I am so excited to share this recipe with you today!  ​These brownies contain one of our favorite sweet ingredients – dates! – which have a well-deserved nickname of “nature’s candy.”
 
They are amazing because they’re sweet, fiber-rich, and are fantastic to add to shakes, chia pudding, or … yes … even brownies. They are great to keep stashed in the cupboard.
 
A bonus of this recipe is that it’s pretty easy to experiment with if you like to get a little adventurous in the kitchen. Because there’s no actual cooking involved, you don’t have to worry about having the proper ratios of various ingredients that you need when baking.
 
I have some ideas for switching up this recipe below, but I don’t recommend trying them until you’ve made it at least once so you know the right texture to shoot for. :) 

These make tasty, high-fiber treats you can enjoy any time of the day.
 
(Tip: For a grain-free version, try replacing the oats with almond flour. Because almond flour has a higher fat content than oats, depending on its consistency, you likely will have to cut down on the amount of almond butter you use. You also can experiment by using different nut butters.)
 
I hope you LOVE this recipe!
 
If you need help with healthy eating ideas, we've got you covered!  Our FREE Healthy Snacking Guide & Cookbook has incredible snacking recipes and strategies to keep you on point.  These snacks will satisfy your tastebuds, curb your cravings, AND give you healthy nutrients your body needs to feel energized AND satisfied.  You can download our guide completely for FREE here!

Our Healthy Snacking Guide & Cookbook is packed with tips, swaps, tricks and recipes help you meet your goals without depriving your tastebuds of tasty treats!
 
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🥥Pecan Pie Energy Bites
👨‍🍳Baked Chicken Wings
🍌Super Simple Banana Pudding
🥑Sweet Potato Chips & Guacamole


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Happy Snacking!

Wilcox Wellness & Fitness

CONFESSION: I am a total pasta salad LOVER.  But I am not a lover of all of that pasta.  I have been searching for YEARS for a more plant based pasta solution but they always have either a super weird texture OR have tons of extra ingredients that I don't want anything to do with.  

We are beyond excited to welcome Ben Bunnell to our training team in Bangor, Maine.  Ben grew up on a farm in Vermont and received his bachelors degree in Exercise Science and Coaching Certification from Colby-Sawyer College in 2016.
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He brings with him 3 year’s experience coaching at several gyms in New England.  Ben has a passion for exercise – he has been an athlete his entire life and enjoys challenging and pushing himself physically.  He believes this is what gives him the confidence to go after his biggest goals.  

​When we asked Ben how he planned on delivering on the vision, mission, and goals of Wilcox Wellness & Fitness, this was his response: 

I will embrace the mission and core values of Wilcox Wellness & Fitness by integrating them into my own life and fitness journey first. By practicing what I teach, I hope to emulate these values and mission statement rather than simply adhere to them. Thankfully, my background in athletics has taught me a lot about working in a positive team environment and therefore has prepared me to embrace these values wholeheartedly.

Working as a team and supporting each other’s goal is crucial for a constructive group training environment. During my sessions with client’s I like to point out what they are doing well. I would like to implement client’s doing the same with their teammates within the session. I believe this will help reinforce good form/technique as well as create an environment in which everyone feels noticed and appreciated. In turn, I believe this will also influence another core value, enthusiastic pride. A space in which everyone feels celebrated and supported is one that is easy to feel proud and enthusiastic about.

Getting client’s to continuously improve can be challenging because people are often scared to fail at something. Hopefully, pointing out what clients are doing well will make this less of a daunting task. During my sessions, I want to make a progression an even more positive accomplishment. Progressing an exercise to an increased range of motion, weight, ect. will always be the goal and will be met with encouragement and congratulations. A progression, PR, or goal board would be a great way to encourage Kaizen. This will ensure that there is always continuous improvement for clients. I will encourage clients to “take action” and let me know if a weight or an exercise isn’t challenging them enough. Creating a space where that communication can happen will encourage hard work and, conversely, will encourage clients to speak up if an exercise is bothering them.

