Making Shift Happen

It’s getting hot in here! In today’s episode, I talk about how to stay cool in hot weather, and offer some of my best tips on staying cool when the mercury rises. I mention the following items in this episode, so check them out here: Mission cooling buffs Polar water bottles (made in Colorado) Skratch Labs electrolyte mixes are my go-to Nuun Endurance is another decent hydration mix St...

What do you HAVE to versus GET to do? Our words are powerful. Try replacing this one simple statement (have to versus get to) this week and see what an impact it makes. Sometimes, this simple word and mindset shift can help you make more space and time for your own needs. But, for times when it doesn’t, check out this episode on what to do when you’re not motivated to train or do anyth...

In this episode, I follow-up on last week’s episode, outlining an even simpler method to build the ‘perfect’ meal for your goals. This method uses your hand and not a food scale, making it even simpler and easier. Bringing awareness to what and how much you eat is crucial for you to get to your goals. (Plus, it’s less of a headache.) The simplest way to bring awareness to w...

In this episode, we’re talking about how to build the ‘perfect’ meal for your goals and current situation. I see way too many folks not eating enough throughout the day to sustain their energy levels, and they wonder why they have an energy crash in the afternoon regardless if they’ve gotten ample sleep. The key here is to keep your meals fairly balanced with protein, carbs...

Welcome to episode 20! This is monumental, so I’m trying something new in this episode by doing a Q+A format. Today, I’m answering questions sent in by my listeners about how to manage training and fuel yourself as a mountain biker and more. All too often, you can risk overtraining when you’re training for a race or event, plus it can be tough to manage stomach issues on top of o...

Should You Have Restriction or Restraint with Food? In this episode, I talk about how restriction or restraint with food can have varying outcomes with your diet. Restricting too much can lead you down a turbulent road of indulgence and bingeing that can further lead you down the road of yo-yo dieting (which is never any fun). Restraint, on the other hand, could be exactly what you seek for progre...

In this episode, I talk about how you should focus on progress not expectations. All too often, you likely focus on your expectations of what you THINK your progress should be, which can be way off base from where progress should be for you. Or, you ignore the progress you’ve made altogether thus far. Does that sound like a good plan for you and your progress? No, not really. If you want to...

In this episode, I talk about why and how you should try to start each day with a blank slate. This is a fresh perspective on the old philosophy of tabula rasa , or having a “blank slate,” when it comes to experiences and preconceived notions. It’s the idea that we learn through our experiences and hold onto those preconceived notions from those experiences. This idea of starting...

We just wrapped up Stress Awareness Month in April. But, in this episode I’m talking about another potential stressor: the scale. F*ck the scale as the ONLY source of information regarding your progress. There are so many other things you can use to determine your progress. Give this episode a listen as I dive in and get quite heated (no apologies for the F-bombs) about how the scale should...

April is Stress Awareness Month. And in this episode, I’m talking with Dr. Nicole Garneau, who earned her PhD in Genetics. The Soulful Scientist and I talk about transformation and mental health and ways to identify and find your own success. Sometimes, batching your time like I talked about in episode 10 , isn’t what will work for YOU, but Nicole and I talk about ways to identify what...

April is Stress Awareness Month. So, in this episode, you’ll learn easy ways to master your morning to manage your stress. I talked about managing stress through your breath in episode 13. But all too often, the morning time is the best time to manage your stress from the start. Listen for some tips on how to master your morning, and therefore your entire day, right here. In addition to batc...

Stress is almost impossible to eliminate, but we can do something about it: we can manage it. We need to manage our stress before our stress manages us. Fortunately, we have a tool that we can use at any time to help relax ourselves, and it’s free and available any time: our breath. We can do breath work at ANY time and ANY place. You can do it while walking, working, in a meeting, watching...

In this episode, I introduce my 5 simple steps to mindful eating, using my 5-S Plan. I know the word “mindfulness” can feel so esoteric and like something you can’t really identify, but I assure you it doesn’t have to be. Mindfulness around your eating is something that you can include at every meal, if you wish. Or, it can simply be something that you are more aware of, sh...

In this episode, pelvic floor physical therapist, Krystyna Holland, joins me to talk about how pelvic floor health is for everybody and every body. All too often you may think that pelvic floor health is only for women. Or, even worse, that we need to wait until we’re pregnant to see a pelvic floor PT. In reality, it’s something in which ALL people can find benefit. No matter your sexu...

Welcome to episode 10! If you feel like you get to the end of the day without getting much done, or wondering where all of your time went, then this episode is for you. I can almost guarantee that you will get more done by batching your time. “Batching” means you complete a certain task or similar tasks at one time each day or on certain days of the week. By batching my tasks together, I avoid spr...

Media and news outlets claim 10k steps per day is a must, but is it? Yes, walking is the most under-rated thing you can do for your health. But, do you really need to walk 10k steps per day, or there is a middle ground?  In this episode, Jen talks about if 10k steps per day is enough or too much, and how you can get more steps in your daily life. How are you going to change your walking habits? I’...

Motivation is the least dependable thing you can rely on for getting ish done. So, the ideas about “how to get motivated” are often… overrated.  It takes discipline to get things done, as well as some other things that can help, which I talk about in this episode. If you want to learn more about Mel Robbins, check her out here: https://melrobbins.com/. Her simple 5-second rule is...

The hotly debated topic of whether you “just need to ride more” or “lift more weights” needs to end. Yes, you need to ride your bike, but you also need to strengthen the muscles that power your bike. It not only makes you a stronger cyclist, but it also increases your resiliency on and off the bike. (Not to mention it also adds to your overall health.) So, strength training...

This episode is my first – and certainly not my last – interview, and I’m so excited to share it with you. In this episode, I chat about BIPOC inclusivity in mountain biking. Let’s talk about the importance of creating a safe space in the mountain biking community for cyclists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). I am by no means an expert in this space,...

In today’s episode, we’re finding ourselves in the middle of February. So, New Year’s Resolutions are likely still continuing strong, or they’ve taken a nose dive. Either way, today’s podcast is meant to help you make your goals more actionable with tinier habits or process goals. I started to discuss this concept a bit in Episode 2 when I talked about going for the lowest hanging fruit for your g...

Today, we’re diving into protein. How much you should get each day, why you should eat that much, as well as how you can eat that much protein and what ways you can build a meal using protein. The RDA vs. What an Athlete Needs Studies have shown we need more than the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). Here’s a quick recap of the numbers I outline in this episode. (Special thanks to Examine.c...

This is one of the most common questions I get, because many women prefer to get toned over building strong muscle that takes up more space. So, will lifting weights make you bulky? Keep in mind that “bulky” is also a very subjective term. None of us can really define it, but it’s up to you to define what it means to YOU. This is personal to your own body, not someone else’s body. No o...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with your goals? Or do you make plans to follow a new meal plan and fitness program, only to end up with a litany of saved nutrition and fitness programs on your computer, left unused? If so, this episode is for you. Let’s get you to finally TAKE ACTION. Want to Connect With Me? Finally, if you have any questions, shoot me an email at jen@shifthumanperformance.co...

Let me introduce myself and this podcast! The main focus of this podcast will be on nutrition, fitness, health, and performance. So, you can expect various things such as mindfulness, muscles, mindset, and mental health as I speak with various experts in their field. Episodes will be weekly every Monday and will be shorter than 30 minutes in length. There will be a monthly interview going live the...