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Non Scale Victories

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 5, 2021  •  
Happy January Wellness Warriors! Let’s leave the madness of 2020 behind and start off strong shall we? In that vein, I want to chat today about non-scale, non-vanity related victories. These are actually some of the most important, yet under celebrated health and wellness milestones...
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Training vs Exercise

In Exercise  •  by Melissa, November 10, 2020  •  
Greetings Wellness Warriors! Last month I wrote about a couple of confusing terms in the world of wellness. Today, I am back with another post hoping to properly define and reduce confusion around some fitness terms.
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Working Out While Sick

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, November 3, 2020  •  
Hey Wellness Warriors! We are headed into the thick of cold and flu season and there are even more variables to account for this year. But most years I get asked, at least a handful of times, for guidance on when to work out, when...
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Health, Wellness, and Fitness: What’s What In a Changing World

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, October 13, 2020  •  
Hello Wellness Warriors! I hope you are doing well. Today I want to talk a bit about some commonly used – and misused – words. These three words get thrown around a lot in the wellness community and since their meanings overlap a bit, many...
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How To Design a Core Workout Routine

In Planning and Programming, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, October 6, 2020  •  
Everybody wants six pack abs. They might be the holy grail in terms of exercise bragging rights. In fact, I have addressed this issue, in general, before here on MMW. But here is the thing that a lot of trainers won’t tell you about six...
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5 Tips for a Great Bench Press

In Safety, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, September 8, 2020  •  
Hello Wellness Warriors! I have been wanting to get back to talking about the nuts and bolts of exercise for some time, but I wasn’t quite sure how to tackle it. And then the world threw a few curveballs at us this year and starting...
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How To Build A Circuit

In Planning and Programming, Strength Training, Wellness Toolbox  •  by Melissa, August 11, 2020  •  
Hello Wellness Warriors! If you have been around for awhile, you know that I am a huge fan of strength training. (If you are new here, welcome, stay a bit and click around!) Over my cough cough many years of strength training, my routine has...
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The Amazing Benefits of Cat-Cow

In Yoga  •  by Melissa, August 4, 2020  •  
Yoga is pretty amazing. This centuries old practice is meant to keep your body, mind, and spirit healthy and thriving. And you guys know that I am fully on board with all of those things. But one of the coolest things about yoga is that...
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Sneaker Hierarchy

In Exercise  •  by Melissa, July 14, 2020  •  
Hello Wellness Warriors! I’ve got a bit of lighthearted fun coming your way today. I don’t talk much about specialized workout equipment around here because I believe you truly don’t need much to get a useful workout. Sneakers, though, are a non-negotiable. Unless, of course,...
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Getting a “Good” Workout at Home

In Exercise, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, July 7, 2020  •  
Just jumping in with a quick one today. We all (hopefully) know that exercise is paramount to physical health and whole person wellness. We all (hopefully) are making an effort to incorporate exercise into our lives. But does where we choose (or as is the...
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