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Moving Well Part 4: Depression and Anxiety

In Exercise, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, May 12, 2026  •   Leave a Comment
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I’ll be posting content to reflect movement’s role in mental health. Well, hello again, friends. As someone who is trained in exercise science and also suffers from generalized anxiety, I’ve experienced the relationship between these more than I’d...
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Exercise with Mental Health Disturbances

In Exercise, Mental Health, Wellness Toolbox  •  by Melissa, May 5, 2026  •   Leave a Comment
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I’ll be posting content to reflect movement’s role in mental health. Happy Tuesday Friends! It’s no secret that I believe exercise and movement play a key role in Mental Health. The research will absolutely back me up. Seriously,...
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Moving Well Part 2: When We Are Young

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, March 24, 2026  •  
Happy Tuesday Friends. I’m spending some time over the course of this year breaking down what I think it means to move well during different seasons of life. Last month, I talked about moving well through the aging process. Let’s talk about the opposite phase...
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Moving Well Part 1: As We Age

In Dimensions of Wellness, Exercise  •  by Melissa, February 24, 2026  •  
Wow, friends, I can’t believe we are at the end of February. Where does the time go? A rhetorical, but an important question to ask. Last month I started this series by posing the question, “What does it mean to move well?” While I do...
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What Does It Mean To “Move Well?”

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, January 27, 2026  •  
Last year I did a bit of a rebrand with this blog. I changed up the name to better reflect my background in exercise science and physiology; and it also reflects an underlying goal I have for any and every client I work with. Moving...
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Health, Wellness, and Wholeness

In Dimensions of Wellness  •  by Melissa, January 13, 2026  •  
Howdy ho, Warriors! One of my favorite topics is health and wellness. Popular culture and usage really entangles these two and I think it’s important to separate them. I’ve got an even deeper take on this today that I want to share with you.
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A Great Trainer Lifts People Up

In General Fitness, Mental Health, Safety  •  by Melissa, September 9, 2025  •  
Hello my warriors! Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard about the Netflix documentary on The Biggest Loser. Lots of people have had lots of things to say about it, and if you’ve been around here for any amount of...
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A Letter To My 70 Year Old Self

In Body Positivity  •  by Melissa, August 19, 2025  •  
Hi friends! Today’s post is more in the musing category. I’ve been feeling a bit pensive about exercise and I had a couple of interesting experiences and conversations back to back. And I want to share some of those thoughts with you.
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Exercise Hierarchy

In General Fitness, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, June 17, 2025  •  
Fitness Friends, I know school is out, but I’ve got my teacher hat on for this one today. It is time to address something that quite frankly, needs to be addressed. Something that might, and hopefully will, change the way you think about your own...
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Why I Will Let My Kid Quit A Sport

In Dimensions of Wellness, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, May 20, 2025  •  
Hello Fitness Friends! I’ve got a bit of a departure from usual form today. But, as it’s still Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s on point. I think it is important to talk about the intersection of mental health and athletics in kids. And our role...
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