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Pursuing HealthQ+A: Celebrating 300 Episodes PH300300 episodes of Pursuing Health—what an incredible journey!
It’s been almost three years since my last Q&A-style episode, so to celebrate this milestone, I'm hosting a special Q&A session with the help of the amazing Nicole Carroll. Thank you to everyone who responded to my call for questions via email; there were so many excellent ones, and I wish I could have answered them all!
I deeply appreciate your support for the podcast. Many of you have followed my path from CrossFit Games athlete to medical student to physician, and I'm truly hono...2024-07-1657 min
Pursuing HealthA New Chapter for Pursuing Health with Dr. Dani Urcuyo PH133“This question also leads us into some big announcements that we have, because we realize that there is a huge gap between all the information that you’re getting from the fitness world and the wellness world out there, and medical care. And we’ve been living in both of these worlds. We’ve been living in the fitness world through CrossFit, we’ve been living in the medical world through our training for the past ten years, and we see that there’s a huge gap, and we feel like that is really our purpose and our position is to fill that...2020-03-2600 minPursuing HealthPursuing Health Pearls: Functional Medicine: Getting Started Guide PH136Functional Medicine: Getting Started Guide One of the most common questions we receive is about how to get started with functional medicine. Whether you are a health care practitioner looking to learn more about functional medicine and how to incorporate … ContinuedThe post Ep 136 – Pursuing Health Pearls: Functional Medicine: Getting Started Guide appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.2020-03-2400 minPursuing HealthPursuing Health Pearls: Coronavirus PH134Given that the coronavirus seems to be a major topic of conversation these days, we thought it would make for the perfect topic for our first edition of Pursuing Health Pearls. These are short, ideally 10-15 minute podcast episodes (although this … ContinuedThe post Ep 134 – Pursuing Health Pearls: Coronavirus appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.2020-03-1000 minPursuing HealthA New Chapter for Pursuing Health with Dr. Dani Urcuyo PH133“This question also leads us into some big announcements that we have, because we realize that there is a huge gap between all the information that youre getting from the fitness world and the wellness world out there, and medical … ContinuedThe post Ep 133 – A New Chapter for Pursuing Health with Dr. Dani Urcuyo appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.2020-03-0300 minPursuing HealthHealing Through Functional Movement with Dr. Amy West PH132What does good movement mean? And what are the principles of good movement? And sometimes people have a hard time articulating that, physiatrists, physical therapists included. Because we focus a lot on, is this person strong, do they pass these … Continued
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2020-02-1800 minPursuing HealthDave Castro on Changes in Life and the CrossFit Games PH131Im still the Director of the Games. Im still Director of Training, also. I still have that responsibility to conduct it. I still have a lot of freedom to conduct it the way that I see the direction that I … Continued
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2020-02-0400 minPursuing HealthKristi OConnell on Training for Joy and Balance PH130We, ultimately- we love CrossFit, but we also view CrossFit as a way for us to be fit and do things outside of the gym. And do them together. We always try to continue reminding ourselves of that, so, in … Continued
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2020-01-2100 minPursuing HealthImproving Your Fitness from the Ground Up: Nutrition Basics with Nicole Aucoin PH129I believe something as fundamental as nutrition shouldnt be complicated, and if you keep it simple, and you help people make changes, and you encourage them and find bright spots- find positive things in what theyre doing Theyll make those … Continued
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2020-01-0700 minPursuing HealthDr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups PH128But if my model works, I am positive people can copy it. And group visits certainly have been part of the solution. You see a lot of patients, you provide more services, you overcome barriers, you do it in a … Continued
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2019-12-2400 minPursuing HealthFighting Breast Cancer with Barbells: Barbells for Boobs Founder Zionna Hanson PH127She said when she went in with the lump they basically denied her mammogram and said, Youre too young for breast cancer, and they wrote on her medical documentation mammography recommended at age 40. And, once I heard that, I … Continued
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2019-12-101h 16Pursuing HealthNicole Christensen on Coaching Pregnant Athletes PH126b“It was really fascinating because I think theres such a disconnect, right? So, on one hand, we have the whole population of people that are criticizing women doing CrossFit while theyre pregnant. And it literally helps develop the natural– squatting, … Continued
