Mental Muscle Wellness

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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Yoga

How To Modify Side Angle

March 2, 2021
Hello Wellness Warriors! I am coming at you guys today with another in my Yoga Modification Series. I try to tackle some of the more common, yet still challenging, yoga asanas and offer some hacks for making them more accessible. Today, let’s break down Side Angle.
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Exercise•Safety

Using Your Arches to Find the Right Sneakers

February 23, 2021
Today let’s talk sneakers! I think there are so many questions about sneakers because they are truly the only piece of exercise equipment you need to invest in. And to be fair, you can find decent sneakers at most price points. But the investment isn’t just in terms of actual cost. There is also a
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General Fitness•Mental Health

Intuitive Exercise Part 1: Reject Diet Mentality

February 16, 2021
Hello friends! Last month I mentioned that I wanted to tackle how we talk to ourselves about exercise over the course of this year. I am going to use the ten tenets of Intuitive Eating as the blueprint as I think they can be pretty easily applied, via slight modifications, to exercise and movement. So, today,
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Nutrition and Eats

How to Stock a Sustainable Fridge and Pantry

February 9, 2021
Hello friends! I had a lot to say about exercise, movement, and mental status to start the year off, but I’m checking in with the first nutrition based post of the year today. Whoop, whoop! Dietary intake seems to undergo a huge shift from late December to early February. And now that many of us
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Strength Training•Wellness Toolbox

5 Tips to Perfect Your Squat

February 2, 2021
What’s up Wellness Warriors? Today let’s talk about dat booty. Squats are one of the most effective strength exercises you can do. Regardless of your overall goals, squats should be an important part of your lower body strength training routine. Squats are also one of the most mis-performed exercises.
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Planning and Programming•Wellness Toolbox

Introducing the Wellness Toolbox

January 26, 2021
Wellness Warriors, I am beyond excited for today’s post!!!! This is something that I have had on the back burner for longer than I care to admit, but I had to keep pushing due to circumstance (hello, dumpster fire that was 2020). And today, finally, I am so happy to introduce the Wellness Toolbox on
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Body Positivity•Exercise•Mental Health

A Movement Towards Kinder Movement

January 19, 2021
Hello Wellness Warriors! Today I want to tackle a topic that I think it is time we in the fitness/exercise world talk about. Our friends in nutrition world are having this conversation, with great success. And while hints of this topic are abundant in specific exercise realms, like yoga, we need to take it elsewhere.
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

How to Start a New Exercise Plan Successfully

January 12, 2021
Have you ever started a new exercise plan only to stop after a month? Have you ever been disillusioned by the scale after a few months on your fitness journey? Have you ever felt so completely overwhelmed by the types of exercise or equipment that you had no idea where to even begin?
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