Mental Muscle Wellness

Dimensions of Wellness•Mental Health

5 Hacks for Practicing Mindfulness

September 1, 2020
At this point, I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a pretty stressful year. And my guess is that it isn’t going to let up any time soon. It is during times of stress, anxiety, and unknown that mindfulness practices are critically important. These practices allow us to keep our emotional balance
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Dimensions of Wellness•Mental Health•Travel

Impressions from Germany Part 7: Travel, Culture and Mental Health

August 25, 2020
I have been devoting some time and space here on MMW to my family’s experience of living in Germany in 2019. I’ve shared my impressions on exercise and diet as well as a what we loved and won’t miss. At this point in the game, I think you will have gotten the picture that living
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Nutrition and Eats

Color Me Healthful: White

August 18, 2020
Hola, amigos! Today is my third installment in the Color Me Healthful series and we’ll be talking about the white color family of fruits and vegetables. While white is typically the least used color in the Crayola box, this color family represents a bunch of important nutrients in our dietary intake. So let’s dive right
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Planning and Programming•Strength Training•Wellness Toolbox

How To Build A Circuit

August 11, 2020
Hello Wellness Warriors! If you have been around for awhile, you know that I am a huge fan of strength training. (If you are new here, welcome, stay a bit and click around!) Over my cough cough many years of strength training, my routine has taken on a number of different formats. And today, I’d
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Yoga

The Amazing Benefits of Cat-Cow

August 4, 2020
Yoga is pretty amazing. This centuries old practice is meant to keep your body, mind, and spirit healthy and thriving. And you guys know that I am fully on board with all of those things. But one of the coolest things about yoga is that some of the asanas done as part of the physical
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Dimensions of Wellness•Travel

Impressions from Germany Part 6: Wellness Consistency in an Inconsistent Environment

July 28, 2020
What’s up wellness warriors? Many of you know that my family lived in Germany for six months last year and I’ve been taking some time to write about my experiences and impressions here on MMW. Travel and life abroad really hit a lot of mental and emotional wellness spots, but I’d like to swing back
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Nutrition and Eats

Plant vs Animal Protein

July 21, 2020
I am back with the next installment of my Protein series! You can read my thoughts on how to Simplify Protein Intake and how Protein and Calorie Needs should be considered together if you’d like to catch up. As with my theme for this series, the goal is to turn the volume on some of
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Exercise

Sneaker Hierarchy

July 14, 2020
Hello Wellness Warriors! I’ve got a bit of lighthearted fun coming your way today. I don’t talk much about specialized workout equipment around here because I believe you truly don’t need much to get a useful workout. Sneakers, though, are a non-negotiable. Unless, of course, your routine is comprised of only yoga and swimming, but
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Exercise•General Fitness

Getting a “Good” Workout at Home

July 7, 2020
Just jumping in with a quick one today. We all (hopefully) know that exercise is paramount to physical health and whole person wellness. We all (hopefully) are making an effort to incorporate exercise into our lives. But does where we choose (or as is the case lately, are able) to exercise matter?
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Dimensions of Wellness

Links and Loves #8

June 30, 2020
Hello, hello Wellness Warriors! It is time, again, for me to sing the praises of a bunch of stuff that I have unearthed from the land of the internet or I am otherwise just having the heart eyes about. As usual, there is nothing sponsored, just me wanting to share some nerdy goodness with you!
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