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#MannyFitTip: Reverse Crunch

Personal Trainer Cassandra German recommends a reverse crunch for your lower abs and lower back. To perform this exercise, follow these steps: Step 1: Lay on your back making sure to keep the lower back flat (your hand should not be able to slip underneath your back ). Toes are…...

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Fitness Challenge: The 1 Mile Run

This past week’s fitness challenge was the 1 mile run and the 1/2 mile run. We had some excellent contenders but the prize goes to fitness member Ya-Ning, who wins a Manny Cantor Center towel and mesh bag!  New fitness challenge: How many push ups can you do in 1…...

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Want to workout your legs and glutes with one exercise? Personal Trainer Ricardo Thomas recommends a reverse lunge with a back leg lift! It’s great for your quads, calves, glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, and outer thighs. Step 1: Stand with your feet about 6 inches apart. Step 2: Step back…...

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Ex-Pride Agenda director at home at settlement house

Ex-Pride Agenda director at home at settlement house featured in The Villager, May 15, 2014 It was then, in January 2010, that he stepped down as executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, less than two months after the state Senate had decisively rejected its first marriage-equality bill. Van…...

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The State of the Performing Arts on the L.E.S. – a Panel at Manny Cantor

The State of the Performing Arts on the L.E.S. – a Panel at Manny Cantor featured in The Lo Down, May 1, 2014 Here’s the audio recording from our fascinating panel discussion held at the new Manny Cantor Center on Monday. Our guests included Jay Wegman – artistic director of…...

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