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Watermelon Feta Salad First off, who doesn't love watermelon on a summer's day?  Also, aren't we all trying to add more salads to our plates and lives? I tried this salad for the very first time earlier this year at a social gathering and wasn't sure what to expect. Let me tell y'all, it sure surprised me! I think the combination of sweet and savory flavors is what did it, making it a perfectly refreshing and super simple dish to make, enjoy, and share with your friends and family! Ingredients: 4 cups watermelon, cubed 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled 1 cup sliced red onions 3 cups arugula 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Optional: Cucumbers  Instructions: Whisk olive oil, vinegar, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add tomatoes, arugula, and red onion; toss to coat. Gently stir in watermelon and feta cheese to serve.  You truly can't go wrong with this salad! 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉 Nutriti...

What is Functional Fitness? 💪✨ Hey Y'all, Let's talk about functional fitness and functional exercises. Have you heard of it? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61% of adults over the age of 65 are limited in their ability to perform basic actions. This means being able to bend down to grab something off the floor, pull a box off a high shelf, or doing yard work can become more difficult as you age.  Functional fitness focuses on training your body for everyday life—not just the gym. It involves exercises that mimic daily movements: squatting, reaching, pushing, pulling. The emphasis is on natural movement patterns. These exercises build real-world strength and improve flexibility, balance, coordination, and even posture.  Basically, functional fitness keeps you moving with ease. The Basics 🔹 What Does Functional Exercise Involve? Exercises that mimic daily movements Uses bodyweight, free weights, resistance bands, etc. Focuses on balance, strength,...

Here's What You Need to Know About Ableism Disability Discrimination 101 and Ways to be Anti-Ableist Hey y'all!!  I wanted to share this article I found by Rebecca Finkelstein, the Digital Advocacy writer at Diversability, a community of people with disabilities (and their allies), who are on a mission to elevate disability pride.  Rebecca is a lifelong student with a disability and found it not only perplexing but also offensive that she never learned about ableism in school, leaving her feeling unheard and unrepresented. She explains to us why Disability Pride Month is important, provides us with examples to broaden our understanding of types of ableism, encourages us to check our own implicit ableism, and notes common sense ways to combat it. It's well worth the read! "If people with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, consisting of about 15% of the world’s population (over one billion people), why are we not talking about it more?" Could it be due t...