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My Visit to Kor180 in Austin

The highlight of last week was my visit to Kor180 here in Austin and to meet owner Maja Kermath. I learned about the new Kor180 studio via Melanie of FitSteady. I want to start to do group exercise classes and figured that maybe this new style of pilates might be good for me to meet [...]
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Beets Cafe Austin Review

Last week I had lunch with Melanie at Beets Cafe in Austin, Texas. Here’s a review of my experience at Beets. I arrived a few minutes before Melanie and had a look inside. The decor is modern and pleasant and it feels like a diner with the counter for take-away. There is a dessert case [...]
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Conscious Box Review

Short version: Conscious Box offers a monthly subscription box of healthy food and fitness goodies. Here is my review of the Conscious Box. Back when I ran a tech blog, I reviewed a bunch of the “monthly box of items” services. This was before I decided to get healthy. I was pleasantly surprised to see [...]
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Snap Kitchen Austin Review

Last week I tried Snap Kitchen for the first time. Snap Kitchen has several locations in Austin and Houston in Texas. I was very impressed with their take-out restaurant and will be going back regularly for lunch. I want to eat more salads especially for lunch. While I do a great job with my morning [...]
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Sneaker Battle: Luke’s Locker vs. Hill Country Running

As I get ready for my first 5k, Ashli gave me a couple of recommendations for running shoe stores here in Austin that she said provide great service and would be able to help me pick out the right pair of shoes. I’ve been wearing the same style of Nike 4E sneaker for a decade [...]
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