Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy

One of my favorite things to do on this show is share parts of me. Some of my passions, struggles, fears, victories, there are just a few of the things I share.

I thought of the title of this episode after I had my last surgery. The plan was for it to be a story from that time of surgery until the time I completed my another full distance Iron Man triathlon following surgery. Things did not go as plans. While I was able to do a race, it was far from a full distance. Life does not always go as plan but I try to have joy in the journey.

So I'm going to tell you about my journey from injury, to my surgery, to a few other injuries to my first race post surgery.

If you have every had an injury, surgery, or a setback, you'll feel encouraged by this episode.

Episode Highlights:

• Injuring my left knee while ski racing
• Knee surgery: How I prepped for surgery and the recovery period
• Physical therapy and recovering
• How I got another injury after my knee got better
• Other associated injuries sustained during my recovery period
• What being a patient has taught me
• Why empathy matters to me as a physician

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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. .

Connect with Heather

• Follow Heather on Instagram

• Read Heather's Blog

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What I want to talk about today is called 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

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"After a two-and-a-half-year battle with Plantar Fasciitis, I was finally pain-free and could run."

It was October 2014 when I first experienced the most intense pain from my Plantar Fasciitis after I finished the Chicago marathon. Plantar Fasciitis is when the fascia that connects your heel to your toes becomes inflamed and causes intense pain in your foot.

Listen in as I share how I overcame this obstacle and was able to run again through therapy and treatment. Be sure to tune into the end where I share easy ways to combat Plantar Fasciitis and take preventive measures against other injuries.

Highlights:

• What is Plantar Fasciitis?
• Will you still be able to run again with plantar fasciitis?
• My physical therapies and healing procedures that helped me recover from plantar fasciitis
• Three tips to avoid or deal with plantar fasciitis

Resource mentioned:

• Liz Yerly (Physical Therapist)
• The Running Institute

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In this week's episode, I am privileged to have been entrusted with Roderick Sewell's story. He was born with a condition called Tibial Hemimelia. Against all odds, Roderick Sewell succeeded. He not only succeeded he became a Paralympian, an Ironman World Champion finisher. He inspires in everything he does. His story is amazing. Sports literally changed his life, listen to his inspiration story

Episode Highlights:

• What is Tibial Hemimelia?
• How Roderick conquered his limitations and thrived in sports
• How Challenged Athletic Foundation discovered Roderick and supported him from the time he was eight years ago
• Learn how Roderick who afraid to swim learned to swim and qualified for Team USA
• Listen how swimming increase his endurance so much that he completed the half marathon of his first 70.3 triathlon in less than two hours.

Guest Bio:

Roderick Sewell is Paralympian as well as an Ironman World Champion finisher. His history is significant for having both of his legs amputated before his second birthday because he was born without tibias ( lower leg bones). He was born with a condition called Tibial Hemimelia, also known as Tibial Deficiency.Sewer's mother eventually quit her job that she worked at for 20 years on a naval base and filed for unemployment to ensure that he had full coverage for his prosthetic legs, however, took a toll on the family financially. It was at this time that he found the Challenged Athletes Organization or CAF. CAF is a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for people with physical challenges to play sports. Prior to CAF, he never considered sports because of the prosthesis that he had. After he was exposed to CAF, the different possibilities and sports became apparent.CAF has been supporting Roderick since with training equipment, race fees and travel agents from eight until now. It is because of them that he found sports and it transformed his life.

Connect with Roderick Sewell:

• Instagram
• Website
• Challenged Athletes Organization

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Deciding to give cycling a try, I started a journey to find the best bike for me. In Episode two, I shared how my godson was the inspiration for me to actually compete in a triathlon. Getting a bike was the first step in that process.

After joining a club and attending a group ride, I realized that I had a lot to learn about the sport. Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago members were instrumental in giving me that knowledge although I am still learning about the sport. The way I learned about pacelines, and drafting is how I learned about crit (criterium) racing. Ignorance was bliss and I kept coming back for more. In this episode, I share cycling race experiences and how invigorating it is .

Starting a new sport is always challenging, and hopefully this episode inspires you to delve right in, you could be surprised!

Episode Highlights:

• Buying my first bike
• Joining a cycling club and my first group ride
• My first Crit Race and what I learned
• The benefits of group cycling
• The keys to Crit Racing

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When you hear Level-Up, your first thought would be Ciara, but today I'm here to introduce to you a movement for cycling spearheaded by an entrepreneur named Erica with the same name. Erica Davis, a long-time enthusiast of Cycling, is here today to tell us how she built-- the Level Up Cycling Movement.

With a background in business management and entrepreneurship, Erica is no stranger to the dedication and time needed to make the dream work. With her skills now combined with passion, her movement has gained traction for it's openness and inclusivity for minorities-- striving to ensure that all are welcome in such a white-dominated sport.

Be sure to hit that play button to listen to Erica's inspiring movement.

Episode Highlights:

• How Erica started cyclingErica's first group in cycling
• The culture of cycling clubs
• How Erica becoming the first black cycling agent
• Why she started ChocLIT Pedals

Guest Bio:

Erica Davis, a Florida native, is far more than the average entrepreneur. With a bachelor's degree in business management and a minor in entrepreneurship, she started her career in banking. In addition to her numerous professional titles, she started consulting and began to fund new ventures. She further integrated financial health and wisdom to the home by developing a financial education program for all, which was adopted by Community Redevelopment Agencies. Her program taught inner city residents and families how to use credit and banking to form a sustainable lifestyle.

It is of no surprise although she started cycling as a leisure activity, quickly she developed a charge to do her part for all to have access to cycling, on all levels. The deficiency of diversity amongst groups and club rides as well as organized events caused Erica to ask hard questions, research and conclude the sport she had grown to love, had a void in representation.

With determination in tow, she launched and serves as President of Level Up Cycling Movement, Inc., a non profit organization and nationwide movement dedicated to introducing the health benefits of cycling to minority communities as well as to create a clear path to Professional cycling at the highest level. Inspired by hard working, talented young racers with big dreams to become professional cyclists, Erica knew the mission of Level Up was not, in itself, enough

In 2019 she became the first black female (maybe first black ever) UCI Professional Rider Agent. This prestigious achievement allows her sports company, Shine World Sports, to sign, recruit, promote and place riders in jobs that expand across the world. Immediately thereafter, she facilitated the process for one of those aspiring young cyclists to become the first woman of color to race for a International Professional Women's team, at the world level.

In partnership with the Williams Brothers of Legion of LA, she launched Miami Blazrs, a national Elite Men's Race team with the goal to provide equal access to high level American racing. Erica also created and launched ChocLIT Pedals, a women's ride experience, providing a safe place to nurture, appreciate and celebrate women who seek out the tools of cycling in order to transform their lives and the lives of their families.

In all that she does, Erica's mission is to create space and culture for minorities in the sport of cycling because she understands each bike ride can save a life. She hopes to encourage, not only women, but also youth of color and other minority groups as they discover their passion, and take their first step onto the path of fulfillment, gaining the happiness and success they deserve.

Links Related to the Episode:

• Instagram Erica Elle | @_ericaelle

• Instagram Level Up Cycling Movement | @levelup_cyclingmovement

• Level Up Cycling Movement

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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.

Connect with Dr Dayo Kuku:

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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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Website

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