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2019-12-0300 minPursuing HealthNicole Christensen on Growing a Thriving CrossFit Affiliate PH126a“I think I talked about nutrition so much, and I talked about functional movements, and I talked about scaling and intensity so many times in blog posts that I was just like, Yeah, people get it now. And you forget … Continued
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2019-11-2600 minPursuing HealthBridging the Gap Between the Hospital and the CrossFit Affiliate PH125We are trying to reach the populations that would otherwise never consider walking into a CrossFit gym. That was goal #1 was, when we first put this out to people, if youre the least likely person to go to a … Continued
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2019-11-1200 minPursuing HealthBreaking Barriers with Adaptive Athlete and Coach Kevin Ogar PH124I think weve seen a lot of these to-be athletes, these persons with disabilities be told no, or that they cant, and then they just give up or they stop and theyve never actually tried, and theyre only told no … Continued
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2019-10-2900 minPursuing HealthZoë Harcombe on Dissecting Nutrition Research and Dietary Guidelines PH123For me its so easy, its just so easy. So, if we could put aside the conflicts, would we all be able to agree that we should eat real food and not processed food? Surely, that is a starting point … Continued
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2019-10-1500 minPursuing HealthCompeting in the CrossFit Games while in Medical School: Singapore's Fittest Man Ian Wee PH122There was, of course, a lot of shock, a lot of happiness, a lot of pride because we all knew that this was the first time that Singapore gets to send athletes to the Games. Of course, within the box … Continued
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2019-10-0100 minPursuing HealthChristy Adkins & Lindy Barber on Transitions in Life and Fitness PH121“So, you get to the CrossFit gym, and you see- or I see other moms, I see other dads, I see people who have competitive aspirations and Im able to mentor, and so, it kind of feeds a lot of … Continued
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2019-09-1700 minPursuing HealthAll About Keto with Dr. Dom DAgostino PH120So, for me, it was kind of liberating that once youre in ketosis youre not that hungry. And then, in the context of elevated ketones, theyre sort of anti-catabolic, and I talked about that a little bit. And, it liberated … Continued
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2019-09-0300 minPursuing HealthJosh Bridges on Recovering from Knee Surgery and Paying the Man PH119I remember asking my Chief, I was like, Hey, I think I want to try to go do this CrossFit Games thing, and Im not going to have to miss a lot of training, are you good with it? And … Continued
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2019-08-2000 minPursuing HealthThe State of CrossFit with Coach Greg Glassman - PH118There was an orchestrated mass media campaign by our critics to portray us as dangerous- by the opposition. And thats all waning now, because of the changes in the website. So, we were actually able to alter the worlds view … Continued
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2019-08-0600 minPursuing HealthFunctional Bodybuilding & Earning Intensity with Marcus Filly PH117“We’re so resilient as people that we can deal with a lot of stuff. And if you pull back on the intensity, and you give your body a chance to heal, we’re also remarkable healers. You know, you give yourself … Continued
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2019-07-2300 minPursuing HealthHow Healing Works with Dr. Wayne Jonas PH116“I call that integrative health. Integrative health is a little different than complementary medicine, is different than integrative medicine. Integrative health is the merger of conventional care like I learned, and you learned in your own medical training. Evidence-based complementary practices, non-drug approaches, … Continued
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2019-07-091h 21Pursuing HealthBecoming a CrossFit Games Athlete: Rookies Fee Saghafi & Erin Vandendriessche PH115“I didn’t start CrossFit to be competitive, and I didn’t get into the competitive side until several years later. And, I would say, I didn’t start getting competitive until 3… 3-4 years ago. And then I was like, ‘Oh, this … Continued
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2019-06-2500 minPursuing HealthPracticing CrossFit for Health with Dr. Maude Dull PH114“I really just… kind of wanted to get more into the CrossFit community. More interested in sort of where things were going, especially as we were moving, CrossFit as an organization, is moving away from the sort of Games mentality … Continued
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2019-06-1100 minPursuing Health2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner on Training through all Seasons of Life PH113“It was awesome [her first CrossFit Games experience in 2008]… There were no expectations and there was only one Games so nobody really knew what they were doing, and it was like, we really just wanted to see if what … Continued
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2019-05-2852 minPursuing HealthEating for Longevity with Dr. Valter Longo PH112“I always say, if you cut yourself, within a couple weeks the repair is perfect and you go back to normal. How is it possible that inside the body we don’t have any of this? Right? So, we just developed … Continued
