The Project: Kuwait

The Burrow Gym celebrated it’s 3rd birthday with a community event at The Boulevard, highlighting their most popular classes of Spinning, Pilates, and Bootcamp. The Burrow is a fitness facility with classes and personal training for a variety of fitness activities like CrossFit, Boxing, Muay Thai, Physiotherapy, and yoga. They added a special obstacle course to the event giving participants a chance to test their fitness in a creative capacity. 

Flare Fitness held a CrossFit style Throwdown for teams of two on (date). Flare Fitness is a CrossFit gym with both male and female facilities in Kuwait. The event ended with two teams battling it out on the assault bikes until the last second!. Flare does a great job of providing community driven and competitive events throughout the year. They are getting ready for their main event this January for the fifth year in a row. The Flare Fitness Festival is an event with FIVE divisions! 

• One division for Individual and team competition of University students
• A division for the public challenging males in both individual and team formats
• Their obstacle course - The Hindrance Race includes two divisions: one for kids, and one for adults.
• Finally they have the Market division which is made up of 50 business from around the city for a 2 day Expo

check out their page in our show notes for more details on participation, spectating, and celebrate health in Kuwait!

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Over 9,000 people participated in the 24th annual NBK Walkathon last Saturday (Dec. 8). NBK hosts the walkathon event as a way to encourage and show support for healthy living initiatives. The walk took place from Green Island to Shuwaikh Beach for a total of 11km which is about 14,000 steps! The event also included a competition for people with special needs and a racing category for those over the age of 60 which goes to show how inclusive and vital movement is for all members of our community. Thank you NBK for hosting an inclusive event! If any of you participated shoot us a message and let us know how you liked it! In case you missed it, give the walk route a try and let us know how many steps you collect along the way!

Outside of Kuwait and in the GCC region we have the Dubai CrossFit Championships, formerly known as the Dubai Fitness Championships! The Dubai CrossFit Championship is a four-day CrossFit sanctioned competition taking place now through Saturday. These sanctioned events by CrossFit are part of a new strategy that refocuses the company back to it’s core mis

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Episode 11: Spartan Race Review (DXB,Oman and Kuwait) 

Mahdi and Meg share their Spartan Race experiences from Sprint (5k) to Super (14k) distances and from USA to the GCC and Spain! Looking to test your fitness in a Spartan Race? Find out some great training tips and race day nutrition strategies to help you perform your best!

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Mahdi Aloun

Tags: Spartan Race, Obstacle Race, Fitness, Wellness, Health, Kuwait

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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Episode 10: Surviving the Holidays

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The holiday can be tough on your health and fitness goals. In this episode we offer up some of our tips for surviving the holidays without losing focus and still be able to enjoy the food, company, and traditions. We’ll also get into the hype of New Year’s Resolutions and how we like to attack our goals!

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Mahdi Aloun, Liam Glynn

Tags: Kuwait, Goals, Travel, Entrepreneur, Wellness, Meditation, Affirmations

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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Kommunity is a collaborative workspace and social movement, where professionals, emerging talents, thinkers, and activists come together to exchange ideas and collaborate. Kommunity was the location of the first podcast for The Project and the space we’ve collaborated with many guests. Today’s episode is a candid conversation between Meg and Fala Al Othman, one of the beautiful minds behind Kommunity.

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller

Guest: Fala Al Othman

Resources / Tags: Kommunity.kw,

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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Don’t let a six pack or shredded physique trick you into thinking someone is a good coach. Find out what questions you should always ask before hiring a coach. We’ll help you pick out things to look for in their training regimen what added benefits you could expect in a session. With all this we’ll help you learn how to spot a slacker and avoid wasting your money! Meg and Mahdi debate the comparison of a trainer to a “shrink” and how mentally involved your physical coach needs to be with you. Walk away with some great perspectives on goal setting, progressions, and stress effects you need to discuss with your coach. 

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Liam Glynn, Mahdi Aloun

Resources / Tags: Lost and Found Wellness, The Project Training System, Mahdi Aloun, Coaching, sports, Kuwiat 

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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How do you define a great body? In any definition we’ll cover movements from warm up to cool down that every body needs. Plus we consider why 1-2 hours of intensity in the gym is not enough to reverse 9-10 hours of sitting in your car, office, or home. Get in on the debate of bench press vs overhead press and what gut health and self-respect have to do with developing a great body.

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Liam Glynn, Mahdi Aloun

Resources / Tags: Lost and Found Wellness, The Project Training System, Mahdi Aloun, compound movements, Kuwait 

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Who are Meg, Liam, and Mahdi? Learn how each of us got into the health and fitness industry, what we enjoy about helping people, and what brought us to Kuwait. You’ll learn the health and wellness struggles and success we’ve gone through and how those experiences qualify us to help you become your best coach.

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Liam Glynn, Mahdi Aloun

Resources / Tags: Lost and Found Wellness, The Project Training System, Mahdi Aloun

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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Learn the history of Kuwait's premier fitness festival the Battle of the East , the CPCF Battle & Saracen Race, from a former event organizer. We’ll hear perspectives from athletes, volunteers, and fans on the event’s organization, programming, and spectator highlights. Find out how the development of athletes in the GCC region has been influenced by this event PLUS the empowering increase of female participation.

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Liam Glynn, Mahdi Aloun

Resources / Tags: CPCF Battle, East vs West Battle Overview, Circuit+, Green Island, Lost and Found Wellness, The Project Training System, Mahdi Aloun, Kuwait, The Battle of the East, The Battle | Athlete Games 2018 Online Qualifiers | Competition Corner

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Stress presents itself in many ways. Some types are easier to control while others are not. In today’s episode we’ll cover digestive, physical, emotional, chemical, and environmental stress loads and what that means for your hormones, recovery, and weight management. In a fast pace 21st century it’s hard to avoid stress but there are many ways to cope with it. Check out today’s episode to find out how! 

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Hosted by: Meg Guthmiller, Mahdi Aloun

Resources / Tags: Take 5 Stress Guide, Lost and Found Wellness, The Project Training System, Mahdi Aloun

The information in this Podcast is not meant to diagnose or replace medical advice from your physician. It is meant to open communication between you, your body, and your health care teams. The Project aims to provoke curiosity of your body and behaviors to give you more insight on your health and wellness.

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