Pursuing Health

“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 The post Ep 72 – Finding Balance with Two-time Third Fittest Man Patrick Vellner appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 71 – The Sugar Free Revolution with Karen Thomson appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 70 – USA Track & Field Heptathlete Tiffeny Parker on Beating the Odds appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 69 – From “Obese to Beast” with John Glaude appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 68 – Pat and Taz Barber on CrossFit, Coaching, and Kids appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 67 – Sobriety Through CrossFit: Brian Reap’s Story appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 66 – Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove on Lifestyle, Healthcare, and Persistence appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 65 – Rory McKernan: CrossFit Games Update Show Host appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 64 – Haley Adams: A CrossFit Games Teen with Talent appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

‘[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 The post Ep 63 – Sara Sigmundsdottir on finding her happy place appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 62 – Becca Voigt: The Woman, The Myth, The Legend appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 61 – Ron Ortiz on fighting fires and raising the bar with age appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 60 – Chris Spealler on training for longevity and becoming a Master appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 59 – Annie Sakamoto on the evolution of CrossFit and setting an example for future generations appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 58 – Nicole Carroll on the early days and preserving the culture of CrossFit appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 57 – Annie Thorisdottir and Fred Aegidius on Team Work and Individual Performance appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 56 – Katrín Davíðsdóttir and Ben Bergeron on the Process of Creating a Champion appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

‘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 The post Ep 55 – Lindy Barber on Overcoming a Life-Changing Injury and Finding Her Flow on Team CrossFit Mayhem appeared first on Julie Foucher |...

“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 The post Ep 54 – Neal Maddox: From Football to Forty appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post Ep 53 – Amelia Boone on achievement and growing through obstacles appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post 52b – Tia-Clair Toomey on realizing her CrossFit and Olympic dreams and finding confidence appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post 52a – Tia-Clair Toomey on realizing her CrossFit and Olympic dreams and finding confidence appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

“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 The post 51 – Dick Costolo on Taking Risks and Finding Fitness appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

Well 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 The post 50 – A Healthy Life appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .

Attention! 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 The post 49 – Ben Smith on why he trains and the evolution of The CrossFit Games appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete .