Mental Muscle Wellness

Exercise•Strength Training

Welcome to the Jungle Gym

June 4, 2019
The weather is getting warmer and the kids are out of school. While that typically means a lot more time spent outside (yay!), it also brings the challenges of new schedules, more chaos, and less time for individual pursuits and self care. Including heading to the gym. But I’m here to let you in on
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Dimensions of Wellness

My Updated Journal and Tips for Getting Started

May 28, 2019
May is Mental Health Month, so all month long here at MMW, I’ll be touching on some of the mental health aspects of wellness. Over the past month we have talked about how counting or labeling our breath can ease tension in our bodies and minds. We’ve also looked at using exercise intuitively, as a
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Intuitive Exercise

May 21, 2019
May is Mental Health Month, so all month long here at MMW, I’ll be touching on some of the mental health aspects of wellness. There are a lot of fitness bloggers out there who do a great job at providing us with some amazing programs and helping individuals with their specific training goals. There are
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Dimensions of Wellness

What My Healthy Mental Health Dimension Looks Like

May 14, 2019
May is Mental Health Month, so all month long here at MMW, I’ll be touching on some of the mental health aspects of wellness. This week’s article may contain triggers for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. Please keep in mind that this space is meant for kindness and the examples I cite are
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Dimensions of Wellness•Wellness Toolbox•Yoga

Labeling and Counting Breath

May 7, 2019
May is Mental Health Month, and as such all month long here at MMW, we’ll be talking about the mental aspects of wellness. In my last post about using our breath as part of a self care routine, I covered how to observe breath. Just the simple act of tuning in for a few minutes
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Dimensions of Wellness•Nutrition and Eats

Spring Cleaning the Fridge and Pantry

April 30, 2019
Where my Wellness Warriors at? Today I thought I’d talk a bit about cleaning out and restocking the fridge and pantry. This topic provides a veritable smorgasbord (see what I did there?) of wellness goodness. Nutrition? Check. Self care? Check. Mindfulness? Double check.
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Dimensions of Wellness

Book Review – The Pie Life

April 23, 2019
What’s up wellness warriors? I’ve got a little something different for you today. A book review. Yep, like in the fifth grade. Reading is a huge part of who I am. It makes me happy and if I can learn something while doing something I love, even better. Reading, at least in my humble opinion,
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Outfitting a Home Gym – The Middle Ground

April 16, 2019
Welcome to the second of my three part series on outfitting a home gym with different budget parameters in mind. In the first part, we covered how to really trick out a gym space and today we are going to cover some mid-range options for making this space work.
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Dimensions of Wellness•Yoga

Observing Breath

April 9, 2019
Self care. This phrase is getting a lot of play lately, and for good reason. It is good to be reminded that we need to take care of our needs, too. Many different things can fall under the description of self care. And that makes sense, each of us needs a different set of somethings
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Cardio•Planning and Programming•Uncategorized

How to Calculate Your Heart Rate Zones

April 2, 2019
Heart rate is easy to forget about in this world of wearables and fitness trackers. Sure, those devices make it easier to make sure you are checking your heart rate regularly, but as I’ve previously written, it ain’t too hard to do on your own. Something you may not be getting from your fitness tracker,
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