Summer Vibes

July 15, 2025

How on Earth is it already the middle of July??… As we move into the hotter months make sure you are drinking your water! A good rule of thumb is half your weight in ounces. Some experts say 10, 8 ounces which is a gallon a day. If you are on a regular workout routine make sure you add some electrolytes. So important to support our ability to absorb the water. 


I’m excited to share that Kim is back in town and we have our next LOVE YOUR PELVIC FLOOR workshop coming up. Mark your calendar for July 30th 6pm-8p. Below is a run down of the workshop and the link to sign up. Hope to see you there!

A group of women in pink shirts are putting their hands together.

Love your Pelvic Floor

(A women’s Health Workshop)

This is a 2 hour interactive workshop that will be the best gift you can give yourself over your lifetime. Kim Armington will cover the anatomy of the core, the pelvic floor and Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, such as: 

  • Incontinence/frequent urination (Do you leak when you laugh, cough, sneeze, vomit, exercise, are you wearing incontinence pads) 
  • Prolapse/Heaviness (Do you feel a heaviness in your Pelvic are)
  • Pain or problems with intercourse, 
  • Prenatal Health: Mommy Tummy, (Post Natal Health, post Natal can be 30 years after delivery!) Diastasis Recti (Do you have a split in your abdominal wall)
  • Constipation
  • Back pain


Don’t ignore any of these issues, you deserve better! 


This interactive workshop that will enable you to understand how to contract and relax your pelvic floor in functional movement.  Kim will teach you how to incorporate this into functional movement and into your current exercise program.  You will be given simple exercises that you can practice daily to improve the health of your pelvic floor.


  • I will give you techniques to resolve urinary incontinence. 
  • We will actively assess our pelvic floor health.
  • I will have information on constipation issue.
  • We will discuss chronic pain issues.
  • The exercises will improve sexual relationships. 
  • The techniques will help you change your mommy tummy.
  • I will assess any participant for a Diastasis Recti.


Grab your Spot here! 


 

About Kim Armington

Kim Is a comprehensively trained Pilates instructor. She practiced Physical Therapy for 15 years  specializing in men’s and women’s health. She has been a fitness instructor for over 30 years.


She recently moved to Wenatchee to help take care of her grand baby Owen. She has been through all aspect of a women’s life from menstruation, childbirth, intimacy and mental pause


(menopause). She has found that most women do not get the information and support they need throughout their life, so she is passionate about bringing good information to women through her women’s health workshops. 


Certifications/Education: Comprehensively Trained Pilates Instructor, Associates degree-Physical Therapist Assistant, Master Instructor Teacher- Balanced Body, BS in Botany and Environmental Studies


Services I offer: Post Rehabilitation Specialist, Pre/post-natal/ cesarean section exercise and rehabilitation, Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and exercise specialist, Pelvic Floor Specialist, Parkinson’s/ MS specialty Training, Scoliosis Rehab/ exercises. 


Cost 

Donation to fight Human trafficking with Atlas Free. Suggested price $30.00 per person

To donate and read more about how Kim is involved by clicking the link. 


https://give.atlasfree.org/campaign/2024-freedom-hikes/c550523

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Mat Class

I totally forgot! For Mat Class know that there is ONE date that is a change in time. July 30th we will be meeting for class at 10:30am. 


Remember that with Vagaro if you hit that you are booking more than 1 class, if the class has a different time or not offer on the day in the sequence the System won’t let you book it. Meaning: you want to book Mat Classes. You go to your class hit 5 or 8 sessions, you go to check out and it won’t let you and get a red message. That message is telling you something along the lines of, this class isn’t available on that day/ time when that happens you have to book the class as a single class because it doesn’t have the class 5 or 8 in a row. With that said, make sure that you are booked into your classes by going into your Vagaro app, click on appointments on the bottom and see that you are indeed booked into that class(es). 


See you at the Studio!

Heidi Garcia

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