Bloom Archives
Tag: Lynae Sowinski
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Weekly Exercise: Standing Crunch
In the last exercise of this series, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, uses an elastic band to do a basic crunch…
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A Rodent with a Bad Rap Makes a Good House Pet (Photo Gallery and Video)
BY KELLY KENDALL Allie Penceâs pets come running when she calls, their whiskers quivering and brown eyes blinking. She strokes their fur and runs…
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Weekly Exercise: Standing Abdominal Exercise with a Twist
Sometimes it isn’t practical to get down on the ground to do abdominal exercises. In this video, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness…
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Weekly Exercise: Standing Exercise for the Obliques
In the next three videos, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, will be teaching us abdominal exercises to do while standing. This…
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Recipe of the Week: Fried Green Tomatoes
If you’ve had fried green tomato BLTs only in a restaurant, you may want to try David Davenport’s Fried Green Tomato recipe. They’re easy and…
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Niche Boutique: Itâs New, Trendy, and Not Boring
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS On-trend fashion found a new niche in Bloomington this year with the opening of Niche Boutique at 601 N. College.…
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Weekly Exercise: Strengthening the Hip Flexors with Furniture Sliders
Different variations to the plank target certain areas of the body. This week, Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, teaches us…
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Salt Creek Cycles for Mountain Bike Aficionados
BY BRIDGETT HENWOOD The idea for Bloomingtonâs newest mountain bike shop came straight from a broken wheel. After helping a biker repair his wheel…
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Weekly Exercise: Hamstring Exercise with Furniture Sliders
For the past few weeks, we’ve been putting furniture sliders to good use! We’ve seen how you can strengthen your legs and the muscles surrounding…