Mental Muscle Wellness

Nutrition and Eats

What Does “Super Food” Really Mean?

July 13, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? I hope you are doing well and enjoying all the things summer has to offer. I’ve got a nutrition adjacent post on the menu for today. I say nutrition adjacent because, as you’ll see, I am trying to define a term rather than give specific advice.
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Exercise You Should Be Doing

July 6, 2021
Hi Wellness Warriors! I’ve got a hot take for you today. You know that I don’t like to label exercises (or food or bodies) but as I was researching scrolling Insta, I kept seeing other influencers and content creators banging on about which exercises should be done. Which got me to thinking (always dangerous) about
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Dimensions of Wellness

Links and Loves #12

June 29, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? It’s time for me to share some of my favorite and just-caught-my-eye things with you. These posts are not sponsored, just me being really excited to spread the nerd word!
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Yoga

10 Minute Seated Hip Opening Yoga

June 22, 2021
Hello Warriors, have I got a treat for you! A hip opening yoga sequence that is completely seated. With a video! Once you learn the poses and your own breath pace, this sequence should only take about ten minutes.
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Intuitive Exercise Part 5: Tune Into Your Body

June 15, 2021
Hello Warriors! I’m coming at you with the fifth installment of my Intuitive Exercise Series. (You can read the intro here and part one here.) The fifth principle of Intuitive Eating is to Feel Your Fullness. And I believe that the movement and exercise analogous is to Tune Into Your Body.
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Nutrition and Eats•Recipes

A Perfect Summer Pairing: Panzanella

June 8, 2021
Hi Warriors! I’ve got a tasty summer side dish recipe for you. This one is dairy free, vegetarian, and can be gluten free, Oh, and it uses minimal heat, which makes it especially awesome for really hot days when you can’t even with the oven. Panzanella is an Italian soaked bread salad. Yes, this recipe
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Strength Training

Five Tips for a Perfect Lat Pull Down

June 1, 2021
Hello Warriors! Today I’d like to chat about one of the most advantageous, yet mis-performed, strength exercises. This is one that makes me want to throw my lifting gloves when I see mistakes. The Lat Pull Down. So, I’ve got 5 tips to help you perfect your Lat Pull Down and get the most out
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Mental Health•Yoga

Column Breath

May 25, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness month and I will be publishing content that focuses on mental health topics. To read past posts, click on the Mental Health tab under the Dimensions of Wellness Menu. Breath, and the biofeedback potential it holds, can have huge effects on Mental Health. I have made no secret around here that
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General Fitness•Mental Health

Intuitive Exercise Part 4: Challenge the Exercise Police

May 18, 2021
Hello Warriors! I’ve got the fourth installment of my Intuitive Exercise Series for you today. (You can read the intro here and part one here.) Since I am using the principles of Intuitive Eating as my blueprint, the fourth one is to Challenge the Food Police. For us in movement land, we want to Challenge
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Mental Health

My Best Piece of Wellness Advice

May 11, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I will be publishing content that focuses on mental health topics. To read past posts, click on the Mental Health tab under the Dimensions of Wellness Menu. Hello Wellness Warriors! I know some of you may be surprised by the title of this post. I usually err on
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