Women Fitness International Magazine June 2025

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self ” – The Bhagavad Gita – As the sun rises and summer settles in, June invites us to return to our breath, bodies, and inner balance. And what better time to do this than during International Yoga Day, a global celebration of mindfulness and movement that reminds us: strength starts within. This month, we’re proud to feature Cora Kasperski on our cover—a fearless athlete, mindset coach, and fitness enthusiast who continues to redefine what it means to be strong from the inside out. A powerhouse in the fitness world, Cora’s journey from grit to grace is as inspiring as it is real. Let this issue be your invitation to move mindfully, live intentionally, and take time just…

Finding Your INNER BADASS At 58, Cora Kasperski is redefining what it means to be strong. A powerhouse in the world of fitness, she’s not just a trainer or a gym owner; she’s a living testament to the power of consistency. As the founder of Laguna Fitness—Laguna Beach’s premier private gym for over 25 years—Cora has coached thousands toward their health and wellness goals through a unique blend of personalized training, nutritional guidance, and unwavering accountability. Every morning at 3:00 AM, six days a week, Cora begins her day with a fierce dedication to her regimen—pushing limits, building strength, and walking the walk she expects from others. As an IFBB professional fitness competitor, her discipline has made her stand apart on the fitness stage. In this exclusive interview, we step…

The Zone-Tone technique is the art of mentally zoning in and pre-isolating specific muscles just before an exercise to be executed while at the same time maintaining that zone throughout the execution of the movement. This wonderful technique is very easy to grasp and will deliver enormous benefits to your fitness program. Combining proper form and technique with the Zone- Tone method will help you reach all of your fitness goals much faster than conventional practices. The level of isolation and stimulation you will get every time you perform an exercise using this method will increase tenfold. There are several reasons why people fail to create a successful mind-tomuscle connection: • Lack of knowledge about anatomy combined with lack of information available on how to successfully create a mind-to-muscle connection. •…

A lifestyle is more than simply visiting the gym for an hour or jumping around in the living room to an aerobics tape. Be creative and find ways to incorporate movement into almost everything you do. Believe me, if you make a conscious effort to integrate more activity into your daily life, it will eventually become second nature. Give some of these suggestions a try! • Walk as much as possible by parking the car a few blocks away from where you’re headed or walk to an appointment from your office instead of driving. Whenever you’re walking try to focus on long strides and a quicker than normal pace. This gets the heart rate going a bit faster than just meandering along. • Take the stairs instead of the elevator.…

Crispy Vegan Waffle With Red Lentil Ingredients: • 1/2 cup Red lentils• 1 cup Dairy-free milk (almond or oat milk)• 1 cup Brown rice flour• 1/3 cup Oat flour• 1 Tbsp Baking powder• 1/3 cup Cane sugar• 1 Flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flax – 3 Tbsp water)• 1 tsp Vanilla extract (optional) Instructions: • Soak red lentils for 1-2 hours in water. If you would like to have them for breakfast, then soak them overnight no problem. If you worry about lectins (see above for more explanation) then you can also cook them first in plain water. • When you are ready to make your vegan waffle batter, discard the water and blend the soaked red lentils with non-dairy milk, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract until smooth. •…

Dieting & Weight Loss Because if you want to lose weight and change your life, you must change the way you think about dieting. Besides dieting is characterized by a cyclical pattern of repetitious loss and gain of body weight. Some of the ways people choose to do this include skipping meals and consuming very few calories. There is increasing evidence that weight cycling may lead to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as hypertension and diabetes. And the risk of complications of weight cycling seems greater in people with normal weight or slightly overweight than in obese people. 1 Stop Worrying About Being Overweight No matter how overweight you are, stop worrying! Why? Because worrying keeps you fat. (It does, trust me) The first step towards solving your weight problem…