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Where fitness and outdoors meet. In this space we chat all things hiking, exercise, wellness, adventure, motherhood, and metabolic health from a female perspective! Get ready to learn + be inspired to live your fullest, most adventurous life!
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Ep. 111 Why You’re Always Out of Breath on Hikes (and What to Do About It)
This episode explains why hikers often feel out of breath and offers practical solutions to improve breathing and enjoyment on trails.
·25m - 2
Ep. 126 Moving Abroad + Swiss Hiking Adventures with Alex Bornhoft
This episode features an interview with Alex Bornhoft, founder of a hiking consultancy in Switzerland, discussing her journey from a non-outdoorsy background to becoming an expert in Swiss alpine hiking and trekking.
·34m - 3
Ep. 124 The Fit Girl’s Guide to Thanksgiving: Enjoy It and Stay On Track
This episode provides fitness and nutrition tips for women to enjoy Thanksgiving while staying on track with their health goals.
·22m - 4
Ep. 106 Top 7 Habits of Healthy/Fit Moms
This episode discusses practical strategies for busy moms to maintain health and fitness while balancing parenting responsibilities.
·25m - 5
Ep. 119 When You’re Overwhelmed by Fitness: How to Simplify and Still See Results
This episode provides practical advice on simplifying fitness and nutrition routines to overcome overwhelm and achieve results, specifically tailored for active women juggling multiple responsibilities.
·32m - 6
Ep. 103 Tips For A Healthy Metabolism (episode rerun)
This episode provides practical tips and education on supporting a healthy metabolism, debunking common myths and empowering listeners with actionable habits.
·29m - 7
Ep. 107 How to Hike a 14er: Everything You Need to Know
This episode provides a comprehensive guide on how to hike a 14er, covering preparation, training, packing, and safety tips based on the host's personal experience.
·27m - 8
Ep. 142 Why Strength Training Actually Isn't Optional For Women
This episode explains why strength training is essential for women's health, particularly for maintaining strength, bone density, and overall wellness as they age, debunking common excuses to avoid it.
·29m - 9
Ep. 140 How to Prepare for High Altitude Hiking
This episode provides practical advice on how to prepare for high-altitude hiking, drawing from the host's personal experience moving from Indiana to Colorado and her expertise as a fitness professional.
·22m - 10
Ep. 138 How To Reset Low Motivation
This episode provides strategies for resetting low motivation, particularly for active women dealing with energy slumps and feeling aimless in their daily lives.
·33m - 11
Ep. 136 Is Your Mindset Actually What's Holding You Back
This episode explores how mindset may be holding people back in their fitness and health journeys, drawing from personal experience and a book club discussion on 'Mountain is You' by Brianna West.
·29m - 12
Ep. 134 Body Recomp vs Weight Loss - Which is Right for You?
This episode explores the differences between body recomposition and weight loss, helping active women determine which approach is best for achieving sustainable fitness goals like getting leaner and stronger for hiking.
·23m - 13
Ep. 132 How to Bulletproof Your Legs for Hard Hikes
This episode provides fitness advice on building strong, injury-resistant legs specifically for challenging hikes, emphasizing preparation during off-season months.
·19m - 14
Ep. 130 How to Put Fat Loss on Easy Mode (By Supporting Your Metabolism)
This episode focuses on achieving fat loss through metabolic health strategies, specifically tailored for active women interested in hiking and fitness.
·20m - 15
Ep. 128 95% of People Will Gain Back the Weight They Lose - Here's Why
This episode explores why 95% of people fail to maintain weight loss goals, especially around New Year's resolutions, and offers strategies to avoid being part of that statistic.
·21m - 16
Ep. 118 My Story: From Winded on Hikes + Overweight to Helping Women Get Lean + Strong for the Trails
The host shares her unconventional fitness journey from lifelong exercise enthusiast to helping women get lean and strong for hiking, blending personal experience with professional expertise.
