Before & After - Training, lifestyle & mindset from a masters athlete POV

IT’S TIME TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!!!

If you haven't watched Brittany Runs A Marathon then do so!  We base this episode around the narrative of this movie - taking responsibility for your health, fitness, wellness and lifestyle choices in order to be able to achieve awesome things.  As we run through the movie plot we reference similarities in our own lives and pivotal moments where we have made the choice to "put on the shoes and start with one block" (you will have to listen to get that one!).
Happy listening!

ARE ALL CALORIES EQUAL??

Oh calories...we have counted you, tried to burn a lot of you, obsessed over you and then macros came along, so we started counting them instead!  But which is more important?  Are all calories equal?  Do we burn them in the same way as our friends?  What is the best way to burn them?  Heck what even is a calorie??
So many questions and while we don't profess to have all the answers we at least try to talk about some of the most common conundrums when it comes to calories and have a couple of suggestions on how to burn them the FUN way.
Happy listening!

Top 10 Aging Fears

Try as we might, we are not immune to fears surrounding aging!  Many of those involve the inevitable aesthetic challenges that come with time in the sun, decades of gravity and hormones but we also talk about fears surrounding decline of health or ability to use our bodies in the way that we want to.  We eventually determine that broccoli is the solution (no matter what the question).
Happy New Year and happy listening!

New Year New You, Transformations and Rethinking those Goals

We couldn't possibly let the last episode of the year go by without talking about those "New Year New You" transformation plans!!  Much to Hannah's delight, Rachel admits to reassessing the "I want to see my abs" goal in favor of a performance related goal and Hannah determines that for once she really isn't unhappy with where she is at and the goal is more fine tuning than complete transformation.  
Here's to a fabulous New Year, lots more fun episodes and plenty of goal crushing!!
Happy listening and thanks for tuning in this year, we appreciate all of our listeners. 

That was a BIG day!!

After a brief hiatus due to family emergency travel and the flu we are back!  We had to change track at the last minute so we straight up free-styled this one and ended up having a great conversation about real connection with your partner and the role community plays in physical and mental health and well being.  Will Hannah successfully learn how to skate?  Should Rachel take up birding?
We also get to chat about Hannah becoming a Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach on the same day as getting her USA passport.  It's funny how both of those processes took 5 years and the universe conspired that both goals would be complete on the very same day.
Happy listening!

Unrealistic Goals Got Me Again...

We have all been there and made grand plans to keep up with our regular fitness routine while traveling.  Then time zones, busy schedules, gym access and a myriad of other obstacles make it seemingly impossible to get even close to those goals we confidently set!  In this episode Rachel admits to setting unrealistic goals for a recent business trip to DC and we attempt to reframe her "failure" and make some action steps for the next trip.
If you have every struggled with maintaining some kind of routine while you are away from home, tune in for some tips on how to stay on track and motivated to keep doing the stuff that you know makes you feel great!
Happy listening!

Striking Moments of Self Awareness

Annnnddd we are back!!  Thanks for your patience while we took a little unscheduled time out to catch up on life.  From here on we will be back to our regular schedule of 2 episodes per month.
We kick off Season 2 Episode 1 with a recap of life since we last recorded.  Then we jump into a conversation around those moments in life where you suddenly get a rude awakening and realize things about yourself you had previously been blissfully unaware of.  Such as the reason you have not been scouted to be the next top supermodel is not actually because you were not in the right place at the right time but because you simply aren't a long legged beauty.  Or maybe you might never get selected to appear on the wall of the glamor shots store in the mall because being a bespectacled nerd is not the in look.
Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy!

STOP FIGHTING YOURSELF!!

Shout out to the Morning Chalk Up for doing a series of articles featuring their female contributors about their experiences surrounding body image (Fighting the Stories in Our Heads: A Series on Body Image).  We review each awesome write up and talk about how our own experiences relate. If you have ever felt too big, too small, not strong enough or even thought about comparing yourself to others then give this a listen.  A common theme emerges that at some point we have all experienced some issues with our own body image and in many cases this has been initiated or at least exacerbated by others in our environment.  We are all a work in progress!
Happy listening!

Exploring diverging goals within a relationship

We snuck this one in between meetings so it is a little shorter than usual but a good one none the less!  We jump into a topic that we both have experience with but from opposite sides of the spectrum - what happens when you and your partner have goals that don't align?  From extreme discipline to emotional eating both Hannah and Rachel make reference to their experiences of navigating the pandemic with partners who tackle stress and emotions in a very different way.  We talk about the lessons learned and the importance of having a growth mindset.

Destination Postcard Part 2

10 Episodes ago Rachel was the subject of the destination postcard and in this episode we change roles and Rachel guides Hannah through the same exercise.  What does Hannah's future look like?...Well you will have to tune in to find out but needless to say Rachel does a great job and we learn that if nothing else, a porch will be a feature!
We also revisit our last conversation and discuss how we both immediately felt silly for feeling the need to "look a certain way" when we go to the Crossfit Games.
Thanks for listening!