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✨founder @soulfuelfitness_to
✨fitness, feminism, dance
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Come move with us this October! 💗 Movement matters. A lot. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer or are looking to be more breast empowered, we’ve got you. ICYMI, The Rethink House Pop-Up includes a fitness + movement studio! Every Saturday in October, we’ve been bringing together a curated mix of standout Toronto instructors to get you moving. With lots of ways to do it. Thanks so much to @bhalfmoon for fuelling fitness as our movement partner. 💗⚡️ In addition to our Saturday workouts, join us with @telushealth on Wednesday, October 28 for an evening focused on empowered choices and how simple things like movement help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Learn more about all events and save your spot via our profile 🔗. Space is limited! 💗 #breastcancer #cancerfitness #breastcancerawarenessmonth #breastcancercharity #movementismedicine We know regular physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing breast cancer and can help people feel and function better during and after treatment. Research also shows that being active after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with a lower risk of recurrence and dying from breast cancer. That’s why uniting young women around movement is becoming a bigger part of Rethink’s next era. The Rethink House Pop-Up includes a fitness + movement studio. Every Saturday in October, we’ve been bringing together a curated mix of standout Toronto instructors to get you moving. With lots of ways to do it. Strength, balance, mobility, cardio. Classes giving you a full body burn to those geared towards recovery and rebuilding. Even dance-based movement that feels energetic and fun. The Rethink House Pop-Up is at 390 Dupont St., Toronto. Movement supported by @bhalfmoon_official. ⚡️ b, halfmoon has outfitted our studio mats and props, so you have access to the best tools to get the most out of your sweat. Plus, you get to experience the limited edition Rethink b, mat, which is also for sale at the pop-up. Thank you so much to @bhalfmoon_official for fuelling our movement! 💗 Movement supported by @bhalfmoon_official. ⚡️ b, halfmoon has outfitted our studio mats and props, so you have access to th
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🪩Skylight Studio🪩 Just upstairs, almost like a secret, we tuck into our special little space to move, stretch, strengthen on these magic machines Pilates called “the reformer”. Come on up and join us for a glide… ➡️2 Week Trial: 5 classes for $75+hst (Thanks to the members of the team who jumped in on this shoot and @optic_verve for capturing us.) . . . . . #reformer #bloorwest #roncesvalles #pilateslife #soulfuel
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🪩SOUL STRENGTH🪩 Our most popular class offered 15x weekly and suitable for All Levels by varying your choice of weights, from 3 lb to 60 lb dumbbells and kettle bells i.e. maybe you use 8lbs for bicep curls, maybe 35 lbs… ➡️The Experience: True strength training designed to meet you where you are at, focus on form, tempo, breathing and the big exercise pillars. By bravely lifting heavier weights at lower reps you will progress your load, push past plateaus, and get stronger inside and out. There is no impact or jumping in this class. ➡️The Fitness Benefits: Lifting heavier is the most effective way to increase muscle/joint/bone density. This will change your body composite, affect metabolic rate, reduced risk of chronic disease, improve posture and muscular balance. ⭐️Soul Strength classes are capped at 18 so that our highly certified and experienced instructors can keep an eye and be present for questions and corrections along the way. . . . . . #strengthtraining #lifting #roncesvalles #bloorwest #soulfuel
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THIS SUNDAY! Come enjoy a day of wellness in the autumn sun with an indoor beginners yoga session followed by an outdoor sunny concert! We’re also celebrating @sofarsounds International Day of Discovery so come take part in community and discover new friends, music, and small businesses IRL! 😌☀️ We’ll have @club.mirae on-site selling delicious tea mocktails and we’ll be serving @superbowlsroncy!🫐🧋 📍Dundas West | Daytime Wellness Show | Yoga @ 230pm | Doors @ 330pm We can’t wait to see you! 🥰 Artists/spaces featured in this reel: @melannaorr @thejaybluestrio @mrkylemusic @tbg_canada @litehour #internationaldayofdiscovery #thingstodotoronto #torontoyoga #secretshows #fyp