·31m - 17
Ep. 117 Is Your Metabolism Thriving? Key Signs to Look For
This episode discusses how to identify signs of a thriving metabolism versus potential issues, focusing on women's health, fitness, and lifestyle factors.
·28m - 18
Ep. 114 The Truth About Toning: How to Build Muscle for a Lean Body
·28m - 19
Ep. 113 Nutrition Hacks for Fat Loss that Actually Work
This episode discusses practical nutrition hacks for effective fat loss, emphasizing the importance of calorie deficit over exercise alone.
·28m - 20
Ep. 112 Postpartum Fitness for the Exhausted Mom: How to Get Started After Baby
This episode provides guidance for new and exhausted moms on how to restart fitness routines and redefine health priorities during the postpartum period.
·28m - 21
Ep. 95 Mindset Matters: How to Overcome Mental Barriers to Fitness
Host Brady discusses the importance of mindset in fitness, focusing on overcoming mental barriers to start and sustain a journey, with insights tailored for women interested in hiking and wellness.
·48m·4 clips - 22
Ep. 109 These 3 Mindset Shifts Helped Me Lose 25lbs
The host shares three mindset shifts that helped her lose and maintain 25 pounds, emphasizing their broader benefits for health and mindset regardless of weight loss goals.
·19m - 23
Ep. 108 How Stress Affects Weight Loss and Metabolism - And What to Do About It
This episode explores how stress impacts weight loss and metabolism, helping listeners differentiate between stress-related issues and foundational fitness factors to optimize their health results.
·19m - 24
Ep. 127 Finding Your Spark in Mid-Life with Heike Yates
This episode features an interview with midlife fitness expert Heike Yates about her SPARK framework for helping women reclaim confidence and build sustainable fitness habits during midlife.
·36m - 25
Ep. 105 Want to Hike Stronger & Longer? Here's the Training You’re Missing
This episode provides detailed training advice for hikers looking to improve strength and endurance beyond just walking, focusing on injury prevention, muscular fitness, and practical implementation.
·22m - 26
Ep. 102 Tiny Boots, Big Adventures: Hiking with Little Kids
This episode provides practical advice and mindset strategies for making hiking with young children an enjoyable and manageable experience rather than a chaotic ordeal.
·32m - 27
Ep. 101 Calories VS Hormones - Which Matters More for Weight Loss?
This episode explores the debate between calories in/out versus hormonal balance for effective weight loss, aiming to clarify confusion in fitness and health spaces.
·26m - 28
Ep. 98 Feeling Stuck? 5 Ways to Push Through a Fitness Plateau
This episode provides five strategies to overcome fitness plateaus for consistent exercisers who have hit a point where progress has stalled.
·36m - 29
Ep. 97 Five Ways to Speed Up Fat Loss (that are NOT exercise)
This episode provides five non-exercise strategies to accelerate fat loss, focusing on sustainable habits and mindset changes for women interested in hiking and wellness.
·36m - 30
Ep. 125 Holiday Hangover Cure: 5 Step Reset Guide
This episode provides a five-step guide to resetting physically and mentally after the holidays, focusing on rehydration, nutrition, and mindset for active women.
·18m - 31
Ep. 123 Beyond the Before & After: From Transformation to Maintenance for Lasting Results
This episode explores the crucial transition from achieving fitness transformations to maintaining results long-term, focusing on strategies for sustainable health and physique.
·27m - 32
Ep. 122 Workout Mistakes That May Be Keeping You Stuck w/ Coach Kristen (rerun)
This episode discusses how progressive overload is often the missing piece in female workout routines for achieving physique changes and better results.
·29m - 33
Ep. 120 Breaking the Cycle: Why You Keep Falling Off Your Fitness Routine (and How to Stop)
This episode explores why people struggle with consistency in fitness routines and offers strategies to break negative patterns and establish lasting healthy habits.
·26m - 34
Ep. 104 Common Fitness Mistakes Hindering Your Results—and How to Fix Them
This episode discusses common fitness mistakes that prevent desired results and offers solutions, drawing from the host's personal experience as a fitness professional.
