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Feeling Stressed? Learn To Cope With Mindful Movement

Incorporate Pilates, yoga or meditation into your wellness routine to reduce stress and anxiety levels. Read more below. Americans are no strangers to stress. In fact, the United States ranked as the world’s fourth most-stressed country…
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Calling All Golfers: Try These Exercises To Prevent Or Treat Aches And Pains

With warm weather and blue skies dominating the forecast, Chicagoans are continuing to find socially-distant ways to enjoy the outdoors this summer. Chicago recently entered Phase IV of reopening, bringing with it newly opened parks and outdoor…
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Suffering From Neck Pain? Try These 5 Activities Today

Technology has brought many wonderful things to our fingertips. However, an undue side effect of all this technology and constant connectivity is a condition a very large percentage of people suffer from known as “tech neck.” In this day…
Millennial girl relaxing at home on couch, enjoying weekends, empty space
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How To Make The Most Of A Mental Health Day

When I moved from sleepy rural Arizona to bustling Chicago, I went from being an underemployed homebody to working multiple gig-based jobs on top of social outings, hobbies, and family commitments. Even my at-the-time stringent yoga schedule…
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How to Stay Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

It’s also officially cold and flu season in Chicago. Of course, it’s always best to avoid getting sick in the first place, but if you do come down with a bug, here are some tips to help you get back to better health in a timely fashion.
Digital detox: do you need one plus how to do a digital detox

How to Do a Digital Detox (After Figuring Out If You Need One)

Jeanne Barker has been with FFC for over 8 years, and in addition to her extensive fitness background, she also specializes in stress management and other wellness topics. She is excited to contribute her expertise to the Formula content platform,…
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Positivity Perspective: Body Positivity & How to Prioritize Healthy Habits

FFC Union Station personal trainer Tyler Sutphen shares a perspective on the body positivity movement and a reminder to prioritize health habits above all. As you read this, please know that I do not condone bullying of any kind. However,…
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How to Overcome Fear and Accomplish The Things It Might Be Keeping You From

“I can’t run. I don’t do group fitness classes. I won’t lift weights.” Are these statements true for you? But why? Many times, the answer involves fear. Fear can take the form of many lines – such as “I’m afraid of my knees hurting.”…
Work life balance importance plus plans to help you find balance between responsibilities and your passions!

Work Life Balance Importance: A Guide to Finding Balance & Pursuing Your Passions, Plus a Sample Plan

As the year comes to an end, we begin to think about the last 12 months. We ask ourselves, 'Did I accomplish the things I said I would in January? Am I happier? Am I stronger? Have I grown as an individual?' Everyone wants to be better. We always…
A DIY guide to smart goal setting

A DIY Guide to Smart Goal Setting

As the year winds down (2018, where the heck did you go?), it’s only natural that we start to think about new beginnings too. And sure, you could wait until January 1 to think about your big goals — but starting a little earlier gives you…
Anti-bullying month - practical tools to help stop bullying

Anti-Bullying Month: Practical Tools to Help Stop Bullying

Bullying starts earlier than you think – but you can arm your loved ones with the tools to combat it. When we think of bullying, we generally envision the jocks in high school throwing the little guy in a locker or the mean girls on the bus…
FFC wellness: do you balance your yin and yang

FFC Wellness: Do You Balance Your Yin And Yang? Here’s Why You Should

Foundations are the beginning of all things, whether it be the first day of a new job, or training for the Chicago marathon. Present within these foundations is transformation, such as rain becoming snow. Thoughts transform into our attitudes…
How to recover from burnout by getting back to your basics

How to Recover From Burnout By Getting Back To Basics

Everyone feels run down, overworked, and just plain depleted at one time or another. Getting back to a wellness baseline with your weekly schedule will keep you feeling your best and ready to take on all that life throws your way. Here are a…
How to be the best version of yourself - a resolution refresher

How to Be the Best Version of Yourself: A Resolution Refresher

Every year, come about April or May, we see that the resolutions we set for the “new us” during the beginning of the year are basically crumbling because of our lack of focus and discipline. First of all, don’t be hard on yourself, WE…
Simple ways to practice mindfulness every day

Simple Ways to Practice Mindfulness Every Day

Mindfulness is often associated with seated meditation. This is a very traditional and useful practice, but in many of our lives it can become difficult to find time to sit down and “do nothing” (or what may seem like doing nothing.) However,…
FOMO of Food? Here's how to eat with more mindfulness
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FOMO of Food? Here’s How To Eat With Mindfulness

A friend of mine recently told me she thinks I have FOMO, a fear of missing out. I thought about it, and the concept resonates: I do often feel conflicted when I want to have some downtime but an interesting activity or event comes up. I also…
Why intuitive eating is important and ways to practice eating mindfully.
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Why Intuitive Eating Is Important And 4 Ways To Practice Mindful Eating

Have you ever sat down in front of the TV screen with a big bag of popcorn and before you know it, you’ve reached into the bag and discovered the entire thing has magically disappeared? If you are like most people, this is something that…