Our guest on the podcast today is Stephanie Barstad - she is a physical therapist and running coach from the USA.  Life is busy for Stephanie, as a mom of 2 young children, a health professional and launching her own small business,  running is a great outlet!  She finds running is a great way to deal with stress and anxiety that life throws at us!

That passion for running lead her to create a facebook group for beginner runners, to help and support them as they get started (or coming back to running :-)).

Here is the link to Stephanie’s Beginner Running Group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2541643939424068  - its full of supportive helpful people who love to run, go check it out :)

Stephanie’s Running Tips - Have a plan you can stick to, listen to your body and get a good pair of shoes. 

https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/ 

We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!

Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately  - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)

Come on what have you got to loose?  

It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)

Todays tip - “Walk mindfully.”

You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/

Todays fascinating conversation is with Kathy Mills.  She was diagnosed with a thyroid condition 15 years ago, which meant that she put on weight that was impossible to budge!  It wasn’t until she resorted to cycling and swimming to recover from tripping at park run 5+ years ago that the weight melted away..   Once the weight was gone her running became an enjoyable activity!  In fact Kathy is now running, swimming or cycling every day and competing in triathlons.  There seems to be no slowing her down :)

She puts her lack of injuries down, in part to starting regular running a little later in life - i.e. she’s not worn out yet :)

Kathy’s Running Tips - Start small - run and walk until slowly increase the running elements.  Consistency is the secret.

https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/ 

We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!

Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately  - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)

Come on what have you got to loose?  

It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)

Todays tip - “Be fun and curious.”

You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/

Today we talk to Chris Jones about his love of running.  Chris came to my attention due to an article about him running an 80k trail race (the Cradle Mt/Overland Track) with a broken leg!  In this episode you’ll not only hear how Chris got started running and why he keeps running but also what it was like to run those 80ks in the wilderness with, what turned out to be a broken leg!  

This is a fascinating episode full of interesting insights Chris has had about his running.  

Chris’ Running Tips - Always start running slower than you think you need too - Go slow.. Take it easy and enjoy it.

https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/ 

We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!

Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately  - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)

Come on what have you got to loose?  

It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)

Todays tip - “Be patient.”

You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/

In this episode Ben Well’s shares his love of the Tassie wilderness.  Whether he’s hiking for days or running on the trails, Ben often finds himself in the wilderness exploring our natural environment!  As Ben says running is a very simple pursuit, all you need is a pair of shoes before you head out the door and then it’s just one step in front of another.  But it’s the running community that he values the most.  

Ben’s Running Tips - Find your running community (its more fun with other people - especially when the weather’s unpleasant) and don’t ever think you’re not good enough.

https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/ 

We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!

Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately  - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)

Come on what have you got to loose?  

It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)

Todays tip - “Make practice important.”

You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/

In this episode we hear from the inspiring Kate Edwards.  Kate hasn’t taken the normal route to ultra running events - she basically skipped the usual 5k/10k/21k/42k events and went straight into 100k and then multi-day events and soon to be iron man!  All this while learning to managing chronic fatigue - when is her body saying don’t train today because of chronic fatigue and when is it just normal tiredness that passes when you start training?  Understanding these messages is still a work in progress for Kate.

She has also lived in a number of countries and is currently completing a Phd in Gut health and exercise :)

Kate’s running tips - enjoy it, find your why, be gentle on yourself and find a coach if you need one.

https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/  

We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!

Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately  - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)

Come on what have you got to loose?  

It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)

Todays tip - “Compassion for yourself and others”

You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/