Pursuing Health

“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.