5 Core Exercises to Keep You Strong After 40
When most people think about training their core, they think about crunches, sit-ups, and trying to get six-pack abs. But your core has a much bigger job than that. A strong core helps you stabilize your spine, maintain your balance, transfer force between your upper and lower body, and stay in control while you move. […]
The Gym Can Help Your Mental Health, But It Isn’t Therapy
“The gym is my therapy” is a common phrase that gets thrown around in the fitness community. When people say this, they’re usually referring to the positive impact exercise has on their mental health. They go to the gym when they’re stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, anxious, or simply need some time to themselves. And there’s absolutely […]
Stop Fighting Aging: Start Aging Strong
A buzzword that has become increasingly popular in the health and wellness world is “anti-aging.” We see anti-aging exercise programs, diets, supplements, creams, treatments, and countless other products promising to help us look younger, feel younger, or somehow slow down the aging process. The problem I have with the term “anti-aging” is that it makes […]
5 Things We DON’T Do at MB Wellness
The gym can feel like an intimidating place for a lot of people and sometimes for good reason. Fitness spaces can be filled with negativity: guilting people for missing workouts, shaming them for what they eat, judging them for not being as fit as someone else, or making people feel like a workout only “counts” […]
MB Wellness Was Built to Be Different
I started MB Wellness because I wanted to help people in the best way I knew how. Before starting MB Wellness, I worked for a corporate gym that just didn’t seem to care enough about what it was doing the quality of the training, the experience of its customers, or the environment it was creating. […]
Can AI Replace Personal Trainers?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. People are using it to write emails, plan vacations, answer questions, and even create workout programs. In just a few seconds, AI can build a training plan based on your goals, equipment, and experience level. So, does that mean personal trainers are becoming obsolete? Not even close. Here are […]
5 Non-Scale Victories That Matter More Than Your Weight
When starting a fitness routine, most people are focused on one thing: losing weight. They step on the scale every morning hoping to see the number go down, believing that’s the only sign they’re making progress. Wanting to lose weight is completely understandable. People want to feel better, improve their health, have more confidence, and […]
The Biggest Key to Success for Your Health & Fitness Goals
Everyone is looking for that one thing that will finally help them achieve the results they’ve been chasing. Whether it’s the newest workout trend or the latest fad diet, people are always searching for the shortcut. Unfortunately, many of these approaches are simply recycled ideas packaged in a new way. Every year a new fitness […]
The Mental Barriers That Make Exercise Feel So Hard (And How to Overcome Them)
One of the biggest obstacles to improving your health isn’t your body it’s your mind. We spend a lot of time training our muscles, but very little time learning how to train our mindset. When our thinking goes unchallenged, it can make healthy habits feel much harder than they need to be. Exercise is a […]
Strength Training with Injuries: How We Modify Workouts So You Can Keep Moving
Most people don’t stop exercising because they don’t want to get healthier they stop because something hurts. Old knee injuries, shoulder pain, low back problems, arthritis, surgeries, or chronic aches can make it feel impossible to find a workout that doesn’t make things worse. Many people assume they have to either push through the pain […]