Warrior Mode Fitness & Nutrition

18/12/2024

Many of us have long felt the nauseating effects of the toxicity of fitness culture, from the constant fluctuation of “ideal body type” trends to workouts that all the celebrities and influencers are doing that are not always accessible or feasible for someone looking to get into fitness.

We see influencers on social media blatantly flaunting some hard work, but mostly good genetics, bolstered by highly restrictive eating habits verging on ED. “High protein” this and “carnivore” that, “keto” this and “paleo” that.

It’s incessant and constant, and God forbid you end up on fittok or your explore page’s algorithm becomes inundated with so many health and fitness claims, many of them contradicting, that it makes your head spin.
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and we mindlessly add on a tip for the exploitation of our insecurities

23/05/2024

I'm excited to introduce the Warrior Mode blog, where we'll be exploring topics in exercise science, nutrition, and holistic wellness to create well-rounded athletes and fitness warriors 💪 Check it out at the link below:

a holistic approach to wellness, performance, nutrition, and fitness for all seasons of life ✨. Click to read warrior mode // wellness + performance, by Hazelnut Journal, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.

07/05/2024

05/04/2023

The ideal breakdown of strength training, cardio, and sweet, sweet rest.

27/03/2023

This article does a really great job outlining basic functional movements - these movements will help you perform better not only in daily life functions but in sports and physically-intensive occupations as well. If you’re not incorporating functional fitness into your routine, give some of the following exercises a try and you’ll notice a difference in performance and mobility.

Return to your ancestral roots with these six innate movement patterns to improve your functional — and physique — results.

23/03/2023

This hard-hitting MMA workout will increase your endurance and agility while delivering some new muscle and definition to your back, shoulders and arms.

08/03/2023

Let's talk about goals: do your goals make sense for you, are they big enough to scare you, yet attainable enough to fully realize?
When it comes to our fitness and health, setting goals is one of the most powerful tools we have to making meaningful progress and impact in our lives. Your definition of a meaningful wellness practice may look very different from anyone else's, and that is a beautiful thing. The way you set and carry out your goals is unique to only you - one of the reasons why comparison is so toxic to our self esteem and mindset towards our ability to achieve what we set out to do.
The most important thing to ask ourselves is why do we want to achieve the goal in the first place? If it's because of someone else, you might as well throw the whole goal away because if it's not self-motivated, it cannot be self-sustained.
I encourage you to set small yet attainable goals; small steps you can take each day. When you are in active pursuit of a goal, you infuse each day with meaning and clarity. Even if it a seemingly small goal; if it has meaning to you, then it is well worth it.

What science says about setting meaningful, internally motivating, and satisfying goals that are exciting but not overwhelming.

03/03/2023

A recent study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that exercise is a critical component in managing mental health, specifically for symptoms of anxiety and depression. It was found that high intensity activity was correlated with the greatest improvement of symptoms.
The next time you find yourself stuck in a mental health rut, - because we all are affected by mental health struggles in one way or another, some of us more intensely than others - one of the most effective things to do is high-intensity movement, even if it's only for 5 minutes. If you're sitting at home on the couch or laying in bed and mentally feeling like crap, just set a timer for 5 minutes and do some jumping jacks, situps, a Tabata HIIT workout (a condensed yet intense high-intensity interval training workout) - anything that ramps up your breathing. That increase in heart rate will get your blood circulating through your body, bring more oxygen into your brain, and release dopamine as a result.
It only takes a few minutes and over the long-term, you will be able to train longer, feel yourself getting stronger and more confident with each session, and most importantly have an important tool in managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Taking care of your mental health comes first, but you cannot think your way out of depression or anxiety. You need to act before your mind gets in the way and take steps to move your health forward, even if it's just a small step at a time.

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve electronic databases were searched for eligible studies published from inception to 1 January 2022....

01/03/2023

Performance + stress are so much more connected than we realize. 🧠
I was running and training at peak levels in 2018 but was under a massive load of stress for years. Not surprisingly, my health and conditioning started plummeting just a year later, leading to a long and slow phase of burnout and injury. 😓
It took 3 years to fully rebuild a stress-free and intuitive fitness and health practice that brought peace to other areas of my life rather than strain.
This is a reminder to remember that your overall health comes first - you cannot sustain physical, mental, or spiritual health while neglecting one or the other.
If you're feeling any of these signs below due to stress, ask yourself where you can give yourself some grace to heal and recover before these signs turn into larger issues for your well-being.

If you’ve ever thought that stress might also be affecting you physically, you’d be right…this is how it breaks down👆

01/03/2023

Welcome to Warrior Mode!
I'm Nina and I'm really excited for you to see what Warrior Mode has in store. I offer online tactical and functional fitness training and nutrition coaching for women - no matter what skill level you are, you can join! As long as you're driven to making a commitment and improving your well-being and capabilities, this is the program for you.
Follow along to see updates and insights in the wellness, fitness, and nutrition industries and to learn more about making a difference in your health each day! 🔥
Check out the website here:
www.warriormodefitness.com

Warrior Mode | Tactical + Functional Fitness For Women