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Score a special deal to train like the Dallas Cowboys at this Austin-area fitness center

Use the same equipment as the 'Boys.

Photo courtesy of Cowboys Fit

If you're looking to get fit this summer, what better inspiration than the Dallas Cowboys? America's Team is the model for the health and fitness center Cowboys Fit, which opened its first Central Texas outpost in 2020 and now has a special summer deal just for CultureMap insiders.

What makes it different
The elevated gym approach was built in partnership with Mark Mastrov, one of the most recognized and leading innovators in the world of health and fitness.

Imagine using same cutting-edge cardio and strength equipment that's in the Cowboys’ own training facility, plus the same “train like one of us” mentality and recovery options.

The 57,000-square-foot Pflugerville facility is also the first of the five Texas locations to include such amenities as an indoor basketball court, indoor fitness-style pool, and outdoor training area.

Pro perks
Expect goal tracking technology as well as a strategically selected personal training staff to provide comprehensive, customized plans to deliver individualized results.

A recovery lounge offers HydroMassage, NormaTec compression therapy, cryotherapy, HyperIce percussion therapy, and more to help muscles recover.

Members can also access a variety of classes including yoga, barre, circuit training, cardio, and more inside professionally equipped fitness and cycle studios, plus water-based classes.

Take care of the whole team
Affordable family membership options mean that children 12 and older may work out at Cowboys Fit with parental supervision.

Got even younger cheerleaders? The Rowdy Room provides a safe place for children ages 3 months to 11 years to play and grow while parents take time to focus on their fitness goals.

A super deal
CultureMap readers pay $0 for enrollment and only $10 for the first month with promo code CULTUREMAP. That's a savings of $148, and it's good through May 15, 2023.

Not ready to commit? You can claim a guest pass for 30 days free to experience what it’s like to train like the Dallas Cowboys.Valid for all local, first-time guests 23 year or older. Additional terms and conditions may apply.

Cowboys Fit Pflugerville is located at 1401 Town Center Dr. Memberships can be purchased onsite, online at www.CowboysFit.com/Pflugerville, or by calling 737-787-3777.

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Free 'food forest' in East Austin expands with thousands of new plants

Angelina Alanis at Festival Beach Food Forest

Photo courtesy of KVUE

Angelina Alanis gives a tour of the garden, which is open to anyone.

In East Austin, there is an edible forest garden called Festival Beach Food Forest where anyone can walk around and harvest free produce, nuts, medicinal plant leaves and herbs. And over the summer, it grew to several times its size.

The forest has fig trees, peach trees, grapevines, asparagus and more that's not in season right now. You can grab passionfruit and plants like yaupon holly, with leaves that can make a caffeinated tea, rosemary and lemon balm.

"[Lemon balm] is part of the mint family," said Angelina Alanis, communication and partnership coordinator for Festival Beach Food Forest. "It has a lemony taste but it's good for a nervous stomach. I'm prone to anxiety so I always grab a hunk."

The food forest is located right next to Interstate 35 and Lady Bird Lake on 29 Waller St., near a part of town that's known for being a food desert, lacking grocery stores.

"There's as much as a 20-year life expectancy difference between parts of East and West Austin, and a lot of that comes down to food access, health care access and also access to nature."

Alanis said for the past nine years, the volunteer-based grassroots project been helping with the issue and just recently expanded in the summer from two-thirds of an acre of city parkland to over 3.5 acres.

"We're going to have hundreds of new trees," said Alanis. "We've already planted 150 new trees in the area and then thousands of plants on the ground."

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They also plan to add a community kitchen and a pavilion to do things like cooking classes or informational sessions.

Read the full story at KVUE.com.

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