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2019-05-141h 05Pursuing HealthA New Model for Primary Care with Dr. Ken Rictor PH111“Well, the one thing was the change in family medicine, and we started seeing family physicians being pushed out of the hospital systems in place of hospitalists. And you had the decision to make whether you wanted to stay inpatient … Continued
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2019-04-3053 minPursuing HealthKara Saunders on CrossFit and Expecting Baby She-Bear PH110“But I had been working very closely on- holistically- on keeping my hormones and all those types of things- that’s always been really important to me- on keeping those kinds of things where they should be. And so, then I … Continued
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2019-04-161h 10Pursuing HealthAll About Functional Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine PH109“So, [with] functional medicine we look at the root cause of why someone has a chronic disease or illness, and we dive much deeper in looking at not only lifestyle which is the fundamental basis of it. So, looking at … Continued
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2019-04-021h 19Pursuing HealthTraining Smarter, not Harder: Prevention and Recovery from Injury with Pure Physio PH108“I think it’s, too, just getting people used to what physical therapy means to us, and I think that’s a little bit different than what they’ve seen in the past, where, it’s their grandma had a hip replacement, and that’s … Continued
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2019-03-191h 54Pursuing HealthPlay the Hand You’re Dealt: Choosing to Thrive Despite a Rare Genetic Condition and Congenital Heart Defect with Stephen Douglas PH107“I had seen all these different elements come into play of how fitness can impact your life and how CrossFit was working for some people and how bodybuilding was working for some and now even the [Tough Mudder] races. And … Continued
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2019-03-051h 04Pursuing HealthSaxon & Spencer Panchik: Keeping Fitness a Family Affair PH106“I think that’s super important, to have just great people around you to train with, especially brothers. You can say whatever you need to say to each other, and no feelings will be hurt. But not just that but, you … Continued
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2019-02-191h 08Pursuing HealthSleep, Stress, and Brain Health with Dr. Nate Bergman PH105“I mean stress is like an illness. It’s like this black box, we don’t have a lot of names for it, we should probably instead of saying stress we should… like Eskimos have 20 words for snow, we should probably … Continued
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2019-02-051h 41Pursuing HealthPhysical Therapist & CrossFit Games Athlete Amanda Barnhart PH104“I love incorporating one on myself, I experiment a lot with myself. And if I can feel something myself, like, ‘I was having this knee pain, and I did this and it really worked and, you know, try it,’ I … Continued
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2019-01-221h 50Pursuing HealthWhat to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen PH103“If you look at the data really carefully now, we’re not sure but we think that aging can be… we’re slowing it now, we’re doing what we call rejuvenation. Meaning, if you slow the rate of aging by physical activity, … Continued
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2019-01-081h 13Pursuing HealthJason Khalipa and the AMRAP Mentality PH102“I wasn’t being present and focused, specifically around the family, that’s where it was most impactful. And, when I looked at my fitness career, I was like, ‘man, the best workouts I get are when I’m against the clock,’ right? … Continued
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2018-12-2559 minPursuing HealthBuilding a Champion Mindset with Dr. Joe Janesz PH101“If you have awareness, and you have this ability to regulate mood states and thinking, you have this mental agility, and then you have this ability to cultivate character and then connect deeply… you really have this life filled with … Continued
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2018-12-111h 07Pursuing HealthQ+A: Your Questions, Answered PH100Can you believe we’re at 100 episodes?! It’s been a slow and steady process over the past 3+ years, but consistency sure pays off! I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for listening and continuing to … Continued
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2018-11-271h 29Pursuing HealthDr. Axel Pflueger on Fighting Chronic Disease with Fitness PH99“As a nephrologist, a kidney doctor, in the Mayo Clinic, you see primarily patients with advanced kidney disease at that time. So, these were patients who needed kidney transplants or needed dialysis. And again, the same thinking process started to … Continued
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2018-11-1347 minPursuing HealthFittest Teen to Thriving Post Liver Transplant: Sydney Sullivan PH98“It just got really bad. I honestly don’t really remember that much, but looking back, it’s like ‘man I was sick’… and I can’t say it [competing at the 2016 CrossFit Games] was the healthiest thing to do, but it… … Continued
