Mon, 28 May 2018
Are you on the go, go, go and it feels like there is clutter internally and externally? Hear Kari share the science of how to attend to feelings that don’t feel good and how to move forward. Kari’s beta Flourishing Skills groups will commence on June 4 and 7, 2018. Secure you spot by May 30, and learn how to slow down the bus and enjoy the present moment. Email Kari@therunninglifestyle.com to learn more. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live a Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of The Running Lifestyle Show team. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |
Thu, 24 May 2018
Laura Vanderkam, best-selling author and time-management expert, returns to the show to discuss research on how to enjoy your time “off the clock” and how to even find time to do so. She also shares her experience with setting a running goal, her running streak, and how she has significantly increased the books that she has read. This conversation took place on a walk in the wintertime. Serena Marie, RD, and Kari discuss the role that probiotics play in the gut and what to do if you simply don’t like or can’t eat foods that are rich in probiotics. Kari shares why doing something novel or something you did as a kid can bring joy during the Mind Fuel for Your Fuel Belt segment. Want to make this is a summer to remember? Kick it off with a six-week group to scientifically increase your well-being, happiness, and flourishing. The beta Flourishing Skills groups will give you the tools to learn and practice skills together with a small, curated group. Time’s ticking away to sign up for groups on either Monday, June 4, 2018 in the evening or Thursday, June 7, 2018 during the day. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of Team TRLS. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |
Mon, 21 May 2018
Around and around we go—negative thoughts can spiral us down, down, down. There is, however, a simple way to stop negative thoughts. By using Martin Seligman’s (PhD) influential work in positive psychology, you can think about three good things to stop the negativity loop. Update: The beta version of Kari’s Flourishing Skills groups will commence on June 4 and 7, 2018. This is an opportunity to learn skills to create a flourishing life via working in a small group of like-minded individuals. Email Kari@therunninglifestyle.com to learn more. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live a Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of The Running Lifestyle Show team. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |
Mon, 14 May 2018
Carol Dweck, PhD—author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success—is the go-to authority when it comes to mindset. There is something called a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, and you don’t have either one or the other. On this special Mental Health Monday episode in May, Kari discusses how to know when you could be getting in your own way and how to potentially look at something through a new lense. Update: The beta version of Kari’s Flourishing Skills groups will commence on June 4 and 7, 2018. This is an opportunity to learn skills to create a flourishing life via working in a small group of like-minded individuals. Email Kari@therunninglifestyle.com to learn more. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live a Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of The Running Lifestyle Show team. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |
Thu, 10 May 2018
Casey Kerrigan, MD, who is internationally recognized for her peer-reviewed published research on running and walking gait and the effects of footwear (in addition to starting the Biomechanics Lab at the University of Virginia), shares why our preconceived notions about shoes are completely wrong—and she has the science to back it up. She discusses what shoes typically don’t have and what two specific assets they need to have. Dr. Kerrigan also explores why the shoe industry hasn’t embraced the latest technology, what the number one physical disability for the elderly is, and how working your calf muscles will help you run more efficiently and possibly faster. Serena Marie, RD, and Kari talk about why eating protein is especially important for athletes in heavy training cycles or for perimenopausal or postmenopausal women. They chat about why protein is so key for middle-aged men as well. Kari shares the science behind dedicating a day to random acts of kindness versus spreading acts out over several days during this episode’s Mind Fuel for Your Fuel Belt segment. She also discusses gratitude letters. Don’t miss out! Kari’s beta Flourishing Skills and Accountability groups will offer a time to come together with kindred spirits to learn how to apply scientifically proven skills to increase your positivity ratio. Groups begin June 5, 2018, and will run (pun intended) for six weeks. These are intimate groups where you get to learn and apply skills among a safe, welcoming, small group of people. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of Team TRLS. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |
Mon, 7 May 2018
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Kari shares her experience with bouts of depression and how being mindful is scientifically proven to help bring people into the here and now. Kari explains the differences between mindfulness and meditation. She also discusses two mindfulness exercises. Kari’s Flourishing Skills and Accountability groups will offer a time to come together with kindred spirits and learn how to apply scientifically proven skills to increase your positivity ratio. Groups begin June 5, 2018, and will run (pun intended) for six weeks. These are intimate groups where you get to learn and apply skills among a safe, welcoming, small group of people. To learn more, please email Kari@TheRunningLifestyle.com. Find out the 11 Strategies to Live a Running Lifestyle HERE. Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of The Running Lifestyle Show team. Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes. |