Mental Muscle Wellness

General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Should I Try Workout X?

June 16, 2020
Throughout my career advising clients, I have been asked about trying new workouts. Don’t get me wrong, I love chatting with people about different types of workouts. Discussing pros and cons of various exercises and workout structures is fun and I enjoy helping others figure out what will work for their goals and (hopefully) be
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Nutrition and Eats

Color Me Healthful: Orange and Yellow

June 9, 2020
Hello friends! Who is ready to chat about beta carotene today? In the second of my Color Me Healthful series we are going to tackle orange and yellow fruits and veggies. These are some of the most abundant in nature, and some of the tastiest, too. Many of us have no problem eating from this
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Exercise•General Fitness

My Favorite and Least Favorite Exercises

June 2, 2020
Hello Wellness Warriors! Everybody who exercises (or who has exercised at some point) has those exercises they love and those they loathe. Just for fun, today, I thought I would share mine with you. And I broke them down by type of training, too.
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Mental Health•Planning and Programming

Why I Walk

May 26, 2020
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and here on MMW, as I always do during this time, I concentrate my content on some of these topics. If you would like to read past content, click the Mental Health tab under the Dimensions of Wellness Menu. Something that I find really interesting has been the proliferation
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Body Positivity•Mental Health

Impressions from Germany Part 4: Body Confidence

May 19, 2020
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 have yet to address one of the biggest impressions Germany left on me: body confidence. This, along with body positivity,
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Dimensions of Wellness•Mental Health

The Real Investment in Self Care

May 12, 2020
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as I always do, I concentrate my content on some of the mental health topics during this time. You can check out past content by clicking the Mental Health tab under the Dimensions of Wellness Menu. Awhile back I was scrolling through YouTube and this video popped up
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Dimensions of Wellness•Mental Health

A Phone Call With My Past Self

May 5, 2020
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and here on MMW, as I always do during this time, I concentrate my content on some of these topics. If you would like to read past content, click the Mental Health Tab under the Dimensions of Wellness Menu. I got the idea for this post from a YouTuber
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Nutrition and Eats

The Protein and Calorie Tango

April 28, 2020
A little while ago, I posted this article about simplifying protein intake. And even that post was fairly complex. Part of the reason why is that, as I stated, there is just so much conflicting information out there. Another reason is that it is hard to be straightforward when discussing protein. It is convoluted and
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Yoga

Modifying Eagle Pose

April 21, 2020
I think it’s time to get back to business. I know many of us have kicked our yoga practices up a notch or started ones as an outlet during the last month or so. And as such, it’s always great to remember that most of the yoga poses can be easily modified for beginners. Today
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Body Positivity•General Fitness

All Exercise is Medicine

April 14, 2020
Hello Wellness Warriors! For today’s post, I want to take a broader look at exercise. So often we get caught up in short term goals and exactly what type of exercise is the “best” for helping us. But the truth is all exercise has value, especially with a long game perspective.
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