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Tips for a Mindful Workout If You Hate Yoga

In General Fitness  •  by Melissa, November 2, 2021  •  
Hey Warriors! I hope you are well. Mindfulness and its interplay with exercise and physical activity have been a hot topic for a bit now. But a lot of the chatter revolves around the mind-body benefits of particular types of exercise. Specifically yoga. What if...
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Beginner Friendly Standing Balance Yoga Sequence

In Yoga  •  by Melissa, October 26, 2021  •  
Hi Wellness Warriors! One of the most often cited reasons people give for not trying yoga is balance. A lot of my clients and students feel that they can’t, or shouldn’t, attempt yoga because their balance skills aren’t where they would like them to be....
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Intuitive Exercise Part 9: Fuel Your Body

In General Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition and Eats  •  by Melissa, October 19, 2021  •  
Hi Wellness Warriors! I’ve got the ninth 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 sidetrack us just as easily as Diet...
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Creating Order From Chaos

In General Fitness, Nutrition and Eats  •  by Melissa, October 12, 2021  •  
Hi Wellness Warriors! Last month, I wrote a bit about where body fat goes when you lose weight. The First Law of Thermodynamics is straightforward in concept and something that most trainers or coaches learn fairly early on. The other shoe, though, is the Second...
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Choosing Strength Exercises to Beat Boredom

In Strength Training  •  by Melissa, October 5, 2021  •  
I want to let you in on a secret… You ready? I don’t do the same strength exercises every time I hit the weights. I know, scandalous. We have been conditioned (hah, exercise humor) to think that repeating the exact same workouts every single session...
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Using a Door Anchor for Resistance Bands – With Workout

In Strength Training  •  by Melissa, September 28, 2021  •  
Hi Warriors! I love me some resistance bands. These little fitness wonders are inexpensive, easy to find, easy to store, and can replicate an entire weight rack’s worth of exercises. And in the privacy of your own home, too! So today, I thought I’d bring...
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Intuitive Exercise Part 8: Respect Your Body

In Dimensions of Wellness, General Fitness  •  by Melissa, September 21, 2021  •  
Hi Wellness Warriors! I’ve got the eighth 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 sneaky. (You can read...
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Consistency and Rest are not Mutually Exclusive

In General Fitness, Planning and Programming  •  by Melissa, 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...
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The Science of Weight Loss

In General Fitness, Nutrition and Eats  •  by Melissa, 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...
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Links and Loves #13

In Dimensions of Wellness  •  by Melissa, 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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