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Simple Mobility Work for Warm Ups

In Planning and Programming, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, September 10, 2024  •  
Warriors, how many of you are confused by mobility work? This seems to be a bit of a hot topic in fitness lately. Mobility is important, but as most things fitness can get overly complicated really quickly. So, let’s chat about it today!
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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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Practical Ways to Adjust Yoga Asanas

In Yoga  •  by Melissa, August 13, 2024  •  
Hi Warriors! Being a yoga instructor has a lot of challenges, but being able to accommodate your student’s needs should not be one of them. Unfortunately, we get one body to live our lives in and if we don’t have the lived experience of different...
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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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Links and Loves 21

In Exercise  •  by Melissa, January 30, 2024  •  
Well, Warrior, January sure flew by quickly. Every once in awhile, I use this space to share things that I think are worth a mention and things that I have been enjoying. Nothing here is sponsored, usually just a random collection of things I’d like...
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Value Add

In Dimensions of Wellness, Exercise  •  by Melissa, January 23, 2024  •  
Hello Warriors! Exercise, especially this time of year, tends to focus on subtraction. Usually with relation to numbers on the scale. But I think as a whole, most view exercise through the lens of punishment. The body doesn’t look a certain way, so we choose...
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Finding Science in the Noise

In Exercise, Safety  •  by Melissa, January 16, 2024  •  
Hello Warriors! Do you often wonder if the program your friend is on is beneficial? Or maybe if the supplement you keep seeing advertised is worth your money? Most clients and students I’ve worked with over the years ask about these things at least once...
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“Strength” Training

In Dimensions of Wellness, Strength Training  •  by Melissa, January 9, 2024  •  
Happy Tuesday, Warriors! With January officially in full swing, I want to address the idea of strength. You’ll notice it’s in quotes in the title of this post. The word strength has many connotations, and especially as it relates to wellness, I want to spend...
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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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