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The PhysioDuo is focused on the belief that movement is medicine. Our goal is to optimize human perfo

Our goal is to optimize human performance, minimize risk of injury, and improve quality of life by fusing the worlds of fitness and rehabilitation.

12/25/2020

🎄Merry Christmas!! 🎄It was in the 30s this morning in Florida so this sweater was very necessary 😅

10/11/2020

🥳 𝟏𝟐 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 🥳⁣
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This past weekend we celebrated 12 years of being in a relationship together! 🥰⁣
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Throughout all those years, the one constant has been our commitment to each other. ⁣
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Love is a choice. It’s a choice we make each and every day. To care for one another, respect and uplift each other…to celebrate the wins and comfort each other through the lows. ⁣
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Here’s to 12 more years! (And the 12 after that…and 12 more after that 😉)

09/06/2020

😎🍋 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 😎🍋⁣
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So after our car broke down we had to find some new wheels for the weekend. The dealership didn’t have any loaner cars while ours is in the shop so we had to find a rental car. Y’all we searched almost EVERY rental car location and they were all sold out because of the holiday weekend 😭⁣
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Hertz was our last hope and they only had this beautiful Mustang GT and a Chevy Tahoe. They wanted $200/day for the Tahoe and $100/day for the mustang 🙃 Obviously we wanted to minimize the financial hit we’re taking in this situation but we both have a need for speed so it’s been fun racing around in this sexy thing 🤤⁣
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The goal now is to not get a speeding ticket 😅⁣😅

09/05/2020

‼️𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝‼️⁣
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Thursday, September 3rd, was our 3 year anniversary and it didn’t go AT ALL how we planned 😭⁣
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We decided to take a couple days off work and drive to Destin, FL to spend some quality time together 🤗 ⁣
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About an hour away from our destination a bunch of lights came on the dashboard and the gas pedal stopped working. We coasted to a stop on the shoulder of the one lane road we were on in the middle of nowhere. Smoke started coming out of the engine and thru the air vents inside the car 😳⁣
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We were stuck on the side of the road for about an hour, in the sweltering heat with barely any shade, making calls to AAA and the nearest auto repair shops. We tried to get an Uber or Lyft, but since we were literally in the middle of nowhere, no cars were available. ⁣
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We ended up having the car towed to the nearest Kia dealership and a complete stranger was kind enough to drive us to the nearest airport so we could rent a car (which was a nightmare in itself as nearly everything was sold out being Labor Day Weekend 🥴) ⁣
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Eventually we made it to our AirBnB but our car is still currently in the shop and we have no idea if/when it’ll be able to be repaired 😩⁣
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If our marriage has taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. Though sometimes it seems like we’re never able to catch a break, we choose to continue to focus on the positive (though we must admit can be really hard in times like these 😣😓) ⁣
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We still have a few days left on our vacation so we’re gonna do our best to enjoy our time together 🤗 We’ll figure out the rest later...😅⁣

08/10/2020

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐈𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐭⁣
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One of the things we will never hesitate to spend money on is education and self improvement. Since finishing PT school 3 years ago we’ve spent a lot of money on books, courses, and counseling for personal development. ⁣🤑
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Investing in your own growth will ALWAYS be worth it. Remember, you don’t have to always spend your money to invest in yourself. You can also invest in yourself by being intentional with your TIME. ⁣😎
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Have you read any of the books on this shelf? 👀 (We’ve read 8 of them 😊) Are there any books you’ve been wanting to read?

08/03/2020

𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞! 🥰☀️⁣
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We decided to take a walk this afternoon to release some tension after getting frustrated with a few projects we’ve been working on lately. 10 minutes into our walk, the weather matched our emotions and it starting pouring rain 😭😂⁣
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We just kept walking while holding hands and laughing, enjoying every step while the raindrops splashed down on our shoulders 😌⁣
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Remember to take the time to enjoy the simple things in life ❤️ even if it means walking in the rain!

