Yoga as a Western practice and yoga as a traditional practice are typically quite different. The majority of people walking into a Western yoga class are looking for the asanas to help with their flexibility, strength, or in some cases rehabilitation. And while there is nothing wrong with that, limiting a yoga practice to just
I am always amazed at the number of people who buy stock at the grocery store. I’m sure we have Rachael Ray to thank for the huge variety now available. And she’s right; it definitely takes something plain, like rice, and jazzes it up. But the stock available in the grocery store is often full
As anyone who has been around here will tell you, I like to take a whole life/whole person approach to exercise. While this approach allows for a lot of flexibility, it also breeds a heck of a lot of confusion. I use what I call a 2-2-2 format to “design” my weeks. It’s a great
I gotta be real, I am actually a little surprised to need to be talking about why strength training is awesome, for everyone, in 2018. Seriously. When I started working as a personal trainer (possibly before some of you were born), this was a conversation I had with at least 70% of my clients. And
Every once in a while I will share a few random things with you that I am enjoying. Most of these will be things that I am using or trying in my everyday life or things that I have come across that fit with my overall theme here at Mental Muscle Wellness. As most of
How many of you out there in internetland saw this? And how many of you then saw this? Ah, claims and backlash, the bread and butter (coconut oil?!?!) of the internet. The health claims about coconut oil are nothing particularly new. For several years now, your search engine of choice will be happy to point
Tomatoes. They scream late summer to me. My guess is if you’ve seen a farmer’s market or stand lately, some of the bins are starting to overflow with tomatoes. While I profess myself to be a fairly healthful eater, raw tomatoes are something I have never been wild about. The one exception being caprese salad.
In addition to talking about training goals and planning, I have written a bit about Dimensions of Wellness. The National Wellness Institute has a wonderfully researched model, and it has made its way into “pop” culture via Hal Elrod’s Level 10 Life. While I enjoy both of these versions, they can be a bit overwhelming.
Last week I wrote about my struggle with body image, positivity, and love. This week, it is time to turn that frown upside down. In the interest of helping myself have a more positive outlook and modeling some good practices, I would like to enumerate why I think my body is awesome.
It would be easy to sell that I am body positive with respect to my own body. I mean, this is an exercise and wellness site. But that would be disingenuous. In fact, I would be bald face lying. And I won’t do that to you. More importantly, I refuse to do that to myself
