Mindful Strength

This episode from Kathryn and Chris is a recap of what they have been doing in their training lately, changes they have made, silly little mistakes and evolving goals. Hint - it's not always about progressing in every season!
Chris is moving through our Strength & Conditioning program, Kathryn is taking her running programming into her own hands and training for hiking season. Both are always working on finding the right balance of challenge and enjoyment and asking themselves "how strong do I want and need to be?"
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In this episode Kathryn talks about her 10km race at the St Lawerence Marathon, what it was like to do this race for a second time and what she learned about herself in the process. 
She talks about the weeks leading up to the race being a struggle and although training and performance were fine, the experience of the race was not what she expected. 
Kathryn and Chris also share a conversation about training enjoyment, the pressure people put on themselves to be seen as a particular type of athlete, stress and recovery. 
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Today Kathryn and Kyle are talking about their approach to meal prep. Meal prep has been a big part of their lives over the last two years especially as two very active people. When people imagine meal prep they might think of perfectly crafted meals or eating the same thing every day, and that's not what we are suggesting you do.
Kathryn talks about things she preps daily, weekly and even bi-weekly or monthly to make sure they have delicious options available on hand. Because days and weeks go much more smoothly when we aren't stressing about cooking everything after work.
Meal prep for Kathryn and Kyle is about setting themselves up for success and figuring out what they really enjoy eating, and making those things. It's not about following a rigid plan.
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In this episode Kathryn and Kyle are talking about their Strength & Conditioning program. If you have been curious about this system and wondering why Kathryn has created a multi-block program this is for you.
 
Topics they cover…
-       Why Kathryn created this program in the first place
-       The importance of doing BOTH progressive lifting and cardio
-       Why cardio isn't so bad when it's in the right dosage
-       Lifting isn't about adding more weight every single week
-       How using an app has changed the way we can train and offer this program
-       Why Kathryn decided to create this long term program, instead of another 6 week program
-       Beginning a program with a deadlift test
 
Strength & Conditioning Block 1 is available now, to learn more about it and get started click here.

Today we are hear from Kyle (Kathryn's husband) about balancing his carpentry work with training to support and revitalize his body. Kyle has a long history in strength and conditioning, which gave him a great base for construction. 
Initially he felt like training on top of his job would be a bit much, but after his first year in the new field his body start telling him otherwise.
With everyone pointing to age as the main factor, Kyle knew there was something missing and that's our topic for this week. Today he shares about the lifestyle habits he made to create time for a quick morning workout, his programming, and why he is feeling better than ever.
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