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If you could take a pill every day that would make you leaner and stronger, lower blood pressure, and reduce your risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders, and the only side effect is you end up looking dead sexy, would you take it?   If you said yes, then the doctor has your prescription.    Exercise is the only thing that can give you all of these things. The combination of resistance trai...

There is an epidemic that no one is talking about.  Gen X is unhealthy, fat and tired. Obesity has increased among 40-59-year-olds to 44%.  My generation is finally in charge, but your bodies are falling apart for many of you. Waistlines and cholesterol scores have gone up, and energy and sex appeal have gone down.  We have good news for you. It doesn't have to be this way.  You can be over 40 and...

Winter can be beautiful, but it's an uncaring bastard. Whether you are dealing with near freezing and wet and subzero Artic conditions, winter can be the most dangerous time to play outdoors. With our personal experiences and feedback from experts, we cover the critical issues in this episode so you can enjoy winter adventures and minimize the risks.   From how to dress to camp planning, we get in...

New Year's resolutions are cliche. In this episode, we talk about why you should start before the calendar flips over to build momentum through the holidays. Regarding fitness, there is no better time to start than now.   We cover a lot of fun topics that you can put into practice, including intermittent fasting, strength training, and how to add cardio. Whether your goal is longevity or looking b...

When you want to improve your fitness, lose some body fat, and put on some muscle, it can be daunting to figure out what to do.   Over the last year, Winston did precisely that with a straightforward program using kettlebells and bodyweight exercises. It was slow but steady progressions and consistency that paid off with a loss of 25 lbs and adding a visible amount of muscle. By losing fat and add...

In this episode, Winston answers a listener's question about how to train for long-distance hikes when you don't have much time. This is a common issue when we factor in jobs, kids, and the hectic nature of modern life. Combine this with the fact that many people sit for long periods at office jobs, and you have a recipe for injury when you have the opportunity to get out on long hikes.   Winston...

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Winston recorded a solo episode answering a listener's question about how he manages depression without prescription medication. He has been dealing with depression since his teenage years. It might have something to do with all the concussions he's had but either way, he hated how he felt on anti-depressants. It was going from being immensely sad all the time to feeling nothing and having no sex...

If you are an active human at some point you are going to get injured. It may be an acute injury like a broken leg but most of the time it is little niggling things like sore knees or tennis elbow. In this podcast we talk about some of the issues we've run into and how to fix them. From Catharine's bum knees to Win's wonky elbows we give practical advice on how we dealt with our injuries.   PROMO...

Sometimes the best things in life just happen. No plan or strategy.  Just going with the flow. This is the story of how a little pizza shop in Slade, Kentucky became an institution in the rock climbing world and the center of the climbing community in the Red River Gorge.    In this episode, we sit down with Miguel's son, Dario Ventura, to delve into the history of his family coming to the area an...

If you've ever wondered how the crags and boulders we love came to be then give this episode a listen. We talk to Brendan Baars about crossing the border (He's American), finding and developing a new boulder wonderland near Elliot Lake, Ontario. From seeing the Eyeball cliff online to visiting with Gus Alexandropoulus, Brendan realized the area must hold more possibilities so he started exploring....

This is our 2nd episode where we turn the tables and our listeners take the driver's seat. Winston Endall sits down and answers a bunch more fitness questions that have come in. We'll be doing these every so often. So... got a question, shoot it in and we'll do our very best in giving you some solid takeaways. PROMO ALERT! Great Lakes Girya (Canadian website:  https://www.greatlakesgirya.com ) or...

We've done a bunch of podcast episodes on fitness and training for outdoor adventures. In this episode, we turn the tables and our listeners take the driver's seat. Winston Endall sits down and answers a bunch of fitness questions we've received recently. We'll be doing these every so often. So... got a question, shoot it in and we'll do our very best in giving you some solid takeaway's.   PROMO A...

If you want to be at your best for your warm-weather adventures then you better start training now. Winston and Catharine discuss how to structure your fitness program in phases so you are ready for a summer of mountain biking, hiking, and rock climbing.   Many people want to train but aren't sure how to put together a program with strength, conditioning, mobility, and skills. Give a listen to fin...

Don't let your fitness be held hostage either by lockdowns or hours of operation. 2022 is the perfect time to create your home gym. We have trained exclusively at home for almost 2 years and have seen tremendous progress. We talk about the benefits of having a home gym including the time savings, the ability to train multiple times per day and do group workouts with your family.    Learn how we bu...

We usually focus on being present, but at year-end, we like to look back on lessons learned and future goals. In this episode, we talk about what we've learned and how we put these lessons into practice. It's also time to lay out our plans for the new year. PROMO ALERT! Great Lakes Girya (Canadian website: https://www.greatlakesgirya.com) or (US website: https://us.greatlakesgirya.com/ ) fitness e...

Do you know that your daily life is killing you? The stress you feel in your mind changes the chemistry in your body. This will slowly turn your health in the wrong direction. But it doesn't have to be that way. We have control over how our body reacts to daily stresses.   Add to this is the crappy sleep that most people get. Poor sleep will age you more quickly and give you the blood values of a...

We've talked about exercise, nutrition, and weight loss so far as it applies to living longer with a higher quality of life. Now we delve into better living through chemistry. From supplements to pharmaceuticals there are a number of compounds that will help improve your health, especially your metabolic function. We even talk about hormonal balance and turning back the biological clock.   When yo...

It's Part 2 of our Longevity Series and we continue our discussion of how getting lighter and leaner will help you live longer and feel better. The stats show that the majority of people in Canada and the US are either overweight or obese, which long term will negatively affect your heart and your joints.   Both Catharine and Winston are in the process of optimizing their weight and body fat level...

Everyone wants to live a long and fulfilling life, but not everyone knows the best practices to do it. In the first episode of our Longevity series, we delve into the negative effects of aging, a simple physical test that indicates your risk of mortality, and practical reasons why we are focused now on improving health for the future.    Our goal in this episode is to show how to hold the downward...

Since the border has been closed for the last year and a half, we have started to explore Quebec. On our annual Canadian Thanksgiving trip, we headed to the Mont Tremblant area, where we discovered our new favorite place with amazing facilities.  Mountain Biking, rock climbing, hiking, and camping for a price that will blow your mind.    If you love adventuring in the outdoors but still want to be...

What do you do when both your main and reserve parachutes don't deploy properly? We have a chat with one of Catharine's friends from high school about his adventures and how adventure has changed his life.    Our guest, Kris Konway, is one of the few skydivers in the world to have a double malfunction and live to tell the tale. He tells the tale of how training and luck allowed him to walk away fr...

Excuse the clickbait title but we want those eyeballs. After our episode about Catharine's weight loss and fitness transformation, we received questions about the details of how she accomplished it.    It isn't news to anyone that the majority of people in North America are overweight and the rate of obesity is rising. This comes with increased health risks and makes a lot of athletic activities l...

To kick off the best time of year for mountain biking, we dish on a bunch of tips to make your riding better. Catharine has been riding for a full year now and has learned a lot along the way. She puts out the things she has learned that have made the biggest difference to her riding and has her shredding black diamonds confidently. And Winston chimes in with the shortcuts and wisdom that come fro...

Catharine pilots this episode with the story of her five-year journey from obesity to fitness. Spurred by the end of her marriage and the deterioration of her knees, she needed to make a change if she wanted to be able to live the life she desired.   With kids she wanted to be able to play with and activities she yearned to do, the motivation to start was easy. Like most people, she ran into chall...