Aly Di Fitness

As a professional who often plays a role in my clients’ goal to lose weight, it might seem pretty awkward when I don’t directly congratulate the weight loss. I try to celebrate work ethic, commitment, energy, etc., & to always bring it back to more intrinsically-defined success. It can be tricky not to slip into old habits! #Repost @beauty_redefined with @make_repost When you celebrate someone for their weight loss or body transformation, are you celebrating *them* or a...re you really just celebrating the dangerous myth that thinness is best at any cost? Are you celebrating someone’s fitness progress, or are you celebrating their progress deeper into a looks-obsessed culture that doesn’t actually care about their health and fitness at all, just their improved body no matter the unhealthy extremes it took to get there? We encourage you to *celebrate* people as much and as often as possible, but celebrate them in ways that honor their humanity, their abilities, talents, and character. Celebrate who they are, what they do, and how they inspire you. If that includes celebrating their body, do your best to make sure you honor and respect them *regardless of how they look*, and that they know that deeply. Because bodies constantly change, focusing your validation on someone’s body does little to really honor them in a sustainable or impactful way. The compliments that really stick with you go much deeper than your body, and can’t be brushed off nearly so easily. And because weight loss compliments are often deeply painful for people unintentionally losing weight due to illness or stress or fueling disordered eating or unhealthy extremes, it’s best to dig deeper with your compliments. We share many of your examples of the mind-boggling weight loss compliments you’ve received in our book! In a world that values us as bodies first and humans second, we can remind people of their worth by the way we celebrate them. We are more than bodies. Let’s see more, be more, and say more. We dive IN to this topic in our debut book, More Than a Body, by Lexie & Lindsay Kite, PhD and it’s still on SALE FOR 40% OFF on Amazon as we speak! Linked in bio! #morethanabody See more

From your first day of summer to your last, as many class as your little heart desires, for just $275 :)

This is ~75% of the WHY behind my barefoot zeal. I read Born to Run (Christopher McDougall) about 12 years ago, and, from that point on, I’ve been passionate about barefoot training (and living!). I even became an @ebfa_barefooteducation Barefoot Training Specialist so that I could learn the deeper science. #alydifitness #thriveculturefitness ... #Repost @thefootcollective with @get_repost So very true . Wear shoes shaped like human feet = will have healthy feet . Wear alien shoes shaped like triangles = will develop deformed triangle shaped feet (aka bunions) . Image created by @sunnidy_draws #thefootcollective #feet #shoes #weird #barefoot #meme #strongfeet #naturalshoes #movement #human #painfree #bunions #heels #footwear

The onesie I didn’t realize Baby Girl needed Thank you, Christi!

Our Day 1 accomplishments after seeing a post by @thecrazytrainer

In case you missed it... I opened a gym this summer! To celebrate, I'm offering a $10 two-hour workshop on Sunday! WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE WORKSHOP: Safety first: Temperatures will be taken at the door! Masks will be required. Please do not come if you have any symptoms. We can make special arrangements outside of the event if needed. ... Now, the fun stuff... We work out barefoot ! There are about 50 reasons why, but the short of it is this: being barefoot allows solid contact with the floor, giving us feedback for balance and allowing us to produce maximum force. You'll take your shoes off before heading on to the black mats! (Rest assured that floors are thoroughly cleaned daily and slightly less thoroughly cleaned several times per day.) After leading you through a unique warm-up, we'll get to drilling movement patterns for the basic kettlebell movements. We'll have some time for explaining and demonstrating, plenty of time for practicing, and then quick workouts to incorporate what you've learned. Expect fun workout bursts sprinkled throughout the event! I'll be offering on-the-spot sign-up bonuses, too, so Sunday would be a great day to join as a member for unlimited monthly classes! Any questions? Any hesitations? Comment here or reach out to me directly! Hope to see you there!

KETTLEBELLS! Want to learn what all the fuss is about? Check it out! 10 bucks gets you two hours of instruction, sprinkled with butt-kickin' workouts.

As luck would have it, my Thrive Culture Fitness ladies weren't into this method. If you want to hire me for this next-level type of personal training, hit me up!