Four Habits of Highly Energetic People - District Fray Magazine

We tapped two of D.C.’s leading fitness coaches to share habits and advice for how to stay motivated, moving and mindful when the challenging winter doldrums knock at your door.

Here, Rumble Boxing DC founding instructor and private trainer Sharon Kim as well as Lululemon ambassador and Equinox instructor CG Green get nostalgic, vulnerable and real.

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20 Masters of Mindfulness, Movement + Connection - District Fray Magazine

It is important to give the world the best of you, not what’s left of you. So, I take my self-care and alone time very seriously. I make sure to tend to my thoughts, anxieties, fears and emotions instead of suppressing them, especially during such a stressful time. One way to do that is with a licensed professional. My therapist has been such a blessing throughout Covid and going to therapy is like brushing your teeth, but for your brain. I also make sure to move, the hardest part is just getting there. Yoga and boxing have also served as a yin and yang for me physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. It’s important for us all to find what works for us and what we need as individuals.

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I saw a Beyoncé concert with a total stranger. We had the time of our lives - INSIDER.com

“Life cues up Sharon Kim, a 32-year-old personal trainer, and corporate banker, on my TikTok feed. I knew nothing about Sharon other than her post being one that I admired. She was looking for community and didn't wait around for the regular round-robin of friends she had been used to, to show up and be present. She decided to enlist a larger community, something that social media can actually do well if we let it. Her transparency of just wanting to get out for a night and experience joy was something I could resonate with.”

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COVID-19 Tests, Masks and Winter Walks: How the DC Area Is Finding Love During the Pandemic - NBC

"Other people are comfortable meeting in person, but only if they know their date has tested negative for COVID-19. Sharon Kim asks her dates to get a COVID-19 test a week before they meet up.

“It’ll weed out the people who aren’t willing to do the work, and it’s gonna weed out the people who don’t take COVID seriously,” Kim said.

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Is Vaccine Status a New Pandemic-Era Deal Breaker When It Comes to Dating? - The Washingtonian

For Sharon Kim, 29, a trainer at the boxing group Rumble’s DC location, having a potential match that’s vaccinated is definitely a plus—but not a deal-breaker. Kim, a resident of Park View, has received her first vaccine dose, and she says it’s important to meet someone who also takes Covid-19 seriously.

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