Mental Muscle Wellness

General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Consistency and Rest are not Mutually Exclusive

September 14, 2021
How are my Wellness Warriors? In the fitness world there is a lot of talk about consistency. You certainly won’t be able to reach training goals if you aren’t training regularly. And it is hard to argue with the literal mountains of research suggesting that participating in consistent movement has positive outcomes for long term
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General Fitness•Nutrition and Eats

The Science of Weight Loss

September 7, 2021
Hello Wellness Warriors! Since it is back to school season, I thought it might be time for us to brush up on our science. Before you click off, hear me out. I promise that I won’t ask you to write the equations for Newton’s Laws of Motion or to recite the Periodic Table. However, one
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Dimensions of Wellness

Links and Loves #13

August 31, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? I’ve got another round of things that have caught my eye lately. Plus a few behind the scenes updates. As usual, nothing sponsored here, just me oversharing.
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Planning and Programming•Strength Training

How to Determine Strength Training Overload

August 24, 2021
Hi Warriors! Hope you are well. Today I’ve got a little ditty about how to determine strength training overload. I’ve written a bit about it here on MMW and one quick Google search on the topic will have you quickly overwhelmed. So I wanted to throw a quick video together on the topic!
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Intuitive Exercise Part 7: Exercise is NOT Punishment

August 17, 2021
How are you today Warrior? I hope you are ready to talk rewards and punishments because I’ve got the seventh installment of my Intuitive Exercise Series for you. If you are just tuning in, I’ve been using the ten Intuitive Eating Principles as a framework to show how Exercise Culture can be just as demonizing.
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Dimensions of Wellness

The Value of an Evening Routine

August 10, 2021
Warriors, I’ve got a bit of something different lined up today. As we head into back to school season (which hopefully this year actually means back to the classrooms), I think it is valuable to talk about routines. Especially since most of us have had 18 months of disruption at this point. There is an
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Gender Based Exercise Selection in Strength Training

August 3, 2021
Ever walk through a fitness center and wonder why a lot of men are on the bench stations? Or why gyms have a rack of brightly colored neoprene-encased dumbbells located in a completely separate location from the rest of the free weight equipment? Ever take a look at fitness headlines and wonder why men should
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Yoga

10 Minute Standing Hip Opening Yoga

July 27, 2021
Hello Warriors! Last month I posted a Seated Hip Opening Yoga sequence and this time, I’ve got a standing sequence for you! I spoke at length last time about why hip opening postures are so important, so please check out the previous post for that information.
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Intuitive Exercise Part 6: Find the Satisfaction Factor

July 20, 2021
Howdy Wellness Warriors! Today I’ve got the sixth installment of my Intuitive Exercise Series for you. If you are just tuning in, I’ve been using the ten Intuitive Eating Principles to outline how Exercise Culture traps us in unproductive habits and thought patterns. (You can read the intro here and part one here.) The sixth
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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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