Links and Loves #3
It’s that time again when I share with you the things that I am loving lately or have caught my eye over the last couple of months. As always, nothing sponsored here, just my own enthusiasm.
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Dimensions of Wellness•Nutrition and Eats
Counting Calories versus Counting Macros
We have been hearing a lot about macros and the benefit to counting and tracking these versus standard calorie tracking. And it looks like this trend might have some staying power. Many of the most popular eating paradigms right now rely on macronutrient tracking....
Dimensions of Wellness•Planning and Programming
Creating a Health Bank Account
If you spend any amount of time on the interwebs, and you’re here, so I’m going to assume you do… you will know that for every single fitness/exercise/wellness blogger out there, there is a corresponding “program” that they like to encourage their readers to...
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Relative Minimalism
Minimalism is a wellness trend that results in some pretty strong feelings. Both for and against. After our friends and family and jobs, many of us define ourselves by our stuff. What we have, how much, what brands. No judgement, it’s an easy road...
Body Positivity•General Fitness
The Comparison Monster
We are nearing the end of the first month of the year and this is the time that every health club manager and gym goer notices attrition. The past two weeks I’ve spent some time talking about practical methods to keep motivation high and...
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Do You Journal?
A question for you guys today… Do you journal? And if so, how? I am truly curious because, like so many other wellness practices, we are hearing more and more about the benefits that writing on the daily can bring. But if you Google...
Body Positivity•General Fitness
Fitness Looks Different on Every Body – Training
Last week I mentioned that the folks at Fitness Blender had posted a motivational quote on their Instagram, “Fitness looks different on every body,” and talked about the body image and positivity undercurrents that it had for me. There were a few other significant...
Body Positivity•Dimensions of Wellness
Fitness Looks Different on Every Body – Body Positivity
A few weeks ago, Kelli and Daniel over at Fitness Blender posted a quote on their Instagram account. “Fitness looks different on every body.” Six words. I live and work in this crazy fitness and wellness world and that simple statement really got me...
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Halloween for the Wellness Win!
Happy Halloween friends! It may seem strange that a wellness blogger is talking about Halloween, but I am about to make the case for why Halloween and wellness go together like ghosts and goblins.
