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A Movement Towards Kinder Movement

In Body Positivity, Exercise, Mental Health  •  by Melissa, January 19, 2021  •  
Hello Wellness Warriors! Today I want to tackle a topic that I think it is time we in the fitness/exercise world talk about. Our friends in nutrition world are having this conversation, with great success. And while hints of this topic are abundant in specific...
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How to Start a New Exercise Plan Successfully

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 12, 2021  •  
Have you ever started a new exercise plan only to stop after a month? Have you ever been disillusioned by the scale after a few months on your fitness journey? Have you ever felt so completely overwhelmed by the types of exercise or equipment that...
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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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