Hurdle

Surfing made its debut at the 2020 Olympics, and at 29 years old, Carissa Moore became the sport’s first-ever gold medalist. I’m catching up with the Hawaiian native and 5-time world champion for today’s episode, and let me tell you — she’s one of the kindest, brightest humans. We talk all about her backstory, how she started surfing with her dad at age 5, and the sacrifices she’s made along the way to make a name for herself in her sport. Plus: The #hurdlemoments she’s braved, including a 3-year low point where she needed to re-articulate her why, how she navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, and what an average week of workouts looks like when she’s training full-time. SOCIAL @rissmoore10 @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS LMNT | Head to DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle to get a free sample pack and only pay $5 shipping CamelBak | Get 25% off a custom CamelBak by using HURDLE25 at camelbak.com/custom New York City Live Hurdle Podcast w/ Lululemon SUBSCRIBE to the Hurdle SMS by texting "WELCOME" to 732-HURDLER, or (732) 487-3537! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE! Whether you just want to say hi or have a question you want to ask, I’d love to hear from you! Bonus: Your listener question could be answered in an upcoming episode of the show! P.S. No topics are off limits.

A little diddy about gratitude, remembering not to focus on the crappy stuff, and a legit question about a voicemail I got recently. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 from Athletic Greens | Head to AthleticGreens.com/hurdle to get five FREE travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase. Goodr | Head to Goodr.com/Hurdle and use "HURDLE15" To get 15 percent off a pair of sunglasses today. New York City Live Hurdle Podcast w/ Lululemon NEWLY ANNOUNCED: THE HURDLE MEMBERSHIP For all details, click here.  SUBSCRIBE to the Hurdle SMS by texting "WELCOME" to 732-HURDLER, or (732) 487-3537! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE! Whether you just want to say hi or have a question you want to ask, I’d love to hear from you! Bonus: Your listener question could be answered in an upcoming episode of the show! P.S. No topics are off limits.

There are a zillion different types of funks. A funk of not eating well. A funk of not going on any dates (raises hand). A funk of not wanting to exercise. A funk of straying away from your journaling practice (the list goes on). For today's #HURDLEMOMENT, I'm offering up actionable steps to get out of yours — whatever it may be. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 from Athletic Greens | Head to AthleticGreens.com/hurdle to get five FREE travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase. Goodr | Head to Goodr.com/Hurdle and use "HURDLE15" To get 15 percent off a pair of sunglasses today. NEWLY ANNOUNCED: THE HURDLE MEMBERSHIP For all details, click here.  SUBSCRIBE to the Hurdle SMS by texting "WELCOME" to 732-HURDLER, or (732) 487-3537! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE! Whether you just want to say hi or have a question you want to ask, I’d love to hear from you! Bonus: Your listener question could be answered in an upcoming episode of the show! P.S. No topics are off limits.

This week I’m chatting with Kira Stokes, celebrity trainer and founder of both the Stoked Method and the KiraStokesFit app. Kira’s a health and wellness expert based in New York City, with over 25 years of experience in the fitness industry. After graduating from Boston College with a degree in psychology and a minor in health sciences, she went on to become obsessed with the beauty of movement — ultimately becoming a personal trainer (with almost too many certifications to count) and group fitness coach. Her clients (past and present) include Shay Mitchell, Ashley Graham, Norah O'Donnell, and Nastia Liukin — among others.  In today’s episode, she talks to me about how she first got into the fitness industry in college and how different things were back then — training at one point up to 12 people in one day to now, coaching thousands via her KiraStokes Fit App. We talk living a life you want versus the one that may be expected of you, and how trusting her gut helped her navigate some major professional hurdles as well as the COVID pandemic. Plus: Her best advice for anyone who wants a career in the fitness industry. SOCIAL @kirastokesfit @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS Beam | Head to BeamOrganics.com/hurdle and use code "HURDLE" for 35 percent off your first month of Beam Dream. BaronFig | Head to Baronfig.com/hurdle and use code "HURDLE21" to get 20 percent off your purchase of $25 or more. Revtown | Head to RevtownUSA.com to check out my favorite denim! Inside Tracker | Get 25% off the entire InsideTracker store at InsideTracker.com/hurdle NEWLY ANNOUNCED: THE HURDLE MEMBERSHIP For all details, click here.  SUBSCRIBE to the Hurdle SMS by texting "WELCOME" to 732-HURDLER, or (732) 487-3537! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE! Whether you just want to say hi or have a question you want to ask, I’d love to hear from you! Bonus: Your listener question could be answered in an upcoming episode of the show! P.S. No topics are off limits.

