Fit is Freedom with Kelly Howard

Small, Slow & Steady Wins the Day

Lately, I’ve noticed some changes in peoples’ fitness routines since the start of this pandemic. I’ve seen many people who were on top of their fitness game at the beginning falling off the wagon, and I’ve seen others who never considered a fitness lifestyle making a change with newfound motivation!
No matter if fitness is newer to you or you’re looking to get back on the wagon, we’ll be discussing ways to think about your fitness to help you stay consistent with all your goals on this week’s podcast!
In this episode, we’ll be discussing the importance of the following when keeping up with your fitness goals…
Fitness as a Long Game
Starting Small, Slow, and Steady
Understanding that it Takes Time
Join me, and let’s prepare for a lifetime of consistent fitness that will lead to a lifetime of happiness and health!

Motivation: a Skill You Can Learn Quickly

During this pandemic, this has been my labor of love, and I am so excited to share my Motivation Multiplier Method with you today on the podcast!
Over the past few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, so many people have been contacting me sharing that they just can’t get moving. They are mentally and physically stuck, running high on stress and low on internal and external motivation.
Join us as we explore the importance of having an arsenal of motivating multipliers when you are lacking motivation.
We’ll also be exploring a couple of my favorite motivation multipliers including:
The Giving Grace Multiplier
The Why Multiplier
The Future Me Multiplier
With just a little mindset shift and some motivation multipliers, we can get unstuck and on our way to achieving our fitness goals!

The Simple CARE Approach to Habits: Interview with Lorrie Mickelson

My dear friend and habit guru Lorrie Mickelson joins us on the podcast this week. She’ll be sharing with us her CARE Approach that takes an interesting look at habits and routines in order to get us to health and happiness!
We learn about her backstory and how she grew interest in learning about habits and how it impacted her life.
We’ll also be taking a deep dive into how the CARE approach can transform our everyday lives into something extraordinary. The CARE approach includes...
Convenient
Appealing
Results
Easy
Join us to see how all of this connects our habits with our health, happiness, and wellbeing!

Rewire Your Brain to Rewire Your Life - Interview with Cari Rosno

Today on our podcast, we are joined with Cari Rosno, an amazing entrepreneur who devotes her life to empowering others to see past their self doubt to reach their true potential.
Join us to hear her incredible journey that all started with the tragic 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that led her to learning all about the subconscious and how our bodies unknowingly act in self-sabotaging behavior. This then led her to selling her multi million dollar business and starting new with a goal of helping others learn how to help themselves.
Along with this, we discuss…
How to take steps forward once you have realized your trauma
The importance of asking questions and staying curious
Finding awareness of what is getting you stuck
Sitting and meditating
You WILL NOT want to miss this one!

Movement is Magic & the Right Training is Everything! Part 3 of the Something to Look Forward to Mini-Series

This is the third and final part in our Something to Look Forward to Mini Series, and today is all about taking action!
In part one, we discussed the importance of why we need something to look forward to, and in part two, we explored why we need to stop worrying about knowing everything before taking action. So, it’s only fitting that today we take the leap into looking at taking action and making your dream adventure a reality!
As with everything, preparing to make this a reality will take time. In this podcast, we’re going to be addressing the different phases of your preparation and training so that you will be ready to go when the time comes.
The phases I’ll be sharing that you’ll need to train properly include...
Base Phase
Build Phase
Buff Phase
Maintenance Phase
If you’ve enjoyed the Something to Look Forward to Mini Series, be sure to hurry and grab a spot in our master class for even more details, fun, and planning when it comes to achieving your dream adventures during uncertain times!

What You Need to Know to Be Ready to Go Part 2 of the Something to Look Forward to Mini-Series

In part one of our three-part mini series, we talked about dreaming up your adventure to challenge yourself and have something fun to look forward to. It’s the idea of giving meaning to our movement and our lives during a time of uncertainty.
Today, in part two of our Something to Look Forward to Mini Series, we’ll be exploring the tips and tricks to planning for your dream adventure.
The most important thing to remember from our show today is that you DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT have to be an expert to try something new and plan something exciting and fun! You simply have to start small, learn as you go, and make sure you have the bare necessities.
We’ll be exploring these necessities that everyone must have in order to start out on a new adventure...
Basic skills
Basic gear
Transportation
Fuel and Nutrition
Navigation
Safety gear
It’s so easy to fret over all of the things that could go wrong, but we need to remember and think about all of the things that could go right.
You don’t need to be an expert to go out there and do something really cool and really exciting. The more you act, the more confident you will be, and the more you will learn!
If you missed part one, be sure to catch it here, and be sure to join us next week in part three. We’re going to be looking at all things training and preparation for your dream adventure!
Don’t forget to join our FB Live Event! I host a new one every Monday from 6:00-6:45 PM CST, where we will be discussing a variety of topics to keep us motivated and working towards reaching our goals!

