Mental Muscle Wellness

Dimensions of Wellness•Nutrition and Eats

Counting Calories versus Counting Macros

March 12, 2019
We have been hearing a lot about macros and the benefit to counting and tracking these versus standard calorie tracking. And it looks like this trend might have some staying power. Many of the most popular eating paradigms right now rely on macronutrient tracking. Macro tracking also results in a ton of confusion. So let’s
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Dimensions of Wellness•Planning and Programming

Creating a Health Bank Account

March 5, 2019
If you spend any amount of time on the interwebs, and you’re here, so I’m going to assume you do… you will know that for every single fitness/exercise/wellness blogger out there, there is a corresponding “program” that they like to encourage their readers to try. There is nothing wrong with this. Something I tell clients
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Yoga

Sensing Stability

February 26, 2019
It’s been a minute since I’ve talked about yoga around here, so today, let’s talk stability. One of the biggest fears newbie yogis tend to have relates to balance and stability. Nobody wants to stumble or fall during asana practice. In reality, that’s part of the practice and each of us have our own poses
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Cardio•Exercise•Strength Training•Wellness Toolbox

Playing Card Workout

February 19, 2019
Hello friends! If you follow me on Instagram, you might recognize the workout method I want to share with you today. I have wanted to share this method for awhile because I love it so much! A fellow trainer taught me this method more moons ago than I’d care to admit. Once you learn it,
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Nutrition and Eats•Recipes

Berry Overnight Oats

February 12, 2019
For the longest time in my teens and early twenties, I didn’t eat breakfast. And I also didn’t feel my best during the day. At some point during my undergrad education, all those nutrition classes took hold and I got wise to the breakfast game. And ever since, oatmeal has been a go to for
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Dimensions of Wellness

Relative Minimalism

February 5, 2019
Minimalism is a wellness trend that results in some pretty strong feelings. Both for and against. After our friends and family and jobs, many of us define ourselves by our stuff. What we have, how much, what brands. No judgement, it’s an easy road to go down and I am no less guilty than the
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Body Positivity•General Fitness

The Comparison Monster

January 29, 2019
We are nearing the end of the first month of the year and this is the time that every health club manager and gym goer notices attrition. The past two weeks I’ve spent some time talking about practical methods to keep motivation high and stay on track. This week, I want to address the very
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

General Plans for Progress

January 22, 2019
So, the New Year’s Resolution goals look like they are going to stick around. And you’re asking yourself, “Where do I go from here?” Good question. I had a professor in grad school who loved to say, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always had.” Awesome advice any time, but
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Creating New Habits

January 15, 2019
How many of you would be jazzed if I asked how your New Year’s diet and exercise goals were coming along at this point? How many of you would want to punch your computer? We hear the phrase, “new year, new beginning,” all the time. And so many of us, your truly included, use that
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Nutrition and Eats•Planning and Programming

Post Holiday Reset

January 8, 2019
Here we are a bit more than a week removed from the new year and the holiday season. Hopefully routines are returning to normal, or new normal as the case may be with workouts and eating habits. Sometimes the sluggishness that we acquire with all those heavy holiday meals and treats seems to stick around
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