It was a special opportunity, to stand at the 40K marker at last weekend's Chicago Marathon. Today, I'm talking about that special experience and the important lesson it reminded me of. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!

HOLY WOW it felt good to be back in person! Loved this conversation from last weekend in Chicago at the Tracksmith pop-up, leading up to Sunday's marathon. I chat with trainers and nutrition experts Ciara Lucas and Phoenix Alazam to answer all of your running questions, from how to start to what to eat, wear, and think before you lace up. Plus: We laugh about some of our biggest running fails, and swap stories about what it was like to be true beginners.  SOCIAL @ciaravlucas @phoenixalazam @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS LMNT | Head to drinklmnt.com/hurdle to get a FREE sample pack, just pay $5 shipping SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. CHICAGO MARATHON WEEKEND HURDLER MEETUP INFO! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!

This week I’m chatting with Jordan Larson, a professional volleyball player and 3-time Olympic medalist including a gold from this year’s games in Tokyo. For episode 179, she gives me the rundown of how she got here, growing up in a super small town guided by both of her parents to pursue and love sport. She  talks to me about going overseas for volleyball, playing in Puerto Rico, Russia, Turkey and China, and what it was like to land on her first Olympic team. We also talk about the hurdles she’s faced along the way including divorce, and — in all of that international travel —navigating loneliness and learning how to be comfortable spending more time alone while pursuing her passions. We also chat about what’s next, and she actually takes over the interviewing role for a bit and asks me a few questions. SOCIAL @gov1007 @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS CamelBak | Get 25% off a custom CamelBak by using HURDLE25 at camelbak.com/custom AG1 from Athletic Greens | Head to AthleticGreens.com/hurdle to get five FREE travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase. SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!

Italy and Paris, you've been a dream. Today concludes an 11-day international trip (and, I head to Chicago!). This week, I'm talking about the courage something like this required, and my hope for everyone else when it comes to finding the thing that empowers them to sit in stillness and take an inventory of self. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 from Athletic Greens | Head to athleticgreens.com/hurdle to get 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase. CamelBak | Go to CamelBak.com/Custom and use code "HURDLE25" for 25 percent off your order SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. CHICAGO MARATHON WEEKEND HURDLER MEETUP INFO! ALSO! 11 A.M. HURDLER MEETUP @ TIME OUT MARKET on Saturday, October 9! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!

Meet Marc Champagne: A new author (check out his book Personal Socrates, out mid-October!) and mental fitness expert. For today's episode, he talks to us about what mental fitness is, and how we can be better about "working out" our mind to perform better in our day-to-day tasks. We talk about the timing of these "workouts," and the different types. Plus: The benefits of flow state and the importance of asking good questions (and what makes a stellar one!). SOCIAL @mchampagne @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS BaronFig | Head to Baronfig.com/hurdle and use code "HURDLE21" to get 20 percent off your purchase of $25 or more. Revtown | Head to RevtownUSA.com to check out my favorite denim!  SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. CHICAGO MARATHON WEEKEND HURDLER MEETUP INFO! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!

The Class, which is often described as a workout for your emotions, really helped me through some tough times — specifically during the pandemic. Today, I'm chatting with its founder and CEO Taryn Toomey. Truthfully, the first time I went to The Class, I thought it was bizarre. But as Taryn and I talk about in episode 178, I wasn't really ready to surrender just yet to what it had to offer. In methodology, it's kind of like a combination of cardio and Pilates. But really, it's so much more than that. Taryn tells me how she developed this style of workout, and details how she herself leaned into fitness and yoga in her early years in New York to navigate some tough times. Plus: The benefit of putting down technology to come back to center, how to have a healthy relationship with movement when it's your emotional outlet, and where The Class is going in the future. SOCIAL @taryntoomey @theclass @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 from Athletic Greens | Head to AthleticGreens.com/hurdle to get five FREE travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your first purchase. GOODR | Go to Goodr.com/Hurdle and use the code "HURDLE15" for 15 percent off at checkout. SIGN UP: NEW! Hurdle Membership - For all details, click here. CHICAGO MARATHON WEEKEND HURDLER MEETUP INFO! JOIN: THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP SIGN UP: Weekly Hurdle Newsletter ASK ME A QUESTION: Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!