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2018-10-3045 minPursuing HealthChallenging Conventional Cancer Care with Dr. Thomas Seyfried PH97“I think the biggest thing is that you’ve got to convince people that this is a metabolic disease, it’s a mitochondrial metabolic disease. Ok, so that changes the whole ground– the whole playing field of how are you gonna treat … Continued
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2018-10-161h 19Pursuing HealthA Hospital Affiliate: Kirby Medical Center and CrossFit KMC PH96“I really think there is an opportunity for the CrossFit affiliates to work with the hospitals, and to say, ‘We have a big piece of this puzzle that we can help with. We have the programming, we have the coaches, … Continued
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2018-10-021h 26Pursuing HealthOptimizing Your Nutrition with EC Synkowski PH95EC Synkowski started CrossFit in 2006 to break out of a globo-gym rut, and shortly thereafter she completed her CrossFit Level 1. Her enthusiasm and hard work eventually led to seminar staff and flowmaster positions for the Level 1 and … Continued
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2018-09-181h 24Pursuing HealthDanica Patrick on Trailblazing and Shifting Gears PH94“From a young age, I was never put… I wasn’t put on the same platform as just girls, it was everyone. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh you’re the best girl out there,’ it was, ‘How do you be the best, period,’ … Continued
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2018-09-041h 06Pursuing HealthDebunking Nutrition Myths with Gary Taubes PH93“You spend your whole life sort of cycling in and out of diets. I was a football player, I’m the kind of guy who gains weight easily. I know what it’s like to have to lose weight and be hungry … Continued
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2018-08-211h 30Pursuing HealthBob Harper on Surviving a Heart Attack PH92“But I really think one thing I’ve learned during this situation is to not sweat the big things or the little things. How important it is. We are so lucky to be here right now. We are fortunate we have … Continued
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2018-08-0741 minPursuing HealthMind Over Matter: Improving Performance in Athletics and Beyond with Sports Psychiatrist Dr. MaryEllen Eller PH91“And when it comes to mental preparation, it requires the same level of intention as any other training program. It’s not gonna happen overnight. Being able to shift to that more internal motivation where you’re able to harness that energy … Continued
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2018-07-241h 46Pursuing HealthCrossFit Games GM Justin Bergh: The Man Behind the Magic PH90“But I’m really happy that I had that experience of being at the Ranch and understanding culturally what that was. And it wasn’t lost on me. I think for a lot of people it was like, ‘Hey, this is fun … Continued
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2018-07-102h 20Pursuing HealthNo Slowing Down: Two-Time 60+ Fittest Man on Earth Dave Hippensteel PH89“I’ve always had trouble with the whole… I always never wanted to age. You know, I like Neverland, and, growing up, it’s like, I’m just a kid at heart still, and just super excited about life, and I just wanted … Continued
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2018-06-271h 17Pursuing HealthFrom Hypocrite to Advocate: Dr. Rebecca Blonsky PH88“And then in clinicals, I’m actually seeing people who are suffering from complications of obesity. I remember seeing a patient whose BMI was I think 34 or 35, and they’re like she’s obese. And all I can think is my … Continued
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2018-06-121h 05Pursuing HealthStacie Tovar: From Legendary Competitor to Thriving Coach PH87“Having a husband as a business owner, it’s literally all we do. It’s all we think about, and whereas before, when we weren’t owning the gym, I cared about it. I really cared about it, but I wasn’t nearly as … Continued
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2018-05-291h 14Pursuing HealthJames Maskell on Fighting Chronic Disease with Community-Based Healthcare PH86“A transparent system by which people come together to share their cost is the way that things will be done in the future, and ultimately we’re trying to get to that future. And what the pool will be made up … Continued
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2018-05-1555 minPursuing HealthBack on Track with Carleen Mathews PH85“When I have a barbell in my hand, I’m not looking at any flaws. I’m looking at how… I’m seeing how strong I am, and all my focus is [on] putting that bar over my head or getting that bar … Continued
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2018-05-011h 22Pursuing HealthChasing Excellence with Ben Bergeron PH84“Having said that, every day we’re chasing excellence. We’re trying to make it better every single day. So, I love that differentiation between… Because I think people hear excellence and they think that, like, we have to be the best, … Continued
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2018-04-171h 03Pursuing HealthPelvic Floor Health for Athletes with Julie Wiebe, PT PH83“So then, what I needed to understand, and as a former female athlete, and still… I love to be fit, I wanted to be fit postpartum. They wanted to continue in their fitness, so it became my mission to try … Continued