07/28/2020

𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝗪𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑⁣⁣
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For the first 2 years of our marriage we shared 𝐎𝐍𝐄 car. It's crazy...we know! We were able to do so because we either worked at the same clinic or our work facilities were close enough to carpool! 🤗⁣⁣
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However, in November 2019 we had no choice but to purchase a second car after Gabi took a new job that required her to travel to various clinics in the Tampa Bay area. We didn't expect to purchase a second car at the time, so about half the cost of the vehicle was paid with cash and the other half was financed 💰⁣⁣
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When we sat down with the finance manager at the dealership, he laid out the details of the car loan including the loan duration, the interest rate, and the monthly payment amount 💵⁣⁣
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(Remember, businesses are there to make money and they're going to do their best to make sure that happens. Unfortunately, ignorance oftentimes contributes to their profit)⁣⁣
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We were quoted an 11% interest rate on a 60 month loan. That was NOT a good deal. We knew this from experience and by doing our research. So what did we do about it? Well, DJ politely told the manager that the interest rate wouldn't work for us ❌⁣⁣
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The finance manager left briefly to work on the deal and then came back to show us the adjustments he had made. Our new monthly payment was lower, but the interest rate was still 11% and the life of the loan had been increased from 60 months to 72 months 😲⁣⁣
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(It's a common tactic for lenders to keep the monthly payments low while at the same time anchoring high interest rates and dragging out the life of the loan itself in order to make more money 🤑) ⁣⁣
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DJ kindly let the manager know that we'd like to see a better interest rate and if they couldn't do that for us then we would take our business elsewhere 🤷🏽‍♀️⁣⁣
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He came back with an interest rate of 5%. A HUGE difference from 11% on the initial loan offer. That 6% difference saved us around $1,500 of interest on the loan ☺️⁣⁣
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𝐒𝗪𝐈𝐏𝐄 to see our 3 tips for saving money when financing a car! ⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 this post for future reference! ⁣⁣

𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 this post with someone who could benefit! @ Tampa, Florida

07/22/2020

𝐀 𝗪𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐍𝐒 ⁣
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𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 sign up for them! Trust me. In my experience, it was a horrible decision. While there are some exceptions, you’ll typically be hard pressed to find anyone who is happy they took out a private loan for school 🙃⁣
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I 𝗪𝐈𝐒𝐇 someone had told me this when I was starting college 🥺
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At 17 years old, I was able to go through the entire process of securing the private loan by myself and all I needed was one of my parents to sign off on it. I had exhausted my federal student loan borrowing options and needed more money to be cleared to start my first semester of college. In desperation, I decided to sign up for a private student loan. ⁣
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The loan I took was for $10,000 and had an initial interest rate of 10% 😭⁣
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Here's what I didn't know and understand: ⁣
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1️⃣ Private loans typically have a 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. That means that while you may start out paying 8% or 9% interest per year, that figure could rise to 10% or 11%, thereby driving up your payments and loan balance astronomically 🤯
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2️⃣ That loan was going to immediately start accruing interest while I was in school for the next 6 years. By the time I graduated and started paying the loan it had grown $6,000 in interest on top of the initial $10,000 for a total balance of $16,000😫 ⁣
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3️⃣ If you find that you can't make your monthly payments to the point where you default on your loan, your lender could get a court order to garnish your wages (take part of your paycheck), thereby making an already tough financial situation even worse for you. With federal loans you can request deferment on your loans 💵
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4️⃣ If federal loan options won't cover the total cost of tuition and living expenses, other options can include seeking out scholarships and grants 🤑
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5️⃣ If all else fails, then it might be a good idea to consider a less expensive option for school 😅

𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 this post with someone who might be considering a private loan! ⁣
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𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 this post for future reference!

07/20/2020

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝗪𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞! ⁣
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This is what happens when you leave us alone in the same clinic 😂 We tried to warn them that it was a bad idea, but they didn’t listen 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️ ⁣
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Shoutout to for this idea! ⁣
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Tag someone in the comments that you know you’d smoke in this race! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

07/14/2020

What's up y'all! I'm Dwagne (same as “Dwayne”, but with a 'G'). Everybody calls me DJ tho! 😁

I'm the taller half of and wanted to reintroduce myself to all our new peeps! 👊🏼

So Buffalo, NY is my hometown and I am a huge Buffalo Bills fan. (Gabi hates football season because it usually involves me yelling at the TV screen cause my team is always losing...)

I've HATED reading books my entire life until 3 years ago when I discovered and the concept of personal development. This led to me finding incredible satisfaction in reading anything related to psychology, mindset, self-help, business, finance and investing! 🤓

I can do a back handspring but I won't say that it's the prettiest you've ever seen. I taught myself in high school after a friend learned how to do one and my ego wanted to prove that I could do it too. 😅

I've never broken a bone, but I've ruptured both my ACLs and in my left shoulder I ruptured the acromioclavicular ligament and coracoclavicular ligament. 🙃

I originally planned on being an orthopedic surgeon until I had an ACL reconstruction and fell in love with the rehabilitation process and decided to become a physical therapist! 😎

Then was born!

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