David’s whole kitchen was flooded. After a heavy rain in Port Costa, the creek filled up and started flowing right through the kitchen of his Bull Valley Road House. Worse, it happened right in the middle of his Christmas party. So they went from drinks and celebrating to buckets and bailing water. It was a … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 33 – Food, Fitness, and Family – Meet David →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 33 – Food, Fitness, and Family – Meet David appeared first on...

Candice had almost no fitness background when she started. Any time she’d been to the gym in the past, it had only been because a friend had invited her. “This seems like fun, I’ll do it too!” But she was never really into it, and when her friend dropped off, she’d drop off as well. … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 32 – Starting from Scratch, Meet Candice →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 32 – Starting from Scratch, Meet Candice appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

We couldn’t put our finger on what we liked about Angie the first time we met. Her passion, knowledge, and experience was clear, but there was something else…something that stood out and made us think “we need her at Hale”. You get clues about it when you hear the story of how she sold everything … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 31 – Putting in the work – Meet Angie →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 31 – Putting in the work – Meet Angie appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

Cullen went from athlete to police officer to 250 lbs, and back to athlete. Hear his amazing story in this week's episode of the living better podcast.The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 30 – Cullen’s winding path to fitness appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

Running 100m seemed like a mile In one of Nancy’s first workouts, the coach said “run 100m, then do some other stuff” (kb swings, squats, etc) She had zero concern about the “other stuff”, but that run… Before she found CrossFit, Nancy had been walking about 3 miles each morning. She’d never run more than … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 29 – How Nancy got fit in her 60’s →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 29 – How Nancy got fit in her 60’s appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

Tina knew exactly what to do. When she was on the road back to fitness after he second child, she had every advantage you could think of. – A proven plan – Past results to rely on – Access to a gym 24/7 Easy, right? Not exactly. In this episode of the Living Better podcast, … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 28 – How Tina got her body back – part 2 →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 28 – How Tina got her body back – part 2 appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

When I first met Mike we were 18, and he fit the picture I had in my mind of an engineering student during freshmen year of UC Berkeley. He was super skinny, had really long hair cut exactly like Bruce Lee, and slept on Star Wars bed sheets.’ He had moved in next door to … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 27 – Meet Mike →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 27 – Meet Mike appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

It’s over 500 days since our last podcast. But we’re back! Click here to check out our latest episode. In those 500 days, we’ve: – Finished more than 1000 workouts – pushed the sled more than 250 miles – lifted more than 1,000,000 pounds – enjoyed exactly 0 burpees The point is, a lot has … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 26 – Living Better is back! →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 26 – Living Better is back! appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

⌃⌃⌃ This subject line seems like a joke. You’re thinking: Even if it’s true, it’s gotta be an extreme starvation diet, or the result of surgery or pills. Nope. Just do the basic stuff well over time, and you WILL get results. This is what makes Kim’s story so amazing. She has legitimately lost almost … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 25 – How to lose 100 lbs in 8 months →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 25 – How to lose 100 lbs in 8 months appeared first on CrossFit Hale.

A young girl helping her mom cooking Christmas ham asks “mom, why do you cut the ends off the ham?” “To be honest, sweetie, I don’t know…something about the juices? I do it because my mom always did. Let’s call her and find out.” She dials her mother and asks “why did you always cut … Continue reading Living Better Podcast – Ep 24 – Create your own story →The post Living Better Podcast – Ep 24 – Create your own story appeared first on CrossFit Hale.