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What's with all the nose breathing?
Yes, we are asking you to breathe solely through your nose while you work out this week. Here is the method behind the madness. Nasal...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Give your tissue some "LOVE"
We all get tight from time to time and using a foam roll or hard ball to work on tissue quality is very beneficial for your body if you...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Sit up straight and FIDGET!!!
What? Fidget? Didn't every teacher you ever had tell you to sit still and pay attention? Don't gnaw on your pencil, shake your leg, or...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Wellness Walking
"Walk it off" has so many different iterations. You can walk for exercise, recovery, or as a means from point A to point B. Today we are...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Mobilize your spine
This week we are challenging you to practice some spinal mobilization exercises to increase your ability to move your body in all planes...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Time for DEEP Breaths
This weeks wellness challenge comes just in time for all of us recovering from last week's events. Breathing is something we do 24 hours...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Our resolution is to not make resolutions!
I bet you didn't expect to hear from your trainer and nutrition coach to avoid setting a resolution. Well both Lisa and I are kind of...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 5, 20212 min read
We Take Your Health Seriously
If you have decdied to make the leap from zoom to in person training we want to share with you our protocols to keep you and our...
Lisa Magnuson
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Stop, take a breath, and reflect on where you are
How did I get here? Time to think about the good, the bad, and possibly the ugly. Don’t worry this isn’t a political statement or a deep...
Lisa Magnuson
Nov 11, 20203 min read
Trick or Treat? How much is that piece of candy really worth?
Halloween is the unofficial kick off to a generally unhealthy few months of holiday festivities involving overindulgence in food and...
Lisa Magnuson
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #29- Is Your Metabolism Broken?
In short the answer to this question is no. But you don’t just have to take my word for it, I will back it up with science (if you...
Lisa Magnuson
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #28- 5 Principles of Solid Nutrition
*Nail these and you’re 90% there!* I can’t tell you how many times people ask Myles or I what type of diet is best for them. Or if red...
Lisa Magnuson
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Wellness Challenge #27- Protein snacks for on the go
With everyone home all day everyday having quality snacks on hand that are easy and accessible is key. One of my major pet peeves is...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 29, 20201 min read
Wellness Challenge #26- Prep your Breakfast
Two weeks ago, our challenge was to pack your lunch; in other words, prep your lunch either the night or morning before you needed to eat...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #25- Recognizing chronic stress
This past week has not been a good one for the Magnuson family. I’m not one to whine and complain and we have seen our fair share of...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Wellness Challenge #24- Pack your Lunch
School is starting this week! Usually this means we pack our kids a nutritious first day of school lunch in a new lunchbox, write a sweet...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #23- Why Fat Loss Hacks are a Hack
We all want the fastest and easiest way to do just about everything. That is precisely why the invention of ‘hacks” has become so...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 24, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #22- Take some time for R&R
To start, we would like you to reflect on the last three weeks of behavior modifications in developing your WWS foundation. Was it a...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Wellness Challenge #21- Step 3 towards building your Fat Loss Foundation!
Review Over the last two weeks we have focused on the two “W’s” of our WWS (Walking, Water, and Sleep) and this week we take a deeper...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 10, 20204 min read
Wellness Challenge #20- Step 2 towards building your fat loss foundation!
I hope most of you were able to accomplish the 7,000 to 10,000 steps by the end of the week. I highly encourage you to keep this up as...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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