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Mindfulness + Step Tracking Boosts Motivation
Research reveals impact of brief mindfulness training on exercise motivation. Adding a few mindful moments at the end of your next training session may be a simple way to strengthen client motivation. In a study reported in Mental Health and Physical Activity (2025; doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100680), University of Bath researchers enrolled 109 adults, provided them with…
Gratitude & Movement: A Simple Fall Practice
Autumn is a season of transition: cooler mornings, shifting light, and a natural slowing of pace. It is also a season that invites reflection. Pairing gratitude with movement offers a powerful, evidence-based way to cultivate mental wellness while easing seasonal stress. Rather than seeing exercise and gratitude journaling as separate practices, blending them can create…
New study shows Tai Chi’s power to create structural and functional changes in the brain.
Fitness pros have long understood the benefits of mind-body exercise; now, new research highlights Tai Chi as a particularly effective, non-pharmaceutical strategy that may help clients combat anxiety and stress. The study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that Tai Chi practice alters brain functioning in ways that improve emotion regulation…
A Holistic Approach to Mental Health
Do you or someone you love struggle with mental illness? The good news is that exercise and mindfulness can help.
Restorative Nap Time for Adults
Clients need coaxing sometimes. Try a gentle nudge to help them to step it up—or step it down. Restorative nap time for adults, anyone?
Strategies to Achieve “Flow”
Studies show that increasing physical activity and mindfulness may be a means to better achieve flow states.
A New Meeting of Mind, Body and Soul
Here’s a peek into that world where the mind can explore new ways of approaching classic formats; where your imagination can stretch along with your body; and where your spirit can soar through pure and powerful inspiration that nourishes the soul.
Halloween Candy: Making Mindful Choices
Mindfullness brings with it a plethora of health benefits. It’s a real treat! But can it help families when it comes to the influx of Halloween candy we all this time of year? Here are some tricks to help.
Coping Through Stress to Flourish
Have hope and take heart: We can learn to regulate our stress levels with a practiced approach to prevent it or manage it well through behavioral shifts and coping strategies.
Meditation Basics
What Is Meditation? Meditation is an approach to training the mind, similar to the way fitness is an approach to training the body. Someone with no knowledge of fitness tools and methods may think her lack of strength or endurance is inevitable; she may not see that it could change with consistent training and a…
Growth in Mind-Body Therapies During the Pandemic
Mindfulness meditation and yoga classes have seen explosive growth since the onset of the pandemic, according to a report from USC.
Mindful Exercise in the Pool
The sensory-rich pool environment is an ideal setting for mindful exercise and a welcome respite from digital stress.
Distracted Clients? How You Can Help
It’s a busy, technology-dominated world—and most of us are continually spinning, twisting and turning in an effort to “get things done” and “produce.” We work, we raise families, we have countless responsibilities. The truth is, this is distracted living, and it raises stress levels, lowers productivity, interferes with our ability to focus and compromises the mind-body connection. When we live this way, we fail to cultivate a sense of contentment and joy, which is counterproductive to our work as fitness and wellness professionals.
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