Pursuing Health

“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.

“This is why I love fitness and health. It does not live in the gym. What we do, what we take on mentally in a workout that scares us translates in our lives. It translates in our courage out there.” – … Continued The post 48 – Jen Widerstrom: Health, Habits and Why You Are Enough appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.

Each year, Reebok brings together CrossFit Games athletes at an annual summit. During this time, athletes are introduced to Reebok’s brand campaign, apparel and footwear for the upcoming year. They are able to provide feedback, get to know the Reebok … Continued The post 47 – Coffee Talk with Katrin, Jen, and Kelley at the Reebok Athlete Summit appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.

“You can’t really start making strides forward until you start telling yourself that maybe [having Type 1 Diabetes] makes you stronger, or maybe you wouldn’t be the person you are [without it]. Looking back on 13 years of diabetes, I … Continued The post 46 – Living and training with Type 1 Diabetes with Brendan Snyder appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.

“Having a passion for what you do, and a purpose for what you do. Those two things are probably going to be bigger than anything else in terms of having a healthy life, if we are going to take out … Continued The post 45 – Dan Bailey on Moving West, Training for 2017 and Danny Broflex appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.

In this episode I catch up with Brigid Titgemeier, functional dietitian nutritionist at the Center for Functional Medicine and nutrition blogger at BeingBrigid.com. Brigid received her undergraduate degree from Miami University of Ohio in Dietetics and her master’s of science in … Continued The post 44 – 5 Tips for New Year Nutrition and The HealthySelf Reset with BeingBrigid appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.