1 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: Hello, Emily here, and yes, I appreciate all of the 2 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: care and concern messages to those of you who may 3 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: have listened to Wednesday's episode. 4 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: Good news, my voice is back. 5 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 1: And I appreciate you for sticking with me as I 6 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: recovered from cheering my heart out last weekend in Chicago. 7 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: I am so grateful to be back home. I don't 8 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: have a single flight booked at the moment, and as 9 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: much as I love, love, love the opportunity to travel 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: for what I do, it is so nice to be 11 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: hanging out in Brooklyn and getting things done, catching up 12 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: a little bit. It's been an interesting week back here 13 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: in Brooklyn. I was able to finally get into physical 14 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: therapy for the first time since the marathon. My foot 15 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: is still presenting the same annoying plantar fasciitis pain that 16 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: I was navigating before and after and during the marathon, 17 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: and so we decided that it would be my best 18 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: interest to avoid running for the time being, which makes 19 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: this now more than ever, the perfect time. 20 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: For me to be starting a new strength training program 21 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: using the Future app on Monday. 22 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: Spoiler alert, I know that I've talked about the Future 23 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: app before on the show. Future Is about to come 24 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: on as one of Hurdle's newest sponsors. It all really 25 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: just kind of happened serendipitously, so I will definitely be 26 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,919 Speaker 1: sharing my experience with that app what it's all about 27 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: out in an upcoming episode. I digress. There are a 28 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: lot of things right now in my life that feel 29 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: as though they are happening serendipitously. And when I say 30 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: that my life coach, I feel like this all sounds 31 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: so woo woo ee. Well, she calls it being in alignment. Now, 32 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: let's see if I can give you an example. I 33 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: wanted to plan a really large event for New York 34 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: City Marathon week, and in the execution, in the first 35 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: stages of planning said event, I was met with a 36 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: lot of resilience and a fair amount of no Still, 37 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: I promised myself that I would do anything and everything 38 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: within my power to make it happen. I was at 39 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: a meeting, let's say, the week after a slew of 40 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: these no's, when I was telling a friend who happens 41 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: to work for a sizable brand that I was dreaming 42 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: of a space that would hold one hundred and fift 43 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: to two hundred people and it would just pop out 44 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: and be perfect for me, which, if you know anything 45 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: about New York City, a space that can hold one 46 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty to two hundred people. 47 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: Is typically pretty pricey. 48 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: Anyway, out of nowhere, she goes, wait, we have a space, 49 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: and I just looked at her and my mouth dropped. 50 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: Long story short. 51 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: A few meetings later, we've talked logistics, I got the space. 52 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: The event is happening if you're in the New York 53 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: City area and you will be during New York City 54 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: Marathon week. Hold on your calendar November second, Wednesday evening. 55 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: More details to come in the show. 56 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: But that was just one of those things that I 57 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: felt like when I put something into the universe, it 58 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: just came back to me. And then I asked four 59 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: different people to work with me on the event, and 60 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: each and every one of them not only happened to 61 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: be available, but was super stoked on the concept. If 62 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: you want to talk more serendipitous things, I was literally 63 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: sitting at my desk thinking of a friend I hadn't 64 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: spoken to in a minute. 65 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: I saw him not. 66 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: All that long ago in Arizona, and I went to 67 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: go pick up my phone to text him, and I 68 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: got a call from him that he was in the 69 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: city through the weekend and he wanted to get together. Truly, 70 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: these are just two examples of I would say, two 71 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: handfuls of ways that things are just. 72 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: Kind of happening at the moment, and I. 73 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: When life feels and easy is a weird word to 74 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: use here, but I feel as though I have been 75 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: through so many moments this year where life has felt 76 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: really hard that when life feels like this, I just 77 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: have such a grand appreciation for it. But I also 78 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: take note and understand that there are things that aren't 79 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: peachy right now for me. Right my foot is dramatically 80 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: not it's no buno walking around throughout my day like 81 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: there's some pain there. I think about some certain things 82 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: that I'm dealing with in my personal life, and you 83 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: know that's not all rosy either. But despite these struggles, 84 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: I choose to look at the silver linings live my 85 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: life focusing on feeling good and seeking the good, and hey, 86 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: that's the best that I can do. 87 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 2: Right. 88 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: So my listener prompt for you this week is maybe 89 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: more of a call to action. How can you choose 90 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: purposefully to focus more on the good. How can you 91 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: choose purposefully to focus more on the good and now 92 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: A listener question. 93 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: Hey Emily, this is Becca. I'm from north of Boston. 94 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 3: Love the podcast. My question for you is during the pandemic, 95 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 3: I got into weightlifting for the first time and just 96 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 3: due to COVID, I was doing it mostly at home 97 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 3: and I recently rejoined the gym and have wanted to 98 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: kind of start using their equipment at the gym and 99 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,119 Speaker 3: the first time I went to kind of get through 100 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,559 Speaker 3: this hurdle. Thanks, love the pod. 101 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: Bye, Hey Beca, I love this question. 102 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: The good news is that there are a lot of 103 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: options for you when it comes to following along with 104 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: programming on your own time at the gym. My biggest 105 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: tip would be to find a trainer that you really 106 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: connect with and see where they're offering their programming. So 107 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: maybe it's someone that you follow on social media. Just 108 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: make sure that that person has appropriate and relevant certifications 109 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: that they are actually knowledgeable in the material that they 110 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: are coaching you on. You're going to look for a 111 00:06:55,760 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: certified trainer, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, physical therapist, 112 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: someone that really has the knowledge to make sure that 113 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: they are keeping their clientele, including you safe. Now not 114 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: everyone has the budget to do one on one training. 115 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: This is where an app, again like the Future app, 116 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: can come in, which really makes it more accessible at 117 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: a lower price point. But beyond that, there are so 118 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: many other on demand workouts, many of which do have 119 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: options that involve strength training. 120 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: The last thing I. 121 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: Will say is that if you really are focused on 122 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: strength training, on progressive overload over time, which is essentially 123 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: increasing the demands on your muscular skeleton system to continually 124 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: make gains in muscle strength and size and endurance over time, 125 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: you are going to really want to seek out someone 126 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: to create custom programming for you. 127 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 2: You are going to want. 128 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: A program that does progress instead of just selecting ran 129 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: the fun strength workouts here and there. 130 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 2: I hope that makes sense. 131 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: Of course, if you have any more questions on this topic, 132 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: if you need anything else, you can always call in 133 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: and leave a voice message. I am always hunting listener questions. 134 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: The link to do that is in the show notes. 135 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: Make sure you're following along with Hurdle over on social 136 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: It's at Hurdle Podcast and I am over at Emily 137 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: a Body Another Hurdle Conquered. 138 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: Catch you guys next time.