I want to make my sessions upbeat and motivating enough that people want to put their heart into it. The sessions I work the hardest in are sessions that I work out with a friend, the music is good, we are doing exercises we like or trying new ones, and we both have fun. People put their hearts into the things they have fun doing, so in order to get that heart hustle training needs to be enjoyable. I think ample support, a good playlist, and continuously making new exercises will foster the proper setting for heart hustle to happen.
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I hope to instill lifelong, sustainable fitness goals and enhance my clients lives by embedding these core values in every single one of my training sessions while applying the knowledge and experience I have gained from my degree. These core values implemented with years of education will certainly lead to positive client outcomes and continuous improvement. I look forward to introducing these values into my own personal life to better represent them in my training sessions. 

Welcome Ben!  We are so happy you have found your home here with us!

Paige & Mike Wilcox

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​I’m so proud to say that I’ve been doing the WIlCOX program for more than six months!! I’m definitely over the hump in terms of training, but it’s not all downhill from here. I don’t want things to go downhill- I want to go up, up, and beyond! I'm so far into this now that I actually want to go to the gym, I want to get into better shape, and I want to work out hard! Even when I get sore, I power through. ​

​Are you an overthinker? Do you overthink a potential decision and wind up doing nothing at all? Or do you spend all of your time thinking about all of the reasons you shouldn’t do something instead of just going for it? 

It happens! We understand.

Been there...

Done that...

Got the t-shirt.

And if you’re considering joining our group training program, I thought I’d share the most common question and hesitation that we hear from new clients. Most of the people that we onboard either have never worked out in their life, or have been outside of a training program for a very long time and they are very worried that they will not be able to keep up in the session or be able to do the exercises at all.

We completely understand this worry and we have designed our group training program so that you don’t need to stress about keeping up, or doing it right - you will have a trainer with you coaching you every step of the way. Our group training sessions are run by personal trainers who’s job is to help you throughout the session making modifications so that you get the most out of the training session.

Getting the most out of the training session doesn't mean pushing the hardest, lifting the heaviest, or going the fastest - it means doing what is right for you in that session prioritizing proper form and technique over anything else.

What other hesitations do you have? What else do you need to know? Let me know - we are here to help!

Schedule a call with us when you feel ready and we will talk it all over.

Happy Training!

Wilcox Wellness & Fitness

It’s Get to Know Your Customers Day! We love learning more about the wonderful people who follow us here, so please, introduce yourself! Let us know what twist of fate brought you here. Then, for kicks, tell me your Enneagram type and what is true for you from this @ennagramandcoffee account. I’m a 7 on the Enneagram. 

And YES - 
I do love to celebrate the little things in life. 
If I have a day of there will be an hour by hour schedule of events.
I definitely need to time block in order to not set over-ambitious to-do lists
Call me anytime you need someone to tell you it is all going to work out and to go for your biggest dreams!
I get excited for Monday mornings - its a new day, a new week, and a fresh start!
I will ALWAYS buy myself a treat in the grocery store.  (Often I will try to pass it off as a treat for the kids.  haha)

​If you haven’t done your Enneagram - go and do it! THEN tell me what is true for you about the way you celebrate, start Monday mornings, plan for productivity, and enjoy your days off.  I have done a TON of personality type tests - Myers Briggs, DISC, etc… and the Enneagram has me pegged to a T. I am curious to see if the same is true for you. I can't wait to hear from you and get to know you better!

I think overcoming physical fear (ex: fear of heights) is important because feeling the fear and going for it anyway makes you feel unstoppable. They say bravery isn’t the absence of fear but action in the face of fear. The more you face your fears the less they can control you. What do you do to crush your fears?  Let me know - I want to know!

Lots of love,

​Paige Wilcox

Community is central to everything that we do at WILCOX.  It is baked into our culture.  It is rooted in our core values.

Community is EVERYTHING.

We want WILCOX to be your home away from home.  We want you to feel like family.  We are all in this together.