Mental Muscle Wellness

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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Nutrition and Eats

Grocery Shopping Strategies for Physical and Financial Health

January 10, 2023
Happy Tuesday, Warrior! If you have been in a grocery store lately, I’m sure you have noticed the same thing I have. In times of financial stress, everyone looks for ways to save. But in terms of food, you can maintain both your Financial and Physical Health. Let’s chat today about some strategies!
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Planning and Programming

The Exercise Dimmer Switch

January 3, 2023
Happy New Year, Warriors! If you are new around these parts, welcome, click around, learn about who I am, and check out some of the great resources I have. If you are a returning reader, thanks for joining me again in 2023 and you probably won’t be super shocked at the topic I’m tackling here
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Nutrition and Eats•Recipes

It’s Beginning to Taste a lot Like the Holidays

December 13, 2022
Happy Holidays, Warrior! This will be my last post of the year as I take some time to spend with family and friends and to prep blog content for 2023. But I wanted to leave you with something special. A holiday gift in the form of one of my favorite recipes.
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General Fitness•Planning and Programming

Playing the Long Game

December 6, 2022
Happy December Warriors! I know most of us are in full end-of-the-year chaos mode. Holiday shopping, parties, juggling kid care and schedule interruptions. That doesn’t usually result in us making the choices we’d like. But since it won’t be long until New Year’s resolutions take center stage, let’s take a minute to chat about long
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