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What I Wish I Knew About My Weight Loss Journey When I Was Younger

What I Wish I Knew About My Weight Loss Journey When I Was Younger

No matter how hard we try, we will never know everything there is to know about fitness and weight loss. We will never have the perfect answer. We will never truly know what the best option is. All we’ll know is what we want our ultimate goal to be, and we’ll know that gut wrenching... Read more »

By Melanie Bolen,
September 25, 2013 at 10:01 pm

Must Haves For Home Fitness

Must Haves For Home Fitness

A lot of people think that in order to exercise at home they need to get some big, fancy, home strength training system. Or, some big, clunky, piece of home cardio equipment. That is NOT the case, though! In fact, I would try to talk you out of spending hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on... Read more »

By Melanie Bolen,
September 9, 2013 at 8:30 am

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Hi! My name is Melanie. By trade, I'm a certified personal trainer. By nature, I do my best to be an optimist. Life has a habit of throwing us through the ringer... trust me, I've been there too. One of the biggest factors for me being able to trudge on, and accomplish great things, is my mindset. I want this to be a place that you can come to be uplifted when you are having a crappy day. It's time to see the shiny side of life.
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