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Vacayou
6 Amazing Black-Owned Wellness Retreats Making a Difference
“Today Leisano Living is a successful Black-owned wellness travel brand and pioneer in research-based health retreats and programs.
Leisano Living retreat tip: Being open to new experiences allows you to connect fully, push past physical and mental barriers, and reach a different level of freedom. At the same time, you will find beautiful pieces of yourself along the way that you didn’t even know existed.”
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Travel Noire
Black-Owned Wellness Retreats Happening in 2021
“Leisano Living’s “Selah Retreat” is a wellness adventure with a goal to make every person in attendance leave with a deeper mind-body connection. While on the island of Saint Lucia, you will tap into the nature on the island and use it to fuel yourself and find a sense of calm.
What can you look forward to?”
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BLACKDOCTOR.ORG
6 Black-Owned Wellness Retreats To Try
“You can start 2020 in the best way with the Breathe Adventure & Wellness Retreat, curated with love by Registered Dietician and Exercise Physiologist, Leisan Echols. After leaving the U.S. and traveling the world, founder Leisan Echols brought her vision to share her passions of world travel and wellness with the masses.
In 2018, she launched her first Breathe retreat in Guatapé, Colombia where an intimate group of travelers enjoyed the unmatched views of Guatapé, and tried their hands at activities like water skiing, salsa dancing, and more, while of course being served up nutritious meals by a private chef.”
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VERY WELL FIT
Does the Time of Day You Eat Certain Foods Matter?
Learn when to eat carbs, fats, and protein to change your body
"Leisan Echols, MS, RDN, CSSD, CSCS, says diet and exercise goals matter and that your current fitness level should matter as well. Echols is an exercise physiologist and registered dietitian nutritionist who helps guests at The BodyHoliday in St. Lucia reach fitness and diet goals.
"As a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics, the majority of my clients range from avid exercisers to elite athletes. Achieving optimal body composition, modifying weight (loss or gain), and/or improving performance are typical goals. With that said, for my clients, I feel that timing and absolute daily intake of nutrients are equally important. For inactive individuals, I believe absolute daily intake of nutrients is more important than meal timing."
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GQ MAGAZINE UK
The Secrets of Strongman Swimming
"Over two days, GQ's resident athlete adventurer, Ross Edgley, set a world record… by accident! Swimming over 100km with a 100lb tree attached, it was almost three times the distance he planned on covering. In part two of his story, he reveals how he did it.
Scientists from the University Of Copenhagen state it takes seven days for you to replenish muscle glycogen stores. The problem was we didn’t have seven days. Which is why I met the ultra-marathon running managing director of The BodyHoliday, Andrew Barnard, and the resort's head nutritionist, Leisan Echols, to talk food, fuel and strategy. Our solution? Granola energy bars that we’d batch-make and eat by the basket-full."
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ST. LUCIA SPORTS ONLINE
Countdown to Annual OECS Swimming Championship
"With just about two weeks to the hosting of St. Lucia 27th Annual OECS Swim Championship at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center, November 10th to the 12th, St. Lucia Amateur Swimming Association is putting the final touches to what the Association expects to be an exciting meet.
Team Manager Eldris Mauricette has been working closely with the team and ensuring that during preparation, the team receives motivational talks from Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist, Leisan Echols."
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