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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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Body Positivity•Mental Health

Why What You Wear to Workout Really Matters

May 4, 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. I’ve got a bit of a rant some musings for you today, Wellness Warrior. Specifically regarding workout attire. There has been
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming•Uncategorized

How to Choose Sneakers for Your Workout

April 27, 2021
Sneakers! I love sneakers, although I bet you knew that if you’ve been with me for a bit. The best workout day is the first day sneakers come out of the box. Don’t believe me? Watch this.  But finding the elusive pair that will properly support your feet (and by extension, your spine) for the
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Body Positivity•General Fitness

Intuitive Exercise Part 3: Make Peace With Your Body

April 20, 2021
Hello friends! Today I am bringing you Part 3 in the Intuitive Exercise Series. (You can read the intro here and part one here.) The third principle of Intuitive Eating is to Make Peace with Food. In Movement world, we want to make peace with our bodies. This one is, admittedly, easier said than done
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General Fitness•Nutrition and Eats

Is a Pre-Workout Supplement Necessary?

April 13, 2021
Hi Wellness Warriors! One of the newer beasts in the world of exercise nutrition is the pre-workout supplement. The idea is that these have all kinds of goodies in them that will allow your body to wreck your workout. But do you really need this?
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

The Movement Continuum

April 6, 2021
Exercise. Training. Physical activity. These fitness topics get written about a lot. These are the backbone of topics here on MMW. And we know what they are. Or at least we think we do. So much so that I even wrote about the differences between exercise and training last year. But today I want to take
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Dimensions of Wellness

Links and Loves #11

March 30, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? I’ve got another round up of awesome for you today. As usual, there isn’t anything sponsored here, just some things that have caught my eye over the past few months or that I am otherwise enjoying.
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General Fitness•Safety

How to Pick Sneakers for Your Gait

March 23, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? I am back to chat some more about sneakers and how to find the right pair. I have previously covered how to determine the right shoes for your feet/arches. Today, I want to tackle the another important question to answer when searching out the proper footwear: what sneakers do you need
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Dimensions of Wellness•Exercise

Intuitive Exercise Part 2: Honor Your Body

March 16, 2021
Hello friends! Today I am bringing you Part 2 in the Intuitive Exercise Series. (You can read the intro here and part one here.) The second principle of Intuitive Eating is to Honor Your Hunger, and the exercise analogous is to Honor Your Body. So, let’s chat a bit about how we can use movement
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Nutrition and Eats•Recipes

Confetti Quinoa

March 9, 2021
Hey friends! It’s been a bit since I posted an actual recipe. One you can actually make and enjoy. In fact, I actually went back and looked. The last recipe I posted was in 2019. I attribute that to the stress of 2020 and the fact that most of my nutrition content last year focused
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