·28m - 35
Ep. 141 Are These Fitness Mindsets Ruining Your Progress?
This episode discusses common fitness mindsets that hinder progress, drawing from the host's 10+ years of coaching experience and personal struggles.
·22m - 36
Ep. 116 Ten Habits for Balanced Hormones: Simple Shifts Every Woman Can Make
This episode discusses 10 practical habits women can adopt to naturally balance their hormones without relying on products or gimmicks.
·34m - 37
Ep. 115 How to do a Successful Cut/Fat Loss Phase (episode rerun)
This episode provides strategic guidance on how to conduct a successful fat loss phase for women, emphasizing intentional approaches over extreme or prolonged dieting to achieve results without feeling stuck.
·28m - 38
Ep. 114 The Truth About Toning: How to Build Muscle for a Lean Body
This episode debunks common myths about toning for women, explaining what building muscle for a lean body actually entails and how to achieve it through proper training.
·23m - 39
Ep. 139 How to Reset Health After a Vacation
This episode discusses strategies for resetting health and fitness routines after returning from vacation, drawing from the host's personal travel experiences in Central America.
·23m - 40
Ep. 100 "Bounce Back?": Real Talk on Postpartum Weight Loss
The host, a fitness professional and new mother, discusses postpartum weight loss and the pressures of 'bounce back culture' while sharing her personal experience after having her second daughter.
·28m - 41
Ep. 137 Unpopular Realities Behind the Fitness Transformations You See
This episode discusses the critical role of mindset in achieving fitness transformations, highlighting unpopular realities and the importance of resilience and flexibility for success.
·24m - 42
Ep. 99 Summiting Peaks & Building Mental Resilience with Tia Banks
This episode features an interview with Tia Banks, a resilience expert and mountaineer, discussing her background in mindset coaching and how she helps others build mental toughness through her experiences.
·33m - 43
Ep. 110 No Gym? No Problem – How to Stay Fit While Traveling
This episode provides practical tips for maintaining fitness and health routines while traveling, based on the host's personal experience as a fitness professional and avid hiker.
·15m - 44
Ep. 133 Why You're Not Losing Fat in a Calorie Deficit
This episode explores common reasons why people fail to lose fat despite being in a calorie deficit, drawing from the host's 12 years of fitness coaching experience and personal transformation journey.
·31m - 45
Ep. 131 Your Brain Wants You to Fail - How to Rewire Your Brain to Make New Habits Stick
This episode explores why the brain resists behavior change and provides strategies to rewire it for building lasting new habits, especially relevant for New Year's resolutions.
·24m - 46
Ep. 129 3 Signs Your Fitness Goals Will Fail (and How to Succeed Instead)
This episode discusses common reasons why New Year's fitness goals often fail and provides insights from the host's 12 years of experience in the fitness industry to help listeners succeed instead.
·29m - 47
Ep. 94 When to Cut, Maintain or Reboot Your Metabolism
In this episode, Brady discusses when to choose cutting, maintenance, or metabolism reboot for body recomposition, emphasizing realistic goal-setting and avoiding mental fatigue from constant dieting.
·30m·3 clips - 48
Ep. 121 Are You Actually Ready to Lock In? How to know if You're Ready for a Fitness Transformation
This episode explores how to determine if you're truly ready to commit to a fitness transformation by asking key self-assessment questions to avoid common pitfalls like starting and stopping programs repeatedly.
·26m - 49
Ep. 96 Overhyped Fat Loss Hacks: What People Get Wrong
Host Brady discusses overhyped fat loss hacks that are trendy but ineffective, explaining how they lead to yo-yo weight loss and frustration without long-term success.
·26m·2 clips - 50
Ep. 135 Can You Actually Boost Your Metabolism? Here's The Truth
This episode debunks common myths about boosting metabolism and explains practical strategies to optimize metabolic health for sustainable fat loss and fitness.
·24m - 51
Ep. 144 Lean & Strong on the Trail - Balancing Fat Loss with Hiking Performance
Host Brady discusses how to balance hiking performance goals with fat loss goals, offering strategies for women to improve body composition without sacrificing endurance or strength.
