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Fitness Looks Different on Every Body – Training

In Body Positivity, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, November 14, 2018  •  
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 thoughts...

Fitness Looks Different on Every Body – Body Positivity

In Body Positivity, Dimensions of Wellness  •  by Melissa, November 7, 2018  •  
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 thinking....

Halloween for the Wellness Win!

In Dimensions of Wellness  •  by Melissa, October 31, 2018  •  
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.

Good and Bad

In Dimensions of Wellness, Nutrition and Eats  •  by Melissa, August 29, 2018  •  
How many of you out there in internetland saw this? And how many of you then saw this? Ah, claims and backlash, the bread and butter (coconut oil?!?!) of the internet. The health claims about coconut oil are nothing particularly new. For several years now,...

Thunder Thighs Fights Back, Why My Body Rocks

In Body Positivity  •  by Melissa, August 8, 2018  •  
Last week I wrote about my struggle with body image, positivity, and love. This week, it is time to turn that frown upside down. In the interest of helping myself have a more positive outlook and modeling some good practices, I would like to enumerate...

A Difficult Relationship with Body Positivity, Image, and Love

In Body Positivity  •  by Melissa, August 1, 2018  •  
It would be easy to sell that I am body positive with respect to my own body. I mean, this is an exercise and wellness site. But that would be disingenuous. In fact, I would be bald face lying. And I won’t do that to...

Using Dimensions of Wellness to Set Goals

In Dimensions of Wellness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, May 16, 2018  •  
I have previously posted about Dimensions of Wellness and that I believe it is an important concept regarding whole person and whole life health. I want to talk a bit about using these Dimensions in goal setting. I pay a lot of lip service around...

Dimensions of Wellness

In Dimensions of Wellness  •  by Melissa, May 9, 2018  •  
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many of my posts focus on physical health, training goals, and the like. However, our physical bodies are only one part of our overall wellness. It is awesome that in the past several years, more focus and attention has...