Resources

Physical Activities/Exercise
Group HIIT offers a wide range of videos and demos on various movements you might be unfamiliar with. The videos are of various lengths and have levels in the top right to help you start where you’re at and progress.

Nobadaddiction offers a huge range of videos, styles, and durations. If you are new to working out, this channel might feel overwhelming.

Juice & Toya’s videos tend to be higher intensity, >15 minutes, and most involve dumbbells or resistance bands.

The National Institute on Aging has balance, strength, endurance, and flexibility videos for older adults or those just starting physical activity.

If you haven’t been active, check with your provider to see if you can start slowly.

Yoga, Pilates, and Stretching
Charlie Follows is a yoga channel with varying times, styles, and levels displayed on the cover image so there is no guessing what you’re getting into.

Move with Nicole has a variety of Pilates and yoga videos with varying lengths and difficulty.

STRETCHIT Whether you have back pain or want to be more flexible, this page is full of stretching and mobility exercises that will help you reach your goal.

Jess Yoga offers slow flow and relaxing stretches for any time of the day.

High Desert Yogi offers a variety of time lengths and skill levels to suit all needs. I particularly enjoy her chair yoga videos to pause and do during my working day.

If you haven’t been active, check with your provider to see if you can start slowly.

Nutrition
Blue Zone Meals gives healthy recipes that are inspired by Blue Zone eating. A Blue Zone is a region where individuals live longer than average and have lower rates of chronic disease.

Traffic Light Cook was created by Garima. She’s a health and wellness coach and a women’s hormones and mindset coach. She has healthy recipes organized by mealtime, season, and region, as well as articles with cited sources.

Mindfulness/Meditation/Breathing
Great Meditation has a variety of times, voices, and focuses to help you calm your nervous system and connect with yourself.

Books/Readings
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain. Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis LPC

Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age by Chip Conley

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present by Nick Trenton

The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice Kaplan

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA

Unf–k Your Brain: Getting Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers by Faith G Harper

The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams

Podcasts
The Huberman Lab
Nature of Wellness

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