Apr 14, 2026·21m - 52
Ep. 143 How to Optimize Your Cortisol
This episode explains how to optimize cortisol levels through daily scheduling for better sleep, hormone harmony, and overall well-being.
Apr 7, 2026·32m - 53
Ep. 93 Staying Active and Healthy in the Third Trimester: Tips for Expecting Moms
Host Brady discusses staying active and healthy during the third trimester of pregnancy, sharing personal experience and tips.
Mar 11, 2025·33m - 54
Ep. 92 Unlocking the Secrets of a Healthy Metabolism
Host Brady discusses the nuances of metabolism and shares 10 ways to support a healthy metabolism for women who love hiking and outdoor fitness.
Mar 4, 2025·40m - 55
Ep. 91 How to Prepare Your Body for Outdoor Adventures: Fitness Tips for Women
The host introduces herself and the podcast's focus on female wellness and hiking, then discusses being sick and preparing for hiking season.
Feb 25, 2025·35m - 56
Ep. 90 From Couch to Confidence: Starting Your Fitness Journey
Feb 18, 2025·47m - 57
Ep. 89 Nutrition for Fitness: How What You Eat Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Feb 11, 2025·53m - 58
Ep. 88 The Truth About HIIT: Why It’s Not the Ultimate Fat-Loss Solution
Feb 4, 2025·34m - 59
Ep. 87 Why Personalized Fitness Plans are the Key to Success
Jan 28, 2025·35m - 60
Ep. 86 Hiking & Strength Training: A Perfect Combo for Women’s Health
Jan 21, 2025·29m - 61
Hiking & Strength Training: A Perfect Combo for Women’s Health
Jan 21, 2025·29m - 62
Ep. 85 Five Ways To Bring Inflammation Down FAST
Jan 14, 2025·31m - 63
Ep. 84 STOP Making New Year's Resolutions: The Smarter Way to Achieve Your Goals
Jan 7, 2025·27m - 64
Ep. 83 Balancing Work + Travel: Life of a Travel Creator with Sarah from Adventuring Eyes
Dec 31, 2024·26m - 65
Ep. 82 From the Office to the Outdoors: How to Stay Fit with a Busy Schedule
Dec 24, 2024·32m - 66
Ep. 81 Top Fitness Mindset Hacks to Transform Your Year and Achieve Lasting Results
Dec 17, 2024·32m - 67
Ep. 80 Tips for Beginner Hikers
Dec 10, 2024·29m - 68
Ep. 79 10 Tips for Staying Active + Motivated this Winter
Dec 3, 2024·28m - 69
Ep. 78 Things That Derail Your Progress During the Holidays
Nov 26, 2024·24m - 70
Ep. 77 Staying Healthy + Active in the 2nd Trimester
Nov 19, 2024·36m - 71
Ep. 76 Biggest Mistakes When Starting a Fitness Journey
Nov 12, 2024·31m - 72
Ep. 75 Hiking the JMT and Staying Fit for Life with Meg Farley @movingmountainsmeg
Nov 5, 2024·29m - 73
Ep. 74 Are Weekends Derailing Your Fitness Progress?
Oct 29, 2024·28m - 74
Ep. 73 What Workout Split Makes Sense For Your Goals
Oct 22, 2024·31m - 75
Ep. 72 Start Doing These Things Today to Feel Like a New Person by the End of the Year
Oct 15, 2024·34m - 76
Ep. 71 Top 10 Fitness/Nutrition Myths
Oct 8, 2024·38m - 77
Ep. 70 - Surviving + Staying Active in the 1st Trimester
Oct 1, 2024·28m - 78
Ep. 69 Hormone Balance + Testing with Functional Practitioner Alicia - Part 2
Sep 24, 2024·26m - 79
Ep. 68 Hormone Balance + Understanding our Cycles with Functional Practitioner Alicia - Part 1
Sep 17, 2024·25m - 80
Ep. 67 How To Reset Low Motivation
Sep 10, 2024·33m - 81
Ep. 66 How To Optimize Your Cortisol
Sep 3, 2024·32m - 82
Ep. 65 How To Camp With Little Kids
The host shares tips and personal experience for camping with toddlers, blending outdoor adventure with family life.
