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B rogan's favorite words: Rad. Epic. Move. Goldie's favorite words: Peace. Zen. Stretch. For kicks, he sprints through gnarly woods and brands himself with a fresh tattoo. She, alternatively, wraps her leg around her head and whispers a new mantra. And yet, Brogan and Goldie Graham are madly, crazy in love—and Boston fitness junkies are reaping the benefits of this couple's talents. On August 24 at 2 PM sharp, the duo will host More Movement—a turbo-charged, one-time-only, personality-packed athletic adventure through the streets of Boston. The event—which begins in Dewey Square with Brogan leading a jog, escalates into a zany obstacle race, and culminates with Goldie leading a DJ-powered yoga session in a mystery location—is exclusive to Boston Common readers. The Grahams, you see, are cult heroes, each in their own right. Brogan is the cofounder of The November Project, a weekly free fitness crusade that started in 2011 on the steps of Harvard Stadium with half a dozen athletic types, and now attracts more than 300 "tribe" members in 17 cities across the country, including Fortune 500 executives, suburban soccer moms, and pro athletes ("November Project is like Fight Club, except you can talk about it," says NHL player Andrew Ference). Goldie is a yoga instructor at Back Bay Yoga and Sweat and Soul Yoga, where some of her classes sell out weeks in advance. Her honeycomb curls and rubber-band limbs have graced the cover of more than a few yoga magazines. "Yoga Journal was a huge deal for me," she says. Brogan is one part Jim Carrey, another part General Patton. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and was recruited as a star rower at Northeastern University, where he majored in theater. He planned his career, which has included working as Northeastern University's men's crew assistant coach and now as a marketing manager for New Balance, based on one criterion: "I could never be chained to a desk." Goldie saw Brogan running four years ago. "I went home and journaled that I had seen my husband." Two years later, Brogan spotted a picture of Chakra-Thon WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HARDBODY MEETS A YOGI? LOVE AND FITNESS FOR ALL. BY LISA PIERPONT Goldie and Brogan Graham's yin-yang approach to fitness is shaping up Bostonians. PHOTOGRAPHY BY IAN TRAVIS BARNARD INSIGHT Smoothie heaven: "Boloco's Jimmy Carter for ice cream, peanut butter, and all the love. It's amazing."—BG Healthy eats: "Life Alive is a serious addiction. My kick is The Innocent bowl. I add greens and shitake mushrooms, and sometimes an egg. So delicious!"—GG Goldie teaching yoga in Copley Square. He reached out to her. "I was like, it's the guy! I freaked out," she recalls. What Brogan read was a story about Goldie's rapid-fire ascent to yoga stardom. While the Minnesota-born Goldie was on the road to becoming a doctor, she stumbled into a hot yoga class to ease her pre-med stress, and all notions of IV drips and surgical gloves went out the window. "It just felt right." So does creating one-of-a-kind, sell-out events with her husband, Brogan. Buy your Boston Common ticket now! Visit bostoncommon-magazine.com/events for details. BC 48 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM DYNAMIC DUO