Health

Calling all women, it’s your badass side calling. Oh good, you picked up. You know that inner warrior we all have inside ourselves? One who’s strong, smart and can get herself out of a jam if one were to occur. I grew up hooked on watching Xena: Warrior Princess then after my sister and I…

Life with a six year-old boy means that I’m regularly forced to answer questions like, “Who’s your favorite Marvel super hero?” and “If you could have any super power, what would it be?” For the record, his favorite is Spiderman; and I would love to be able to conjure coffee and snacks out of thin…

This has been a long time coming, but our fitness series, How Do You Sweat, is complete! Over the past few weeks, Jess and I have traipsed from one side of town to the other – all in the pursuit of fitness discovery. If you’ll remember, I’m the one that got us into this mess…

I couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up our fitness series than with this motivated and athletic individual, Melissa Allen. Melissa is someone I’ve met through an athletic whitewater sport. Bellyak. In my opinion there is nothing this girl can’t do when it comes to physical fitness, something she takes seriously to train…

When I say Asheville you say Yoga, Asheville, “Yoga” Asheville, “Yoga!” How special is it having so many yoga studios, yogis and yoga pants all in one little town. I’ve done yoga throughout my life and living elsewhere but the feeling that it has in Asheville is unique to the people living here. Asheville Yogi…

We wanted to ask Asheville local, and known adventure seeker Shannon Rupert what makes her sweat. Whether she’s out playing ultimate frisbee, bellyaking the rivers that surround us or climbing to the peaks of the rock formations outdoors, to climbing indoors at Smokey Mountain Adventure Center, she’s always up to something.  I know personally that…

Scorch is a new name to me in the fitness world. New to me, but they are making a huge impact on their members. It was brought to our attention by our friend, Ali Shumaker. After hearing about it, we were more than interested to check it out and to give you the inside scoop!…

 Luciano Menezes is a man with a drive for a healthy lifestyle. Growing up and working out on the beaches of Brazil may not compare to the gyms here in Asheville but never-the-less he has found a place to get his sweat on, at least for a while that is. Also, a man of many…

When we asked Lisa Zahiya, “How do you Sweat?” she responded with the following: “Dance, dance and more dance! I LOVE all different types of fitness, boxing, barre, crossfire etc. BUT, my true love and passion is dancing. In one day, I’ll teach a hip hop fitness class, kids dance, teach a teen performance group…