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Jack Leash Your FitnessLeash Your fitness is all about being active with your pet. We have daily fitness classes and monthly activities like yoga, kayaking, hiking, camping, etc.  Anything to spice up your daily dog walks so that you can bond with your best furry friend and get a great workout.   Jack is our Cairn Terrier mascot who will keep you updated on all of the fun events that he has coming up and show you photos of the ones that we already had.  We plan on doing a lot of communication through this blog so please visit often and feel free to leave your comments.

Hippy Halloween

Hippy Halloween

Every year the Leash Your Fitness gals go all out for Halloween.  Mommy  has a theme class and it is so fun to watch the creativity come out!  Last year our theme was Football and we even played a football game in class!  We have official judges come for the after class costume contest and we give prizes and get to eat treats! Halloween is such a fun holiday.  It is not just for kids, adults get to act like a kid and get away with it!  It is fun to watch our mom’s get silly and just have fun!

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Healthy Dog Cookies

Healthy Dog Cookies

  The Leash Your Fitness pups got rewarded for being good sports at our Leash Your Fitness Halloween costume contest.   Their Aunt Cathy brought them these healthy dog cookies.  They were yummy homemade pumpkin/ peanut butter cookies! She got the cool cookie cutter from World Market.     Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 eggs 1 cup canned  plain pumpkin (not pie mix) 2 tablespoons peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees In a mixer, mix together:  flour, eggs, pumpkin, peanut butter, salt & cinnamon Add water as needed to

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Quad Stretch

Quad Stretch

Do you run?  Walk? Sit?  If you do, your quadriceps and hip flexors are probably tight.  When they get tight, they pull on your pelvis which in turn may cause back and knee pain.   This stretch is really important to do on a daily basis to keep your legs stretched out and working properly.  You can do it anywhere. Using a prop like a chair or table helps so that you can relax into the stretch.  If you add a little backbend and push your hip forward, you will feel it more.     For an advanced & more

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A Transformation of a Different Kind

A Transformation of a Different Kind

Naomi Hillery and her dog, Ali have been teaching for Leash Your Fitness for 2 years now.  We are so proud of how far they have both come.  They have BOTH made transformations of a different kind! Naomi took over the run class and it is amazing the changes that are happening in the class.  She has been a great mentor to our runners.  There have been girls that are going from walking a 5k to running 1/2 marathons & relay races like the Ragnar race. We even have a race team now, the Trail Dogs…. Naomi followed her dream

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MIM: Vary Your Pace

This week’s challenge is an easy one to add to your dog walk or next workout – we are varying our paces using different landmarks and speeds.  This is good to do for lots of reasons: it gets your heart rate up to get a better workout, it helps you get faster, and it is great practice for your dog to heel at changing paces! Simply pick landmarks such as light poles or park benches that are somewhat regular.  This can be done with walking or running.  If running, start with a jog – an easy pace you could keep up

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