If you have ever thought about hiking, this is the episode for you. Heather Diaz shares her passion for hiking and she shares all the tips you need for a hiking trip.
Hiking became a way of life for Heather as she was forced to slow down and start noticing the beauty around her.
In this episode, you will also learn what to wear when hiking, where to shop for all your hiking gear, amongst other things. Heather tells us how she fell in love with this sport and the mistakes to avoid.
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Episode Highlights:
How Heather got into sports at a young age
Heather’s passion for running
Why Heather moved to San Francisco
How a hiking date became a lifestyle
Must-have hiking essentials for your next hiking trip
How to shop for your hiking gear
Why you should treat hiking as any other sport
Heather’s advice to new hikers
Guest Bio:
Heather Diaz is a former long-distance runner and first-generation hiker originally from the suburbs of Houston, Texas. She moved around Texas for her bachelor and graduate degree. Life then took her life to San Francisco in 2012 to chase her career.
It was while in San Francisco that she met her then boyfriend, now fiance. He asked her to go on a hike on their first date. The rest is history. .
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What are saddle sores? I’m not talking about a horse in the saddle, I’m talking about an injury or a concern that some cyclists get. The seat of a bike is called a saddle.
If you ride for a long period of time, you have an intimate relationship with the saddle and what’s between your legs.
Oftentimes people get what’s called saddle sores, little bumps, they can be the size of a pimple. They can progress to a massive abscess.
I personally can attest to the fact that these are one of the most frustrating and uncomfortable ailments that you can get as a cyclist or a triathlete.
Episode Highlights:
What are saddle sores?
Types of saddle sores
How to avoid saddle sores when cycling
How to treat saddle sores
My personal and painful experience with saddle sores
Honeybutt Chamois Cream- as mentioned in episode https://honeybutt.com
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In this episode, I talk about mental health. It’s okay not to be okay. Initially, I started running to help me lose weight because I was clinically depressed after my mother passed away with breast cancer and with the emotional eating I gained about twenty pounds.
I found that it was not only good for my body, but it was good for my mind and my spirit. It became a part of my therapy.
Join me today to listen to my story about NOT being OK, and why listening to your body can save your life.
Episode Highlights:
The Olympics and mental health of participants
What we can learn from Simone Biles withdrawal from the Olympics
How Covid has affected us all, and my personal experience
My knee injury, shoulder injury and saddle sores (and a bike crash!)
How slowing down from sports has affected me mentally
The importance of listening to your body
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Dr. Kuku message in this episode is to listen to your body. If she had not she would no longer be here with us. Her story is one of persistence and knowing when to ask for more. Life is a journey, and often time we are our first and best advocate when it comes to health.
Episode Highlights:
Who is Dr. Dayo Kuku?
What Does It Mean to Listen to Your Body
Difference between Health Systems
Finding Your Passion and Purpose in Life
How Faith Is Instrumental when it comes to Health
Guest Bio:
Dr. Dayo Kuku is known as Dr.K. She is a general practitioner in the United Kingdom. She is a widow and a mother of two wonderful daughters and a cancer survivor. She is a very religious woman, aside from calling a friend she called to GOD. She listened to her body when she knew that something was wrong. She always says that “Do not give up, do not give up. God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness.
She is a leader within the National Health Services, NHS and a dynamic public speaker. She is actively involved in decisions and policy making within the National Health Services. She speaks at conferences, seminars, and radio shows, and host weekly education information on her social medial platforms. Her major platform is Healing Beyond Health Care, the intersection of faith and medicine. She is passionate about all things regarding women’s health, contraception and cervical health, health promotion, and COVID-19. Her mission is to provide health education so people can make informed decisions concerning their health. So they can live their best life, body, and spirit, I was fortunate enough to meet Dr. K on a COVID 19 panel.
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From a very young age, Dayna has suffered from depression from growing up in a predominantly where the European standard of beauty was always pushed on her. She sought therapy at a young age and her mother was very supportive of her.
Yoga came to Dayna in a very unplanned way. She was having a challenging day and stumbled upon a yoga course. In this episode Dayna Hamer speaks of the benefits of yoga. Her journey with mental health helped her determine the necessary tools to manage stress, anxiety, racing thoughts and helped her deal with her depression.
Yoga, and meditation have been found to be amazing healing agents, and she wants to share them with the world.
Episode Highlights:
Mental Health
Normalizing Therapy
Benefits of Yoga
Different Types Of Yoga
Guest Bio:
At a very young age, Dana was already battling with stress and feeling very alone. She went for therapy at a young age and throughout her adult life, even though it was a struggle at that times. It was a good thing that she had a mother that very supportive. She is a religious person that has a relationship with God. In high school she tried yoga but did not get serious about practicing it until the pandemic.
Hatha yoga is her favorite type of yoga which is basically breathing movement and relaxation to really help form union within the body/ Yoga breathing, movement and relaxation to help to achieve union within the body, mind and spirit
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Audra talks in detail of how she started in fitness and the reason why she built her business, BeautiFitStrong. She has competed in bodybuilding competitions, was a boxer, and has done so much more.
Audra is passionate about women empowerment. She infuses this in her programs and training. Tune in you won’t be disappointed.
Episode Highlights:
Audra’s background
Audra’s story and how she started
Intermittent fasting and Audra’s routine
The Importance of working with a coach
Trainings and wellness coaching offered by Audra
Guest Bio:
Audra Anusionwu is from Philadelphia,PA. She is the founder and CEO of a BeautyFitStrong. BeautyFitStrong was established in 2015 as a fitness, business and lifestyle brand that encourages girls and women to step outside of their comfort zone and live beyond their limits. The brand is composed of Beauty Fit Strong Fitness Studio. It is a physical fitness and wellness education business. In addition to the Fitness Studio, there is a camp for girls. The camp for girls is a summer program that is designed to empower girls to education, fitness and fun activities. Audra began her fitness career as a bodybuilding competitor in 2014. She later decided to start her own business training others. Audra is a leader and visionary with roles including camp founder/director, Fitness Studio owner, bodybuilding coach, corporate wellness coach, workshop facilitator, and health advocate. She currently serves as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Region’s Advisory Council for the National Library of Health Medicine. Her other volunteer efforts include partnership with schools and community organizations throughout the Philadelphia community and surrounding areas. Audra is truly passionate about health and fitness.
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