She admittedly lives on salad, but there are times that Flex co-founder and director Heather Thomas Shalabi likes to warm things up a bit.
“I’m aware the body also needs heated foods for internal balance, and I’m always looking for ways to sneak more greens into my diet,” says Heather.
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From Costa Rica to Hong Kong, Nicaragua and back to Hong Kong, Andrea Ramirez is the kind of fitness trainer who garners a following. Andrea is Flex’s new master trainer behind the exciting FLEXtreme concept, a three-dimensional fitness and strength program devised to complement Flex’s existing studio offerings. Offered at various times at both One
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This delightful dish-for-one will fill you up and keep you going throughout the busy holiday season, without packing on the pounds. Zucchini ‘Spaghetti’, from our favourite resort retreat, Kamalaya Koh Samui, is a nutrient-dense pasta-free spaghetti with a pumpkin-based sauce and packs a real flavor punch. It’s full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, rich
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Need energy during the day? The fabulous foodies at meal planning and delivery group NOSH have blessed us with this delicious and colorful chicken dish, designed to fire your taste buds and put a spring in your step. Inspired by Mexican and Peruvian cooking, it’s a dish that ticks all boxes. It tastes great and
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The walk from change room to yoga mat is increasingly becoming a catwalk, with students turning up in head-turning outfits that mix high fashion with high function. Born of the post-workout brunch culture in the US, this practical, value-led and versatile trend is one we at Flex are proud to get behind. But if outlet-bought, shabby-chic has been your style up to now, why should you jump on the athleisure bandwagon and invest in stylish sporty clothes?
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Just a little bit of planning and research throws up numerous ways to include exercise, whether you’re in a city, in the countryside or by the beach
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Confession: I have an aversion to arm balances. Aversion (dvesha) according to the sutras, is just another flavor of attachment and one of the ways we create suffering in our lives. While I don’t think it’s necessary to practice headstand or handstand to be a “real” yogi, I do believe that real yoga means practicing equanimity. Confronting our aversions may reveal lessons about acquiring balance in our lives—but we have to start by greeting the challenge.
To approach arm balances, the first thing I needed to change, obviously, was my attitude.
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Nature is where we belong. It’s no coincidence that the minute we get out to a beach, a forest or a waterfall that we begin to feel better immediately. Nature is more than just eye candy, it is also one of the most powerful medications on the planet. If Big Pharma could start charging people for going out into nature, I’m sure they would. Here are 10 reasons why you should get outside! (After you read this of course…!)
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This article from Live Science talks to five experts who give their opinion on whether a yoga practice can help with weight loss, even though yoga isn’t a high impact, cardio sport. Read their advice on choosing the more physically challenging classes running 75-90 minutes, such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa or Power yoga, and how the more mental, even spiritual, effect yoga has on turning the focus on oneself, can increase your self-awareness and mindfulness when it comes to the actual act of what you eat in the first place.
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“Ever since I came to Hong Kong, now 14 years ago, I have been helping women to go through the journey of pregnancy and birth in such a way that they, their partner and their baby may have the potential of the best possible outcome, physically and emotionally.” Says Hulda Thorey from Annerley the midwives
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