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Argentine Cycling Instructor Camila Ramón is Empowering Latinxs in the Fitness Space

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonAugust 31, 2023August 31, 202302838

I had been taking Peloton class for a few weeks already when I finally discovered cycling instructor, Camila Ramón. It was the music that got me. The right music always motivates me and makes me keep moving even when I...

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2023 Has Been A Slow Start For Me and I’m Not Mad About It

elynorcolladoMarch 1, 2023

by elynorcolladoMarch 1, 20230150

Sponsored by There’s so much pressure to make the most of a new year. Me? I’ve been starting off slow. I’m not worried about reading five books per month or getting in the gym two times per day. Instead, I’ve...

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Reset and Relax with These 9 Latinx Wellness Retreats

Nicole YoungAugust 19, 2022

by Nicole YoungAugust 19, 202207342

It’s good to reset your mental and physical health and sometimes you need more than a 10 minute meditation session or an hour long Zumba class. Making a real, healthy change would require you to get rid of bad habits...

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White Wellness Culture & Why It’s So Complicated for People of Color

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022April 29, 202205945

White women don’t own breastfeeding. I thought that was obvious and something that didn’t need to be explicitly stated. That was until I wrote an essay on the ways that white wellness culture has affected my parenting choices, and attributed...

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Latina Nutritionist Dalina Soto Wants to Help the Latinx Community Ditch Diet Culture

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 29, 2021February 24, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 29, 2021February 24, 20220100798

Dalina Soto is a dietitian and nutritionist that doesn’t put her clients on diets. Yes, you read that right. She’s a dietitian that doesn’t believe in diets, and for good reason too. While studying to be a pediatrician at Penn...

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Immune Boosting Foods To Help You Enjoy Your Summer Outings Post-Pandemic

Nicole YoungMay 19, 2021

by Nicole YoungMay 19, 202105428

In a post-pandemic world we still want to ensure our health is a priority and one simple step to do so is by eating well. Aside from constant hand-washing, quarantining, sleeping eight hours a night, reducing stress, exercise, and getting enough...

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9 Latinas Working in Health and Wellness to Help Women of Color

Nicole YoungMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021

by Nicole YoungMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021018873

This past year has been stressful, to say the least, and our health as been front of mind as we navigated a pandemic and quarantine. Many Latinas stepped up to support women in need as we searched for ways to...

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Why You’re Ignoring Your Mental Health & How You Can Change That Right Now

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 13, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 13, 202105053

Traditionally, mental health isn’t talked about in the Latinx community. Many of us grew up watching our overworked, overwhelmed, overburdened, stressed and anxious parents pretend like they were just fine and completely ignore their mental and emotional challenges, and we...

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Fabiana Ferrarini is the Latina Momprenuer Revolutionizing the Fitness World

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 7, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 7, 20210438967

About ten years ago, fitness trainer and mother-of-three Fabiana Ferrarini was married, had just had her second child after becoming a mom for the first time at 17 and surviving a previous abusive relationship. She was working to build a...

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7 Inspirational Women to Follow on Instagram for Daily Positivity

Yvette MontoyaMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021

by Yvette MontoyaMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021010710

With everything happening in the news looking on the bright side can feel like a real struggle— I know it is for me. One of the things I do to combat reality and keep my sanity intact is loading my...

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Meditation Practices That Will Bring You Buenas Vibras in 2021

Nicole YoungDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

by Nicole YoungDecember 29, 2020December 29, 202005562

The new year is upon us, and our stress levels are increasing as we continue to feel the effects of the pandemic. Most of us are still in lock down and it’s hard not to dwell in difficult thoughts when...

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Santas No More! How Latinas Are Reclaiming Our Sexual Agency

Johanna FerreiraNovember 10, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 10, 20200295

Many Latinas do not grow up discussing things like sexual wellness, pleasure, or reproductive health. Lots of us are raised in conservative households and though we may be taught the importance of vaginal cleanliness, it is often relayed through a...