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How to Calculate Your Heart Rate Zones

In Cardio, Planning and Programming, Uncategorized  •  by Melissa, April 2, 2019  •  
Heart rate is easy to forget about in this world of wearables and fitness trackers. Sure, those devices make it easier to make sure you are checking your heart rate regularly, but as I’ve previously written, it ain’t too hard to do on your own....
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Outfitting a Home Gym – The Tricked Out Version

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, March 19, 2019  •  
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 questions...
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Creating a Health Bank Account

In Dimensions of Wellness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, March 5, 2019  •  
If you spend any amount of time on the interwebs, and you’re here, so I’m going to assume you do… you will know that for every single fitness/exercise/wellness blogger out there, there is a corresponding “program” that they like to encourage their readers to try....
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Sensing Stability

In Yoga  •  by Melissa, February 26, 2019  •  
It’s been a minute since I’ve talked about yoga around here, so today, let’s talk stability. One of the biggest fears newbie yogis tend to have relates to balance and stability. Nobody wants to stumble or fall during asana practice. In reality, that’s part of...
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Playing Card Workout

In Cardio, Exercise, Strength Training, Wellness Toolbox  •  by Melissa, February 19, 2019  •  
Hello friends! If you follow me on Instagram, you might recognize the workout method I want to share with you today. I have wanted to share this method for awhile because I love it so much! A fellow trainer taught me this method more moons...
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The Comparison Monster

In Body Positivity, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, January 29, 2019  •  
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 stay...
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General Plans for Progress

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 22, 2019  •  
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, you’ll...
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Creating New Habits

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 15, 2019  •  
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 time....
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Post Holiday Reset

In Nutrition and Eats, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, January 8, 2019  •  
Here we are a bit more than a week removed from the new year and the holiday season. Hopefully routines are returning to normal, or new normal as the case may be with workouts and eating habits. Sometimes the sluggishness that we acquire with all...
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Workout Frameworks

In Cardio, Planning and Programming, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, January 2, 2019  •  
Happy New Year! If you are new to this little corner of the interwebs, welcome! If you are old hat, welcome back. I hope everybody had a safe and festive holiday season. And since it’s the New Year and I know you have resolutions, I’m...
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