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Travel

Impressions from Germany: Moving to Another Country With a Child and Not Losing My Mind

March 31, 2020
My original intention was to post this particular article much later in my Impressions from Germany Series, but current situations being what they are, the content is relevant. So I am publishing this article now in hopes that my experiences and thoughts can help calm some of the anxiety that many parents are now feeling.
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Cardio•Strength Training

HIIT Coronavirus Where It Hurts

March 24, 2020
I hope that everyone out there in internetland is doing well and has found some sort of new, albeit very weird, normal. Most other wellness and fitness gurus are jumping in to provide templates for meal planning and prepping or at home workouts under shelter in place and social distancing circumstances. So, I thought I’d
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Dimensions of Wellness

We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program…

March 17, 2020
Whew. Well, last week certainly took a very quick turn into crazy town. Luckily, my husband and I were paying early attention to the news and were pretty well stocked up on supplies before the Great Toilet Paper Run of 2020. On the other hand, we also fell into the group of universities that decided
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Nutrition and Eats

Color Me Healthy: Red

March 10, 2020
Hello my wellness warriors! I have been wanting to tackle a new series involving nutrition for awhile now. So I sat down to do some research (read: scroll through Instagram and Pinterest) to see what is new and happening. And while I came up with some really good ideas, I decided to head in a
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Re-Evaluating Goals

March 3, 2020
There is something about a new year and a fresh start (especially this year with a fresh decade) that encourages us to set goals to be the best versions of ourselves. There is also something about trying to put those lofty expectations into practice that leaves those goals gathering dust by this time. While I
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Nutrition and Eats•Travel

Impressions from Germany Part 2: Diet and Eats

February 25, 2020
I previously mentioned that my family and I had the amazing opportunity to live in Germany for six months in 2019. And since travel and living outside of our comfort zones checks a lot of wellness boxes, I’ve decided to devote some blog time to sharing my impressions and answering some common questions. Last month,
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Body Positivity•General Fitness

Training to Change Body Shape

February 18, 2020
For years people have used exercise as a means to change (or control) their body’s size. I’ve done it and I can make arguments both for and against. I’m not sure if I would call what I see happening now a new phenomenon, or just a re-imagined version of what we have been doing. But
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Nutrition and Eats•Planning and Programming

Protein Intake Simplified

February 11, 2020
Today I am going to try and tackle on of the most divisive topics in exercise and nutrition. Protein. Cue the scary Jawsesque music. Protein, it’s usage, needs, and supplementation are some of the most talked about topics. Which means there is a lot of information out there. And a lot of strong opinions. So
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Yoga

Modifying Upward Facing Dog or Cobra

February 4, 2020
It has been a bit since I’ve posted one of my asana modifications. And I am coming at you with a two-fer. I say that because, although the standard postures are slightly different, these two asanas are both back bends and can be modified in much the same way. So today let’s talk about Cobra
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Dimensions of Wellness•Travel

Impressions from Germany, Part 1: Exercise

January 28, 2020
In my very last post of 2019  I mentioned that my family was fortunate enough to have lived in Germany for six months last year. Since travel and moving (literally in our case) outside our comfort zones tick about a bazillion wellness boxes, I thought I’d feature some of my impressions here on the blog.
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