For years people have used exercise as a means to change (or control) their body’s size. I’ve done it and I can make arguments both for and against. I’m not sure if I would call what I see happening now a new phenomenon, or...
Welcome back, or just welcome, wellness warrior! We find ourselves in January once more. A time of resolutions and promises. And for most of us, those new plans probably include starting some sort of exercise. Today I’d like to tackle a question that a...
It’s getting on towards back to school. And that means summer is coming to a close. I’m sure many of you (especially if you have littles) are planning for one last hurrah. Whether that happens before the school bells ring again or if you...
May is Mental Health Month, so all month long here at MMW, I’ll be touching on some of the mental health aspects of wellness. There are a lot of fitness bloggers out there who do a great job at providing us with some amazing...
Welcome to the second of my three part series on outfitting a home gym with different budget parameters in mind. In the first part, we covered how to really trick out a gym space and today we are going to cover some mid-range options...
Hello friends! I get questions all the time about what type of exercise equipment one should invest in. Even when I worked in fitness centers every day, clients would ask what to have in their homes. There is no one correct answer for those...
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...
So, the New Year’s Resolution goals look like they are going to stick around. And you’re asking yourself, “Where do I go from here?” Good question. I had a professor in grad school who loved to say, “If you do what you’ve always done,...
How many of you would be jazzed if I asked how your New Year’s diet and exercise goals were coming along at this point? How many of you would want to punch your computer? We hear the phrase, “new year, new beginning,” all the...