Dream Big (Even When You Don’t Believe it’s Possible) Part 1 of the Something to Look Forward to Mini-Series

There is so much stress right now. Quite frankly, one of the things adding to our stress is simply that there’s so much unknown about the future as we go live with this episode. This stops us from having things to look forward to, which drags us down; emotionally, mentally, and physically. Having things to look forward to is healthy.
When we’re excited, life is simply easier.
In our podcast today, we’re starting the 3-part Something to Look Forward to Mini-Series. We’re looking at how to navigate in uncertainty.
I’ll be discussing the questions you’ll need to ask yourself including:
What do I want to do?
What sounds most exciting?
What can I do now?
Once you decide what gets you excited, we’ll start thinking about how to:
Create the belief that we can do it
Get the knowledge to do it
Take consistent action

Jump on the Joy Train

With the year that we’ve all been having, it can be really easy to stay at the pity party. On a global scale, it’s been a struggle, and I’m sure we’ve all had our fair share of personal struggles as well this year.
I actually found myself struggling recently. I decided to share this with my audience in one of my newsletters. Soon afterwards, I received an email from a follower who shared that she was unsubscribing because she wanted to surround herself with positivity and people who were going to make her feel better about herself.
So, in this week's episode, we’re going to be switching gears and looking at how to jump on the joy train!
I’ll be sharing and discussing the 7 ways to get joy back into your life, which include:
Getting your emotions out
Connecting with yourself and others
Finding your kryptonite
Getting moving
Finding positivity
Limiting negativity
Reaching out and helping others
Don’t forget to join our FB Live Event for next week! I host a new one every Monday from 6:00-6:45 PM CST, where we will be discussing a variety of topics to keep us motivated and working towards reaching our goals!

Mid-Year Goals: Revise & Reset

Mid-Year Goals: Revise & Reset
We’re at the mid-way mark of 2020 and it’s been a doozy of a year, especially when it comes to wellness and fitness. It’s time for each of us to figure out how to dump the 2020 blahs and create new, easy ways to care for our fitness and ourselves.
But it doesn’t matter if you listen to this episode when we go live or two years in the future. Goals and resolutions have a tendency to slip away if we aren’t incorporating the four faves; fun, simple, desirable and accessible!
What does it take to renew and reset goals to help us feel like we’re on track and making life work for us?
Download & follow along with your workbook here.
We look back, we look forward and we look inward to determine;
What really mattered on your January goal list?
Why “Does this light me up?” is the most important question you should ask yourself.
What do you need to dump?
What do you need to double-down on?
How can you achieve your goals when you can’t go to the gym, a class or an event?
Why judging yourself if you’re off track is a deal-breaker.
Remember, if it’s not written down, it’s not real! Grab your workbook and follow along. Together we’re unstoppable!

Interview with Diana Driscoll: Activewear Owner and Outdoor Badass!

Interview with Diana Driscoll: Activewear Owner and Outdoor Badass!
Diana Driscoll is the owner of Vibrant1 Activewear, women’s fitness wear. Exercise has always been a big part of her life. She’s excelled in adventure racing, road and trail running, and has raced in events such as Adventure Race Nationals 3 times (a 30 hr race), ran 45-50 miles in four 12 hr trail runs, completed fourteen 24 hr team relays in eight states plus Canada, and ran the Boston Marathon twice.
Whew!
Along the way, Diana decided that there was a big need for a new type of women’s activewear, clothing that is bright and colorful, highly functional, and USA made with top materials for top performance.
Today we dive into what drives a top performer like Diana, what’s she’s been doing since her entire race schedule was canceled due to the pandemic (virtual races!) and what’s next?
If you’ve ever thought about doing an adventure race but didn’t know where to start, she shares her tips on getting into adventure racing, solo and team racing. And, the way smart women win races (with their brains - not brawn)!
Be sure to check out her awesome activewear line, which includes tops, bottoms, and sleeves designed to help women lead active, adventurous and vibrant lives. What’s not to love about Diana!
https://vibrant1activewear.com/