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Time to Embarrass Some Steel

In Mental Health, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, August 18, 2026  •   Leave a Comment
Hello Friends! I like to enumerate the Mental Health benefits of exercise around here. I think that tends to skew cardio friendly, though. And while I have talked a bit about strength training, I want to highlight one of the reasons I think makes it...
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Move Well Part 7: During Times of Transition

In General Fitness, Mental Health, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, August 11, 2026  •   Leave a Comment
Hello friends and Happy Tuesday! Moving well through life and all its stages is important. But what about moving during times of transition from one phase to another? We’ve all been there and will probably all be there again at some point, so we should...
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Moving Well Part 4: Depression and Anxiety

In Exercise, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, May 12, 2026  •  
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  •  
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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