Mental Muscle Wellness

Beginner Kettlebell Workout

April 26, 2022

Hi Warriors, I hope you are well! After about a year into the pandemic (plus the previous six months living out of suitcases in Germany), I was ready for an upgrade in my home gym equipment. I will always have love for some solid resistance bands, but my body needed something different. I settled on

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Dimensions of Wellness

DOW Part 3: Environment Health

April 19, 2022

Welcome, Warrior, to the third post in my Dimensions of Wellness Series. I’m taking the Dimensions of Wellness model and breaking it down to spend a bit of time expanding on the different areas. You can read my intro post here and the first post on Occupational Health here. Today, let’s delve into Environmental Health.

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Nutrition and Eats

Supplement Subjugation

April 12, 2022

Hello Warrior! I’m going to be straight up honest, I’ve got a bit of a rant today. I generally try to keep things pretty positive around here. But sometimes, something comes along and I just need to vent (anyone who knows me personally is caught between eye rolling and tongue biting right now). That thing

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Cardio•General Fitness

How to Spice Up LISS Cardio

April 5, 2022

Hi Warriors! It is April and hopefully wherever you are, the weather is showing up with more nice days than not. When that happens, fitness and exercise land usually kick into “beach body” season. And that usually means an emphasis on low calorie diets, toning exercises, and long sessions of cardio. I won’t get into

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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Links and Loves 15

March 29, 2022

Whoa, where did the first bit of 2022 go? Maybe it’s because the first part of the year is chock full of birthdays and holidays for our family. Maybe it’s because we juggled a lot of in and virtual with school (for all three of us) this year. Either way, I’m glad to be staring

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Yoga

10 Minute Seated Yoga for Flexibility

March 22, 2022

Happy Tuesday, Warriors! Increased flexibility is one of the most cited reasons people give for wanting some more yoga in their lives. What I hear most often from students is that the fear of being in a class and needing to already have the base flexibility to put a foot behind their head is off-putting,

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Dimensions of Wellness

DOW Part 2: Financial Health

March 15, 2022

Welcome, Warrior, to the second post in my Dimensions of Wellness Series. I’m taking the Dimensions of Wellness model and breaking it down to spend a bit of time expanding on the different areas. You can read my intro post here and the first post on Occupational Health here. Today, let’s delve into Financial Health.

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Strength Training

Top Five Tips for Overhead Press

March 8, 2022

Ask any trainer worth their hourly rate and they’ll tell you that strength training is most effective when basic exercises are done well. Which means proper form. And overhead press is both one of the most effective exercises and one of the ones most exercisers mis-perform. So, Warrior, I’ve got my top five tips for

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General Fitness•Mental Health•Planning and Programming

How to Use Intuitive Exercise Reminders

March 1, 2022

Well, Warriors, it is check in time. And I mean that in a few different ways. It’s time to check in with your previously made New Year’s plans. This is usually about when attrition starts to set in. Maybe you were overly ambitious, or your best laid plans ended up being out of alignment with

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