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2018-04-031h 24Pursuing HealthTraining during Pregnancy and Healing Diastasis Recti with Lisa Ryan PH82“I think the biggest message that I’m trying to get out there is, ‘Take the time when you’re pregnant. Don’t look at it as a, ‘okay, what can I still do?’ because we all have that feeling of ‘ok, I … Continued
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2018-03-201h 23Pursuing HealthPostpartum Training and the Road Back to the CrossFit Games with Lindsey Valenzuela PH81“The process of competing and getting to there is super stressful for me. But there is nothing that can… there are not a lot of things that can replace it. I feel like I would be okay with not competing … Continued
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2018-03-201h 00Pursuing HealthGreg Glassman on Networking CrossFit Physicians and Fighting Chronic Disease PH80“A CrossFit physician is a special physician, that’s not an ordinary doctor. A CrossFit doc, she knows something that is not a consensus view, and at the same time it’s essential. And I mean essential like in the sense of … Continued
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2018-03-0653 minPursuing HealthSam Briggs on Going Back to Basics and Training for Longevity PH79“I think… because I didn’t start CrossFit until I was 27, I’ve already done quite a lot before CrossFit, and I love training. I just love pushing myself, I love being in that environment, and while I’m still enjoying it, … Continued
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2018-02-2041 minPursuing HealthLifestyle and Brain Health with Dr. David Perlmutter PH78“And I became, as a neurologist those first few years, very disenchanted with the notion of pretty much, ‘Diagnose and Adios.’ Meaning, we make these wonderful diagnoses, but we had such little to offer our patients, and I was very … Continued
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2018-02-061h 24Pursuing HealthAustin Malleolo on CrossFit and Corporate Culture PH77“My big, my goal… if someone asked me, “What’s your goal for the gym?” I’d say “I wanna get the 50 people in the company that don’t workout, that have never worked out, into the gym. How do we do … Continued
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2018-01-231h 21Pursuing HealthWorking Against Gravity with Adee Cazayoux PH76“Especially in a field like this, it’s not…it’s not just about the food that you eat. This is just the medium that I use to help people transform their lives.” – Adee Cazayoux Adee Cazayoux has built a reputation as … Continued
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2018-01-0959 minPursuing HealthGrowth through Adversity with Kyle Maynard PH75“I think the big takeaway there, you know, and also a similar takeaway to what my parents had is that they didn’t buy into the inherent limitations that others would place upon us… You know for me, when I was … Continued
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2017-12-2600 minPursuing HealthBrooke Wells & Jessica Griffith on Forging Friendships & Striking a Balance PH73“I just really want to inspire other people. I’m so young, and I just want people to understand that they can do more than just school, that they can do both, and that muscles are beautiful… If I can inspire … Continued
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2017-12-1200 minPursuing HealthRISEing to the Occasion with Olympic Swimmers Caroline Burckle and Rebecca Soni PH73“I counted my confidence as a swimmer to be the main reason that I was able to win the races that I won. I’m not super tall, I’m not super strong. I had very interesting technique, but I’m sure there … Continued
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2017-11-281h 45Pursuing HealthFinding Balance with Two-time Third Fittest Man Patrick Vellner PH72“I’ve always kind of thought that you really make time for things you care about, and so if you love to do something, and if you really want to do it, you’ll find a way. So, it’s not easy, but … Continued
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2017-11-141h 04Pursuing HealthThe Sugar Free Revolution with Karen Thomson PH71“For us, one is too many and a thousand is never enough. Once I start, I cannot teach myself to eat sugar in moderation. I just can’t do it. You know, I’ve never been successful at it, and I know … Continued
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2017-10-3141 minPursuing HealthUSA Track & Field Heptathlete Tiffeny Parker on Beating the Odds PH70“I was the first person at the track and, and I was the last person at the track. And for me, it was, it was an Olympic gold medalist telling me that that extra 5% that I’m willing to put … Continued
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2017-10-1756 minPursuing HealthFrom ”Obese to Beast” with John Glaude PH69“Yes losing weight is important, but you have to understand that the mental aspect of it is, I would have to say, almost more important. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you have to work on … Continued
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2017-10-031h 06Pursuing HealthPat and Taz Barber on CrossFit, Coaching, and Kids PH68“The strongest thing a coach can have is a high level of emotional intelligence. So the ability to connect with people and see what they need and where they’re currently at. Whether it be where they’re currently at in life, … Continued
