Free School for Farmworkers presents a special encore session of Athletes In Overalls – Movement Health & Injury Prevention with Labor Movement, LLC

Free School for Farmworkers presents a special encore session of Athletes In Overalls – Movement Health & Injury Prevention with Labor Movement, LLC

At the next Free School session, longtime farmer and farmworker, strength athlete and personal trainer, Cynthia Flores of Labor-Movement will be discussing movement health and wellness for farmworkers from an athletic perspective.

Join us Tuesday, March 31 at 4pm PT/7pm ET on zoom.

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Cynthia asks: What does it mean to be a farmworker and an athlete? What is movement self-advocacy?

You can expect to learn tips on managing food, fluid, sleep, and stress for best performance over long days and the season. The discussion will focus on safe lifts using hinges and squats, reducing potential of low back pain or injury, and moving and carrying loads.

There will be time for Q&A and discussion so bring your questions and experiences!

Facilitator bio:
Cynthia Flores, owner and founder of Labor-Movement LLC, owned and operated a vegetable production for 20 years in western Maine, and turkey farmed for 12 holiday seasons. She has been a strength athlete for 12 years, and is a Certified Personal Trainer and Licensed Massage Therapist. Founded in 2020, Labor-Movement works with farmers and farmworkers in body mechanics and movement pattern training, with a goal of preventing injuries and extending career longevity. In 2024, Cynthia worked with over 900 farmers in 18 states and British Columbia.

Accessibility information: This session will be facilitated in English and simultaneously interpreted into Spanish by Cooperativa Brujúlas. Closed captioned will also be available.

Co-hosted by Not Our Farm, UW-Extension, and FairShare CSA Coalition.

Please note that Free School for Farmworkers sessions are a farmworker-only space. *We define a farmworker as someone working on a farm they do not own, for or without pay, including interns, apprentices, cooperative workers and aspiring farmworkers. If you have questions about whether you are eligible to participate, please contact Anita Adalja at anita@notourfarm.org

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