… Promoting eating in a manner that balances individual nutritional needs, hunger, satiety, appetite, and pleasure. 4. Promoting individually appropriate, enjoyable, life-enhancing physical activity, rather than exercise that is focused on a goal of weight loss. Based on these guidelines, we have two primary rules in this group: 1) No talking about weight loss or calorie restrictive diets 2) No negative or judgemental comments about any body -or anybody- of any size or sha …

Optimal Health Austin group discusses and shares natural remedies for optimal health without drugs, vitamins, or synthetic substances. We believe that every person is an individual whose body has the innate ability to self heal with proper tools readily available in nature. America is overfed and under nourished so let's join together and learn how you can have optimal health right here in Austin.

Out of shape? Are you in shape and bored with routines, treadmills and gym life? Looking for people to support and motivate you? Then come JOIN US! Our Bootcamps are designed to get people active in non-traditional ways. We challenge our instructors to keep workouts fresh and different. We burn more calories, do more push-ups and crack more jokes than any class in Austin. We are not an in-your-face type class nor do we allow cliques to form. In fact, we are a very close knit and supportive gr …

This group is for folks living the Plant Strong/Engine 2 lifestyle.

Are you following or aspiring to follow a plant-based diet or know anyone that is?  Have you struggled to lose weight or maintain this lifestyle in a world that typically follows the Standard American Diet?  In this professionally facilitated group, we will get a chance to meet each other, talk a little bit about the benefits of this lifestyle and discuss some of the topics that will be addressed in coming in upcoming meetings.  Expect to gain support, motivation and new plant-based friends!  Ho …

Are you interested in meeting others who share your enthusiasm about achieving high energy health and vitality by incorporating raw and living foods into their life? Would you like to learn new recipes, share stories, learn valuable health information and get support? Come to our Potlucks to meet others interested in raw foods and health, get support, share a raw meal, and watch a DVD or live speaker related to the raw foods lifestyle and health.

The Austin Weight Loss Challenge was created to provide motivation and support to those who are trying to lose weight. Whether you want to lose 5 pounds or 100, come join the challenge and let's lose those pounds and inches together!

With an already enormous community of players and leagues on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights throughout the city, WAKA Kickball is the ultimate social sport. Players of all skill level can meet amazing people, get out and active in a friendly but competitive environment, and take part in some of the best parties in Austin. To learn more about how you can become a part of our always growing community of adult kickball players, come to any of our free league kick-off pick up games. WAKA Kickb …

Meet other people interested in alternative health care to talk about holistic healing, natural herbs and supplements, homeopathic remedies, chiropractic care, applied kinesiology and other forms of complimentary alternative medicine.

Life begins at 50! We are fitness-minded, at least fifty, enjoying life, and staying active. This is a new group concept apparently (socializing at 50 and over and being fit-minded) and so the concept will naturally develop/change as membership grows. My thought was to get people together who are over 50, who are interested in staying athletic, and active. There are a lot of strictly social groups and there and strictly athletic groups out there for the 20's to 40's. Hoping there is interest in …

The groups purpose is to meet up for trail running. Join if you are comfortable on the trails and if you can run at least for 50 min without stopping. The trail is an equalizer for speed, so don't worry too much about speed. We may also sometimes post beginner runs, but will clearly identify the no drop runs. You are welcome to post a run and invite others. We want this group to remain as open as we can so that everyone can find running buddies in their area to go and hit the trails. Please join …

Mamashine was founded by mother, acupuncturist, and oriental medicine practitioner, Mari Kurko L.Ac.Mari provides holistic treatment programs for maternal health needs from conception to early motherhood. Her treatments are based in herbal medicine, supplements, whole foods, acupuncture, and lifestyle changes. She has a particular passion for preventing and treating postpartum depression through alternative medicine. She is also a singer/songwriter and online entrepreneur, and offers talks, …

If you're obsessed with yoga and want to be part of Austin's community of badass yogis, this group is for you! We do yoga from the heart, and this meetup is about doing whatever yoga your heart desires, from community yoga flashmobs, to picnics, to yoga house parties - who says yoga and wine don't mix? Don't miss out on the anti-oxidants, and join Community Yoga Network today!

Meet other local people who are living gluten-free to share information, recipes, and the best ways to avoid social restrictions due to your wheat and gluten free diet.

Looking for an intimate group of people you can workout with in your neighborhood? I'd like to set up a network where groups of 3-5 neighbors can meetup in an extremely local area and get a personal trainer to give a group workout twice a week. The groups get to split the cost of the personal trainer session, get a kickass intimate workout from a professional, and bond with fitness-seekers in their neighborhood who will keep them motivated.

This group is designed to help fitness professionals within Austin and the surrounding areas network and connect. The group is open to fitness professionals of all types. We believe that all fitness professionals can benefit from each other by creating a strong community within Austin.