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2017-09-191h 19Pursuing HealthSobriety Through CrossFit: Brian Reap’s Story PH67“My dog won’t release the twig in his mouth unless I offer him a huge branch. Alcohol was my twig. CrossFit and recovery is my branch.” – Sobriety WOD After finding early success as a young champion competitive freestyle skier, Brian … Continued
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2017-09-051h 03Pursuing HealthCleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove on Lifestyle, Healthcare, and Persistence PH66“I was not a good student. I attribute a lot of that to the fact that I am dyslexic. The thing that got me through it was just plain persistence. I think once you’ve had that trial-by-fire and you get … Continued
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2017-08-2231 minPursuing HealthRory McKernan: CrossFit Games Update Show Host PH65“When you and I were doing the Update Show for example [in 2011], was a year after I had testicular cancer, a major surgery, and a child. And that’s just my personal life. But the CrossFit growth was going so … Continued
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2017-08-081h 23Pursuing HealthHaley Adams: A CrossFit Games Teen with Talent PH64“Keep your eyes on the prize. Don’t get distracted. That’s pretty much what I think about every day.” – Haley Adams Haley Adams is a 16-year-old Reebok CrossFit Games athlete from College Hill CrossFit in Greensboro, North Carolina. Haley has a … Continued
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2017-07-2500 minPursuing HealthSara Sigmundsdottir on Finding Her Happy Place PH63‘[A healthy life looks like} being happy. I think that’s just what matters the most. People often think that healthy is being skinny and looking good. It’s so not true. So many people look really good but are so unhappy. … Continued
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2017-07-2500 minPursuing HealthBecca Voigt: the woman, the myth, the legend PH62“When I was introduced to CrossFit, it was one of those things where I fell in love – and as many people have probably already heard – I fell in love with the community. And that was that team aspect … Continued
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2017-07-1100 minPursuing HealthRon Ortiz on fighting fires and raising the bar with age PH61“I think the sad thing is, our society has accepted the fact that with age, you are going to be a certain way. That is one thing that CrossFit has allowed me is to not be so accepting of that. … Continued
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2017-07-1100 minPursuing HealthChris Spealler on training for longevity and becoming a Master PH60“I do CrossFit just because I love it. I do it for the health and longevity. But, that looks very very different. I really do, and I am passionate about telling people about it because, CrossFit as a sport has … Continued
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2017-06-2700 minPursuing HealthAnnie Sakamoto on the evolution of CrossFit and setting an example for future generations PH59“There was a group of us…and we often would workout together. But it was such trial and error back then. They would give us some workouts, see how it went. And we were always kind of racing each other. But … Continued
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2017-06-2700 minPursuing HealthNicole Carroll on the Early Days and Preserving the Culture of CrossFit PH58“I’ll never forget that. It was recent too – or at least within the last couple years. Someone asked – Greg was doing a Q+A at a Level 1 and one of the participants asked, ‘What’s the most important thing?’ … Continued
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2017-06-131h 09Pursuing HealthAnnie Thorisdottir and Fred Aegidius on Team Work and Individual Performance PH57“I do one year at a time. For me, I learned that especially after the back injury. One year at a time – you can’t predict what’s going to happen after that. So at the moment I am going to … Continued
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2017-05-3000 minPursuing HealthKatrín Davíðsdóttir and Ben Bergeron on the Process of Creating a Champion PH56“Katrin came on at the exact right time when I was switching my approach to a more 360 degree holistic approach for a coach. I started investing more into developing people, and the characteristics of a champion, than I did … Continued
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2017-05-1600 minPursuing HealthLindy Barber on Overcoming a Life-Changing Injury and Finding Her Flow on Team CrossFit Mayhem PH55‘I don’t think the girl who didn’t break her back would have qualified [to the CrossFit Games]. Because, she hadn’t been through the same kind of mental and emotional struggle. Because CrossFit, if you have ever competed, or even competed in … Continued
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2017-05-0200 minPursuing HealthNeal Maddox: From Football to Forty PH54“Everyone says I’m a lock for whatever. I’m not a lock for anything. I have to put my head down and I have to work. I know how hard I am working and I know there are people out there … Continued
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2017-04-1700 minPursuing HealthAmelia Boone on achievement and growing through obstacles PH53“I reached a point about a year and a half ago where I said ‘Do I really enjoy this? Is the pressure getting to me?’ It was actually the injury and being forced to take a step back, where I was … Continued
