I’d grown up participating in sports, exercise was a part of the balance of my life, and something I wanted to...
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In the Workout Bag of DEFINE body & mind Instructor and Hairstylist Ricky Hodge
When DEFINE body & mind rev instructor Ricky Hodge isn't tapping it back on the bike, you can find him at his eponymous salon on Austin’s east side. Ricky has been in the beauty industry since 2007, specializing in cuts and and color. (He's the master of blonde.)...
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All Under One Roof
Yoga, pilates, barre, trail running, indoor running, walking, step aerobics, personal trainer. For years I floated from one workout to the next, never really finding my fit, but continuing on my fitness journey because I was so aware of and happy with what it did for...
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Down to the Core
Long before I was ever an instructor or a client of DEFINE body and mind on South Lamar in the heart of Austin - or any fitness studio - I was a gymnast and later, a runner. I wasn’t the type of runner who was trying to qualify for anything but I ran a few races a...
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Rev, Refuel, Repeat
I'm a food person. I suppose you could argue that everyone is, by necessity, but one of the primary joys in my life comes from creating, consuming, and talking about good food. As a rev instructor at DEFINE body & mind in Austin, when I teach, I often feel that I have...
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DEFINE body & mind At Any Age
When I was younger—I exited my 50’s not too long ago—I didn’t spend much time thinking about moving my body to keep muscles toned and excess pounds off. Back then, I did a minimum amount of movement, and Nature took care of the rest of it. But, as they say, the only...
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