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Unsexy Practices To Be Sexy: Fitness Edition

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 7, 2025  •  
Happy New Year, friends! I hope that your festive season was what you wanted and hoped. If you are returning, thank you for giving me some of your precious time. I’m sure you see a few changes and I’ll address those in another post. And...
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Value Add Part 5: Physical Health

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, November 19, 2024  •  
Nice to see you, Warrior. Today I’ve got the final installment in my Value Add Series. You can check out last month’s post here. This should have been the easiest of the series to write as we can all probably list five things that movement...
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Movement as Gratitude

In General Fitness, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, November 12, 2024  •  
Trigger Warning: Discussions of trauma and disordered eating. Hello Warriors! In North America, it’s Thanksgiving season. In the US we will celebrate in a few weeks and our friends in Canada had their festivities in mid-October. I’m a big fan of gratitude practices as tools...
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Value Add Part 4: Mental and Emotional Health

In General Fitness, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, October 22, 2024  •  
Hello Warriors! I’m coming at you today with the fourth installment of my Value Add Series. Throughout this series, I am trying to highlight how exercise and movement positively impact other areas of wellness. Other than Physical Health benefits, regular movement can play a huge...
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The Importance of Body Diversity in Movement Spaces

In Body Positivity, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, October 8, 2024  •  
Welcome back, Warrior! Awhile back I touched on Focal Points, how our body looks, and how that plays into our overall wellness. Body size is actually paramount, but not in the way we have been taught to believe. And I want to take a bit...
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Value Add Part 2: Occupational Health

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, August 27, 2024  •  
Hi Warriors, it’s time for the second installment of my Value Add Series. You can check out the intro here and last month’s post here.  I’m tackling how exercise and movement add to areas of our lives besides just our Physical Health. As Mental Health...
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Value Add Part 1: Environmental Health

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, July 23, 2024  •  
Hello friends! Back in January I introduced this year’s series on the ways that movement and exercise can add value to many areas of our lives. I’ve mentioned that I didn’t intend to take a four month break, so while it is strange to have...
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Practical Programming

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, June 25, 2024  •  
Hello Warriors! I know some of you may have missed or skipped my previous post, so I just want to shout out that new posts will still happen Tuesdays but on an every other week basis for the remainder of 2024. This week’s post sort...
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Evaluating the Mental Load of New Year’s Resolutions

In General Fitness, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, January 2, 2024  •  
Happy New Year! It’s 2024 and if you have found this blog for the first time, welcome! If you are returning, welcome back! Today is the second day of the year, which means resolutions abound. In particular vows to overhaul diet and exercise practices. While...
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Gentle Full Body Workout for Low Motivation Days

In Exercise, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, November 28, 2023  •  
Hello Warriors, we’ve come upon the holiday season. That usually means a packed calendar, lots of yummy goodies, and a spot of travel. All things that combine to create a bunch of constraints on keeping up with a workout routine. Today I’ve got a full...
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