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2017-04-0400 minPursuing HealthTia-Clair Toomey on realizing her CrossFit and Olympic dreams and finding confidence PH52b“It was still so hard to admit that I wanted to win, because I was scared of failure. I was so scared to say I want to win the CrossFit Games and I don’t do it. It’s just a horrible … Continued
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2017-03-2100 minPursuing HealthTia-Clair Toomey on realizing her CrossFit and Olympic dreams and finding confidence PH52a“If it wasn’t for CrossFit I would have never picked up on the weight training. At the time I thought, why not do both? What if one thing doesn’t work out? I would have another thing to fall back on. … Continued
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2017-03-2100 minPursuing HealthDick Costolo on Taking Risks and Finding Fitness PH51“Every time in my life, every time I have taken a risk – a big risk that wouldn’t make any sense for what you would do if you wanted to go and be the CEO of a big company – … Continued
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2017-03-0700 minPursuing HealthA Healthy Life PH50Well here we are – I can’t believe we’ve already made it to the 50th episode of Pursuing Health! First of all, I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you for listening. We are only getting started, … Continued
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2017-03-0700 minPursuing HealthBen Smith on why he trains and the evolution of The CrossFit Games PH49Attention! This week I’ve put together a brief survey to better understand who YOU are and what you’d most like to hear more of on Pursuing Health. If you could take a few moments to complete this voluntary and anonymous … Continued
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2017-02-2100 minPursuing HealthJen Widerstrom: Health, Habits and Why You Are Enough PH48“This is why I love fitness and health. It does not live in the gym. What we do, what we take on mentally in a workout that scares us translates in our lives. It translates in our courage out there.” – … Continued
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2017-02-0700 minPursuing HealthCoffee Talk with Katrin, Jen, and Kelley at the Reebok Athlete Summit PH47Each year, Reebok brings together CrossFit Games athletes at an annual summit. During this time, athletes are introduced to Reebok’s brand campaign, apparel and footwear for the upcoming year. They are able to provide feedback, get to know the Reebok … Continued
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2017-01-2400 minPursuing HealthLiving and training with Type 1 Diabetes with Brendan Snyder PH46“You can’t really start making strides forward until you start telling yourself that maybe [having Type 1 Diabetes] makes you stronger, or maybe you wouldn’t be the person you are [without it]. Looking back on 13 years of diabetes, I … Continued
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2017-01-2400 minPursuing HealthDan Bailey on Moving West, Training for 2017 and Danny Broflex PH45“Having a passion for what you do, and a purpose for what you do. Those two things are probably going to be bigger than anything else in terms of having a healthy life, if we are going to take out … Continued
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2017-01-1000 minPursuing Health5 Tips for New Year Nutrition and The HealthySelf Reset with BeingBrigid - PH44In this episode I catch up with Brigid Titgemeier, functional dietitian nutritionist at the Center for Functional Medicine and nutrition blogger at BeingBrigid.com. Brigid received her undergraduate degree from Miami University of Ohio in Dietetics and her master’s of science in … Continued
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2016-12-2700 minPursuing HealthJason Wachob: Founder and CEO of mindbodygreen and Inspiration To Live Your Best Life - PH43“True health, true success, true happiness, it’s not going to be any books, it’s not going to be any guru. It’s unique to you. Fortunately or unfortunately you’re the only person who knows what that looks like. At the end … Continued
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2016-12-1300 minPursuing HealthAgainst All Grain's Danielle Walker on Advocating, Healing, and Celebrating PH42“Is there anything I am eating, or not getting enough of, or deficient in, or something I am eating constantly that might be aggravating [my symptoms]? Every single doctor said no. They said the same three things: diet can’t cause … Continued
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2016-11-2900 minPursuing HealthGraham and Savanna Holmberg: From Fittest Man, to Faith and Family - PH41Graham Holmberg, 2010 Fittest Man on Earth and six-time CrossFit Games athlete, along with his wife Savanna have built a positive, healthy and faithful community at their affiliate CrossFit Hilliard – Eleventh Element in Ohio. While owning and coaching at their affiliate, they’ve also navigated … Continued
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2016-11-1500 minPursuing HealthCrossFit to prepare for and recover from total knee replacements with David Mendenhall - PH40“CrossFit didn’t break me – it made me stronger and more resilient. Other sports broke me down. CrossFit continues to make me more ‘bulletproof’ for life and its challenges – my challenges. It continues to allow for controlled, strenuous activity that builds wicked strong bones and … Continued
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