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9 Breakfasts That’ll Brighten Up Your Day

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Breakfast is an extremely important part of your day, so you want to make sure to get it in. But sometimes, it can get downright boring. Check out these nine options below to make yours a little more exciting.

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MINT Family & Friends Happy Hour at Tryst!

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You’re invited to the next edition of MINT Family and Friends Happy Hour on Friday, September 9th from 4pm to 10pm, hosted by MINT, DC’s premier health club and spa.

**Members and non-member both welcome! We’ll have free 5 day passes. They’re free because once you try MINT you’ll love MINT.

We’ll also be raffling away a free personal training session 😉

Specials:

All $5
-Old Ox Gold Ox Ale on Tap
-Right Proper Raised by Wolves on Tap
-House Tempranillo Red or White
-John Daily Cocktail- Black Iced tea with Peach Snapps

Invite your friends/family/coworkers…the more, the merrier!!

RSVP if you can make it. We’d love to see you there!

Yoga: Just Do It

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September is National Yoga Month, but you shouldn’t practice just this month. Consistent yoga can provide many mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. Basically, it’s definitely not a waste of time. Especially if you take it seriously. (And check out our MINT’s yoga program here!)

 

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Podcast: Body Weight and Calisthenics Mastermind

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Introducing a brand new health and fitness podcast by Exercise Science enthusiast, Bo Hickey. Bo grew up outside of Philadelphia and attended Penn State University for a B.S. in Kinesiology-Fitness Studies, after which he pursued his M.S. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science right here in DC, at The George Washington University.

Bo’s background is chock-full of fitness-related experience—from leading youth, high school, and college students through speed and agility programs designed to increase athletic performance, to serving as a TRX and Boot Camp instructor at DC’s Reformation Fitness, to serving as a Recreation Assistant to the U.S. Department of Defense at the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, Japan. Currently, he serves as the Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Bo started his podcast, Bomenclature in the Spring of 2016 in an effort to further learn more about his passion—health, wellness, and fitness—from fellow experts and enthusiasts around the country.

 

In the tenth episode, Bo speaks with Ivan Black, Lead Trainer and Owner of Next Step Performance, a top-notch fitness facility in Harrisburg, PA.

You can listen to the podcast here or by clicking on the photo below. In addition, find out more about Bo at his website www.bomenclature.com.

 

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Aug 30 GM & Programming updates

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Programming Updates!

Dupont:

New Class! Wednesday 6:30 am TRX
Brooke’s Tuesday 7pm Power Playground is on hiatus
TRX Bootcamp Tues/Th @12pmwith Liz starting next week Sep 6

Downtown:

Tuesday & Thursdays mornings 7:30am to 8:20am
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sorry, last week we said these were at Dupont by mistake!

Facility updates:

At MINT Dupont a few pieces of Equipment are unavailable and being serviced: Free Motion Dual-arm, one Precor AMT cardio, one TV on a LifeFitness Elliptical, and one cycle bike.  We are also replacing several cycle bike foot straps. 

 

At MINT Downtown, everything is up and running- the club front doors are experiencing some issues and will be addressed soon. 

 

We work hard bring you fully functioning clubs!  As always, feel free to report any facility functionality issues to feedback@mintdc.com

Information is POWER!

PIQ info

FREE Performance loaner pods for all Power Playground and MINTRIDE classes. 2 minute registration here.

 

Featured Instructor: Anne Wutchiett

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“Every time you think you’ve reached the ceiling, keep raising the bar.”
more about Anne>>>

 Please pardon our dust at MINT Dupont as we create a new studio

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All barre and mat Pilates classes take place in the new studio as of Sep 6
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Labor Day hours at both clubs will be 7am to 4pm.
Normal hours Saturday (7am-9pm) and Sunday (8am-8pm).

See app or website for class schedules

Making sure you know!

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Memberships are dual club! If you have a class-membership, you have access to Power Playground MINTFuze, TRX, Yoga, Cycle, Barre and all other group classes.

Having an issue with the MINT app?

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It’s probably due to duplicate accounts. Please email accounting@mintdc.com
and Tina will fix it for you!

What’s the Truth About Cupping?

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If you tuned into the Olympics over the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably been exposed to the sight of Olympians covered in purple dots. You therefore have been exposed to the wonderful world of cupping. Cupping is used by many physical therapists, massage therapists and rehab specialists as a manual therapy technique for a variety of musculo-skeletal related conditions. Working as a physical therapist in the DC area, a lot of my patients have become quite inquisitive regarding this rechnique and what it’s benefits are. The NY times has published an excellent post discussing what cupping is, how it is utilized, and what its potential effects are. Check this out and get a little bit more insight into what was going on with the Olympians in Rio.

 

Melanie Rubin is a Physical Therapist in DC and a group fitness instructor at MINT.
Melanie Rubin is a Physical Therapist in DC and a group fitness instructor at MINT.