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🪩‼️New Class Alert: SOUL STEP‼️🪩 You did it in the 90s and it’s making a comeback - because it was always a fun and fabulous workout! MJ teased the class last night and it sold out fast, so we’re running it again: Tues Sept 29 at 6:30pm: Chelle Tues Oct 13 at 6:30pm: Stiva With your presence and feedback, we’ll iron out the kinks and programming and find its permanent home on the schedule… wait for it;) The Experience: This high-energy class pairs classic, rhythmic step aerobics with structured strength training, that will bring you back in the best way. To begin, you’re led through basic step choreography to boost your heart rate and spirits, followed by strength training using lighter weights and Step, ending with bodyweight exercises for that final burn. The Fitness Benefits: A full-body workout that encompasses cardiovascular conditioning, muscular endurance, agility & coordination, caloric burn. Level 2-3  No Step experience required. Please wear runners for this one. Spandex optional;) ➡️Link in bio. Regular Class sign-up. . . . . . #torontofitness #roncesvalles #bloorwest #torontopilates #soulfuel
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🪩7 YEARS OLD TODAY🪩 Soul Fuel opened its doors to this community… I’m not from these parts. At all. I didn’t grow up in the city, I don’t belong to any fancy groups or clubs, and I don’t live on this side of the Dundas West tracks. You feel me? To fund Soul Fuel I wrote a business plan to get a bank loan, dumped my savings and hustled. My father moved in with us for a year to renovate the building, while I worked full-time with a newborn and my husband took pat leave. Opening Soul Fuel was a big gamble, without much soft landing if it failed. But it didn’t. At all! Thanks to an incredibly supportive community that embraced me and my small business with open arms. During the pandemic (6 months after opening) they came to my rescue, taking some 5000 (!?!?) online classes over 2 years to keep the business afloat. When we reopened, they came. And they didn’t just come to workout, they brought their friends and family, came to events, fundraisers, stayed to socialize, laugh, cry, and fill this studio with the resin that makes it the third space and place that it is today. Last year we raised $50,000 for St Joe’s with our Daneathon - we even surprised the hospital foundation! That’s the kind of thing this community is capable of. I started the team from past contacts, but also drew from neighborhood talent, whose energy and efforts are Soul Fuel’s life force. It’s been wonderful to witness their professional growth alongside the studio’s. Soul Fuel exceeded all my initial expectations. And that’s thanks to ALL OF YOU. I’m so deeply grateful. And I’m excited to see what’s possible for us next… But this week, we celebrate our seventh! There will be sweet lil treats and heart warming videos all week. Thank you x infinity💜.
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🪩Staff spotlight🪩 We are thrilled to announce that Chelle has been promoted to Studio Director. After retiring from a 31 year career as a teacher last summer, she launched into working on our leadership team as Program Coordinator. The last year of learning, collaboration and sheer hard work and commitment to Soul Fuel has had a profound positive impact on our team and community. Chelle came to MJ through her bestie Michelle Hillier (forever grateful), taking a FITPOP class when the space was a gutted shell. Since that time 7 years ago she went from teaching Pound to becoming a certified trainer, yoga instructor and Pilates mat/reformer instructor. All while working a full-time job+, putting her two sons through university, and being a devoted wife and friend. Her drive and passion are authentic and contagious; we are so lucky to have her in our corner. Chelle is proof you can start a new career in midlife. Proof that the goodness you put out, you can get back. Proof that your intentions can make a real difference in your circle of influence. Please congratulate her on her well-deserved new role. She’ll be popping in and out more often to keep things running smoothly on the ground level. We cannot wait to see her thrive.
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Found these gems in the vault! That second costume!!!!! ☠️
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🪩Why Align Reformers🪩 In case you were wondering or wanted to nerd out on the inside Pilates scoop;) . . . . . #roncesvalles #bloorwest #pilatesreformer #pilateslife #soulfuel
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🪩7 Physical Markers of Fitness Progress (that aren’t aesthetic)🪩 There are so many benefits to exercise that can serve as intrinsic motivators… Here are just a few to motivate you when you’re in the middle of a hard HIIT or last set or moment when the finish line is in sight💜. . . . . #fitnesslife #healthmatters #roncesvalles #bloorwest #soulfuel
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🪩August Events🪩 Sink into Summer with us. Save this post. Book now. See you there💜. . . . . . #summerinthecity #roncesvalles #bloorwest #torontopilates #august
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🪩SOUL FUEL Online🪩Summer is great time to take advantage of our online program. Stay connected and fit from anywhere! 25 weekly Live Zoom classes 100s of OnDemand library videos ➡️Link in bio: Free 1 Week Trial. Included for Studio & PT Members. Available by weekly and monthly purchase. . . . . . #soulfuel #onlinefitness #strengthtraining #freetrial #workoutonline
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