Health at Every Size
Easing Back Into Exercise
Blog post by Maya McCorkle You were made to move! Movement is medicine. Movement is a gift. Movement is liberating. With that said, exercise doesn’t have to be intense to be meaningful. Returning to exercise can stir up different emotions. Whether you’re returning after an injury, postpartum, trying to juggle a busy schedule, or finding…
Read MoreWhat Is Size-Inclusive Wellness? A Beginner’s Guide to the Anti-Diet Approach
Blog post by Brit Guerin If you’ve ever felt like wellness wasn’t designed for you, you’re not alone. Many people come to Current Wellness after years of trying diets, gym memberships, wellness programs, and fitness challenges that promised results but left them feeling discouraged, ashamed, or disconnected from their bodies. Others have avoided wellness spaces…
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Be Flexible to Start Yoga
Blog post by Brit Guerin One of the most common things we hear from people considering yoga is: “I’m not flexible enough.” Here’s the truth: flexibility is not a prerequisite for yoga. Yoga is a practice rather than a performance. You do not need to touch your toes, twist into advanced shapes, or look a…
Read MoreCome As You Are: What That Really Means at Current Wellness
Come As You Are: What That Really Means at Current Wellness If you’ve ever hesitated stepping into a workout space, such as pausing at the door, wondering if you “fit in” here, or if today’s version of you is enough, you’re not alone. At so many fitness and yoga spaces, movement can feel conditional: “Work…
Read MoreWhen an Eating Disorder Therapist Opens a Gym, It’s Not Your Typical Gym.
Has movement ever felt complicated, painful, or conditional? If so, I want you to know that you’re not alone. There is a different way to be in relationship with movement. If this resonates with you, maybe my story will too… Trigger warning: mentions of disordered eating, weight management, weight loss, and traumatic experiences in fitness…
Read MoreFrom Harm to Healing: Why Trans-Affirming Fitness is Essential and Achievable
Blog post by Vic Abate Existing in a gender-diverse body has always come with societal challenges, especially as a budding personal trainer. Navigating toxic media, diet culture, and rigid fitness norms has created barriers for many of us, myself included. These harmful ideologies within mainstream fitness create disconnection between trainers, clients, and sustainable success. Mainstream…
Read MoreFinding Joy in Movement: A Conversation on Inclusive Fitness
Many fitness and wellness spaces champion grueling workouts, physical extremes, and pain as part of the training process. We don’t know who needs to hear this, but meaningful workouts simply don’t have to be that way. At Current Wellness, movement is about connection, compassion, and care for your whole self—not comparison or competition. We recently…
Read MoreEmpowered Movement for Every Body: Personal Training at Current Wellness
At Current Wellness, our approach to personal training is rooted in inclusivity, compassion, and respect. We’re here to help you feel strong and connected to your body—not to shrink it. A Size-Inclusive, HAES®-Informed Approach Our personal trainers are size-inclusive and Health at Every Size® (HAES®) informed. That means you will never be weighed, measured, or…
Read MoreReflections and Learnings from our Member Survey
Blog post by Brit Guerin, MS, M.Ed, LCMHC This past December, we sent out a survey to our community. We learned a lot and are so very grateful to each and every one of you who took the time to share your feedback. While we were happy to hear about a lot of positive feedback,…
Read MoreBody Image, Fatness, and Self Acceptance: What I Wish I Could Tell My Teenage Self
Blog post by Julia Carter Teenage Julia I’ve always existed in a larger body. Today, I view this as a neutral fact—a part of who I am, how I move, how I connect, and how I care for myself. This body is my home. But it took years for me to feel that sense of…
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