

4 Reasons Why Your Body Plateaus
Regular exercise is a great way to keep your body ready to handle what you ask it to do in everyday life. Resistance training and cardio exercises help build strength and nourishes your cardiovascular system over time. Realizing your progress is one of the best feelings when it comes to your health…

Rest - MWM
"Rest is not idle, it is a time to recharge and rejuvenate the soul." - Anonymous This quote reminds us how important rest is for us, mind, body, and soul! Meredith

Is It Safe To Exercise With A Cast Or Splint?
Functioning through daily life having to wear a cast, splint or sling from a recent injury can be challenging. Injuries are common and unfortunately these medical assistance items that help you get better can also be quite challenging on their own. Especially when it comes to continuing to live an …

Wind It Up - MWM
“You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.” —Bonnie Prudden, rock climber This quote reminds us that we can keep going from where we are, not going backwards. Meredith

Does Weightlifting Make You Bulky?
Using weights in your resistance training is a great way to add strength and stability to your weekly workouts. But what if you don't want to build "too much" muscle and feel like you look "bulky"? Does weight training add "bulkiness" to your body? This is a common concern mostly among women who ar…

Learn - MWM
“I think the more unexpected something is, the more there is to learn from it.” —Michael J. Fox, actor This quote reminds us that when things do not go as we expect, there is a lesson in it…don’t disregard that! Meredith

7 Ways To Set Fitness Goals To Motivate You
Staying motivated throughout the year to exercise can be challenging. There are many things in life that can easily sideline you in your efforts like a busy schedule, illness or just not feeling up for it everyday. These things are all normal and yet somehow, you know inside that you should choose …

Burden Lightened - MWM
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.”-Charles Dickens This quote reminds us that we all have a purpose and use, because we all touch another whether we know it or not. Meredith

5 Ways To Accept Body Limitations As You Age
Experiencing physical limitations as you age is a normal process for everyone. We may not always be able to do the things we used to as we get older and accepting this reality can be difficult for some. Many older active adults have physical limitations that could have been caused by many things in…

Done It - MWM
“The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson This quote reminds us that we should be happy and take pride in all that we do, knowing we did it! Meredith