In this episode you will learn what it means to be in nutritional ketosis. Corey and Mike talk about how it can benefit mountain athletes with performance and overall longevity. They talk about the shortfalls of the keto diet, why you might want to start intermittent fasting, and give some fueling strategies you can start implementing to achieve nutritional ketosis.

Corey and Mike shift gears from the previous episodes and jump into some health and performance talk.   Corey drops some knowledge bombs on how mountain athletes can utilize fat to increase performance and overall longevity. They discuss avoiding vegetable oils at all cost, what fats you should be consuming, and give some tips on how to get more healthy fats in your diet.

 It's all happening at once! Corey and Mike introduce https://youtu.be/_TA51ymj1xE Dawnell Fuller as the new event coordinator for Mountain Wellness and she executes a daring plan to change event locations just day's before the event. Corey finishes moving just in time for Mike's arrival to Montana. While the Mountain Wellness retreat is happening Corey is in the middle of lease negotiations on a larger Mountain Wellness Recovery Den. Corey and Mike are stunned by what Dawnell manages to pull off for the retreat.

Adventuring episode! Corey learns the details of an extended backcountry trip Mike took on the John Muir Trail. With the group underfed and  out of toilet paper, Mike shares how the beginning of the fast-pace trip created a few trip ending issues that had to be addressed. 

Since we don’t get the option of sitting around a campfire with friends sharing our favorite adventure stories, we thought why not bring it to the podcast! Grab your favorite drink and sit back and relax. It’s time for the first edition of mountain stories with Corey and Mike. They both share personal stories of bear encounters, Corey getting caught in a blizzard on a backcountry snowmobiling trip in Grand Mesa Colorado, and much more!  

Bonus: find the bear in the image above approaching our camp.

In this episode, Corey and Mike discuss nutrition, Fueling strategies, and the overall importance of metabolic flexibility for mountain athletes. Corey talks about why we should not rely on one particular diet but instead understand how macro nutrients are metabolized and are used for different Energy demands.

In this episode, Corey and Mike talk about Corey’s unique experience coaching an international corporate wellness seminar on breath work, the expansion of the Mountain Wellness Recovery Den, and Mike’s upcoming backpacking trip where he’s attempting 80 miles on the John Muir trail in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains with only a month to train. Corey's insane raft trip at 44 minutes in.

Breathwork is a powerful tool for optimizing health and performance for mountain athletes.  In this episode, Corey and Mike discuss their personal relationship with breathwork, The importance of high tolerance to carbon dioxide as it relates to high elevation, The benefits of nasal breathing, and how you might start incorporating it into your training  https://youtu.be/8e9CUz_z1H0.

In this episode, Corey and Mike break down their morning routine. They talk movement, hydration, nutrition, supplementation, breath work, personal development tactics, and morning rituals. 

In this episode, Corey and Mike discuss their experiences on the first annual Mountain Wellness adventure challenge. The challenge was a three day Alpine backpacking trip on the 20 Lakes Basin Trail in the Sierra Nevada mountains that took place last August. They break down what it was like planning the trip, how they prepared and trained leading up to it, and some great moments on their adventure. Make sure to check out the bonus video footage  on the Mountain Wellness YouTube Channel. 

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