As an independent agent with Health Insurance & Retirement Advocates (HIRA) and a longtime fitness enthusiast, Lara has made movement a personal priority throughout her own health journey. Recently, she shared a short series of videos highlighting simple body-weight movements that help support balance, strength, and mobility — all using minimal space and no special equipment.

Strength Training Then I started lifting weights in high school, to get out of band class. Though I'd always loved music, it turned out that I didn’t love being in high school band! One of the only alternative classes at that time was weightlifting class, so I enrolled. I was the only girl in that class, and it was taught by a football coach, Coach Harris. I loved Coach Harris. He trained me just like he trained the guys--no special “girl” exercises. I ended up staying in th

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