Mental Muscle Wellness

Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Gatekeeping Wellness Part 2: Type of Exercise

March 21, 2023
Hey hey, Warrior! Today I’ve got the second part of my Gatekeeping Series. You can read the intro here and last month’s post here. Trainers, coaches, group exercise instructors and the like tend to place emphasis on certain types of exercises. And this emphasis creates barriers and boundaries for exercisers.
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Nutrition and Eats•Recipes

Sheet Pan Fajitas

March 14, 2023
Hola Warriors! I am celebrating today. Why? Because MMW turns five. Yup, five years ago a very apprehensive Melissa pushed publish on the first post for this little corner of the internet. This space has meant so much to me personally and professionally. And I want to thank each and every one of you reading
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Goals and Expectations

March 7, 2023
Howdy Warriors! Hope you are well. I want to chat today about something I run into a lot working with clients and students. There isn’t a trainer around (at least not one worth their hourly cost) who doesn’t ask about a client’s goals. But something we don’t often ask about and clients don’t often express
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Yoga

Yoga for Low Back Pain

February 28, 2023
Happy Tuesday, Warrior! Something that many of us will deal with during the course of our lives is low back pain. Chronic low back pain can cause disruptions in day to day decisions, which can lead to Mental, Emotional, and Social Health implications. If you are one of the millions who suffer, I’ve got you
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Dimensions of Wellness•General Fitness

Wellness Gatekeeping Part 1: Intensity and Duration

February 21, 2023
Hey hey, Warrior! Today I want to start digging into ways that those of us in the exercise/fitness/diet/nutrition/wellness arena can be gatekeeping true wellness. True wellness is an active, whole person pursuit and there are many sticky spots or places that can trip us up. Let’s start with a big one: how hard we tell
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Nutrition and Eats

Inexpensive Grocery Staples

February 14, 2023
Hi Warriors! Last month, I posted an article about the tips I have used to help save money on my grocery bill while still coming home with a trunkful of nutritious options. That article was focused more on broad shopping-based habits. I thought it might be equally useful to compile a list of inexpensive grocery staples
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Don’t Call Them Modifications

February 7, 2023
Welcome to February, Warriors! How are you doing? This is always an interesting time of year for those of us working in fitness centers and the like. Typically New Year’s motivation is still up, but the realities of meeting ambitious goals within the confines of real life are starting to set in. And I’d like
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Dimensions of Wellness•Planning and Programming

Measuring Progress with Dimensions of Wellness

January 31, 2023
How are you, Warrior? It’s the end of January and we are officially at the start of attrition season. As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, most wellness/exercise/nutrition based resolutions will be discontinued in the next month or so. There are a couple of reasons for this and today I’d like to focus
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Cardio•Strength Training

HIIT It and Quit It Workout

January 24, 2023
Hi Warriors! I’ve got a workout for you this week. In case you are looking to switch it up, or you need a I’ve got the mid-winter-dreary blues, I’ve got you covered.
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Dimensions of Wellness

Intro: Wellness Gatekeeping

January 17, 2023
Hi Warriors, hope you are well! If you have been a visitor to my little corner of the web, you probably are aware that I like to run a year long series most years. These are usually topics that require more time and space than a singular blog post will easily allow for. I also
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