Aug 27, 2024·22m - 83
Ep. 64 Intuitive Eating : How to Eat Intuitively While Pursuing Fitness Goals
Aug 20, 2024·19m - 84
Ep. 63 10 Reasons Why You're Working Out But Not Seeing Changes
Aug 13, 2024·28m - 85
Ep. 62 Training for the Trails with Lauren Miller
The host introduces the podcast and interviews Lauren, a nurse and founder of Training for Trails, about her background in outdoor adventures and hiking.
Aug 6, 2024·31m - 86
Ep. 61 5 Underrated Habits for Fat Loss
Jul 30, 2024·34m - 87
Ep. 60 Dolomites Trip Recap + FAQ
Jul 23, 2024·35m - 88
Ep. 59 5 Mindset Tools for Improving Health + Fitness Results
Jul 16, 2024·33m - 89
Ep. 58 Backpacking for Beginners with Deanna Kleinhenz @expeditioncourage
The episode introduces a guest who is a professional backpacking guide and empowerment coach, discussing how to start backpacking safely as a female.
Jul 9, 2024·33m - 90
Ep. 57 How To Do A Successful Cut (Fat Loss Phase)
The host introduces the podcast and discusses how to execute a successful fat loss phase (cut) strategically for women.
Jul 2, 2024·28m - 91
Ep. 56 Should You Hire A Fitness Coach?
Jun 25, 2024·30m - 92
Ep. 55 How I'm Prepping for a Summer Backpacking Trek
Jun 18, 2024·27m - 93
Ep. 54 Gym VS At-Home Workouts...Which Is More Effective?
The host introduces the podcast and shares an emotional story about selling their sprinter van, which was their first home and accompanied them through major life changes.
Jun 11, 2024·34m - 94
Ep. 53 Is Your Mindset Actually What Is Holding You Back?
Jun 4, 2024·29m - 95
Ep. 52 Solo Backpacking, Work-Outdoorsy Life Balance & Getting Strong For Adventures w/ Emily Zarnow @hikeology
May 21, 2024·31m - 96
Ep. 51 Five Ways to Stay Healthy When Life is Insane
May 14, 2024·21m - 97
Ep. 50 Hiking + Health Connection & Outdoor Community w/ Moe Mountains
May 7, 2024·28m - 98
Ep. 49 Van Life: Pros, Cons + My Honest Experience
Apr 30, 2024·32m - 99
Ep. 48 Improve Your Health w/ These Simple Daily Nutrition Habits
Apr 16, 2024·33m - 100
Ep. 47 How The Outdoors Affect Women's Health w/ Zeinab
Apr 9, 2024·32m - 101
Ep. 46 Relationship w/ Food, Hormone Struggles, and Women's Health w/ Ashley Robutz
Apr 2, 2024·36m - 102
Ep. 45 Moving Abroad, Starting Over In A New Culture & Living A Life Of Purpose
Mar 26, 2024·41m - 103
Ep. 44 Is My Metabolism Sluggish? Metabolism 101
Mar 19, 2024·31m - 104
Ep. 43 Stress + Exercise...How Much Is Too Much? (re-run episode)
Mar 12, 2024·24m - 105
Ep. 42 Spring Hiking In Colorado
Mar 5, 2024·24m - 106
Ep. 41 10 Unpopular Fat Loss Truths
Feb 27, 2024·33m - 107
Ep. 40 This ONE Thing May Be Keeping You Stuck In Your Fitness Journey
Feb 20, 2024·28m - 108
Ep. 39 Fitness Q + A: Sleep For Weight Loss, Cycle Syncing, Nutrition While Traveling, Etc
Feb 13, 2024·27m - 109
Ep. 38 Top 10 Hiking Mistakes I've Made
Feb 6, 2024·21m - 110
Ep. 37 Recreating A Life Of Adventure w/ Chels
Jan 30, 2024·32m - 111
Ep. 36 10 Biggest Fitness + Nutrition Mistakes I've Made
Jan 23, 2024·30m - 112
Ep. 35 How Dieting Damages Hormones + Mindset and Food Freedom w/ Amber Romaniuk
Jan 16, 2024·31m - 113
Ep. 34 Quick Tips To Prepare For Hikes
Jan 9, 2024·21m - 114
Ep. 33 Outdoor Adventure + Motherhood w/ Elizabeth Adventures
Jan 2, 2024·34m - 115
Ep. 32 The 52 Hike Challenge: What It Is + Honest Thoughts From My Experience
Dec 26, 2023·18m - 116
Ep. 31 Adventure Fitness - Balancing Training, Hobbies, & Self Care w/ Wanderful Em
Dec 19, 2023·34m - 117
Ep. 31 Adventure Fitness - Balancing Training, Hobbies, & Self Care w/ Wanderful Em
Dec 19, 2023·34m - 118
Ep. 30 My Unconventional Fitness + Weight Loss Journey
Dec 12, 2023·38m - 119
Ep. 29 Why You Should STOP Using Exercise To Lose Weight
Dec 5, 2023·25m - 120
Ep. 28 Day In The Life Of An Outdoorsy, Health Focused Mom + Business Owner
Nov 28, 2023·28m - 121
Ep. 27 8 Healthy Holiday Tips
Nov 21, 2023·26m - 122
Ep. 26 Q+A: Stress Eating, Mom Guilt, Not Seeing Workout Results, Etc.
Nov 14, 2023·39m - 123
Ep. 25 Lifting Weights For Women - Will I Get Bulky?
Nov 7, 2023·32m - 124
Ep. 24 Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance w/ Functional Practitioner, Alicia
Oct 31, 2023·30m - 125
Ep. 23 Eight Tips To Get Out Of A Workout Slump
Oct 24, 2023·31m - 126
Ep. 22 Pitfalls of Modern Diets
Oct 17, 2023·30m - 127
Ep. 21 Motherhood + Fitness: How To Balance Both
Oct 10, 2023·25m - 128
Possible Reasons You're Not Seeing Results From Your Workouts With Coach Kristen
Oct 3, 2023·29m - 129
Tips For A Healthy Metabolism
Sep 26, 2023·29m - 130
Workouts For Hikers
Sep 19, 2023·23m - 131
How To Lose Weight Or Get Fit Without Becoming Obsessive
Sep 12, 2023·22m - 132
10 Things I Have Learned From Mountain Living
Sep 5, 2023·32m - 133
Stress + Exercise...How Much Is Too Much?
Aug 29, 2023·24m - 134
Plateaus Happen - What Now?
Aug 22, 2023·26m - 135
Backpacking Lessons + Fails with Kate & Sarah
Aug 15, 2023·1h 3m - 136
A Candid Dive Into Why I Don't Pursue Visible Abs
Aug 8, 2023·15m - 137
Addiction, 100lb Weight Loss, & Hiking To Heal With @steviewander
Aug 1, 2023·48m - 138
Q & A: Month-Long Family Van Trip To Canada + Montana
Jul 25, 2023·38m - 139
Body Confidence, Solo Adventures, & Mindset With Katie
Jul 18, 2023·36m - 140
Healthy Hormone Hacks
Jul 11, 2023·24m - 141
How To Prep For A Big Summit
Jul 4, 2023·22m - 142
Running For Fat Loss
Jun 27, 2023·15m - 143
Adventure With Kids
Jun 20, 2023·25m - 144
HELP! Why Can't I Lose Weight?
Jun 13, 2023·29m - 145
Trail Nutrition for Hiking and Backpacking
Jun 13, 2023·19m - 146
How To Get In Shape For Your Hikes
Jun 7, 2023·20m - 147
Meet Your Host, Bradee!
Jun 6, 2023·18m