Episodes
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Every fitness transformation has a story, and OCR visionary Joshua Fry's is as poetic as it is inspiring. Dealing with some dark obstacles, Joshua turned to exercise; obstacle fitness no less. Beginning with a touching moment with his dog Buster, Joshua's journey caught fire when he found his fit with Spartan racing. Since, Joshua has been feeding the same passion in others by not only building a permanent OCR infrastructure in his home city, but by sharing his powerful story of perseverance.
Friday May 10, 2019
17 Biophilic Fitness: The Motivational Power of Nature
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Strengthening your fitness motivation might mean making your routine more outdoorsy. This week, on location from the forest, Kelly discusses the biophilia hypothesis and its value in creating more motivating movement in your life.
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Friday Apr 26, 2019
15 Decoding Success: A Simple Definition for More Motivating Movement
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
So you want a fitness routine you can maintain... but is your mindset hampering your motivation? This week, Dr. Kelly Doell redefines "success" in a way that might be the mental shift you need. As always, check out Kelly's Question of the Week.
Friday Apr 19, 2019
14 Numbing Numbers: Making Measurement More Motivating
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Fitness is FULL of numbers. But are they helping or harming your motivation? In this episode, Dr. Kelly Doell discusses the pitfalls of today's measurement culture, including when it's the right time to ignore it completely.
Friday Apr 12, 2019
13 Adage Annihilation #1 - Saying No to "No Excuse" Culture
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Time to call BS on yet another cultural trend. Today's "no excuse" culture won't help you in the long run. In this episode, Dr. Kelly Doell deconstructs toxic "no excuse" messaging that disrupts your relationship with fitness and, as usual, offers a concrete strategy to circumvent this sentiment on your fitness journey.
Friday Apr 05, 2019
12 Trying New Things - The Matt Damon Method
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Working harder at old ways won't solve the commitment puzzle. To foil that pesky dropout pattern, something needs to change. That's where an underdeveloped skill, trying new things, comes into play. This episode, Kelly gives a few practical mental tips for plunging into a new activity that might just provide the motivational boost your routine needs.
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Every fitness journey starts with a first step. This week, Kelly interviews 3-time Boston qualifier (and run commuter) Jesse Blondin about the story behind her marriage to marathons. Take a listen for tips on nurturing a motivating relationship with running that's built for the long haul.
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Friday Mar 22, 2019
10 Exercise is Medicine - So What?
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
The Exercise is Medicine movement may be accurate... but is it complete? This week I fill in the gaps about what prescriptive fitness is lacking to be an effective approach in the long run.
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Friday Mar 15, 2019
09 Momentum's Secret Weapon - A Fresh Look at Self-Forgiveness
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Self-compassion, self-forgiveness, self-acceptance... these ideas are all the rage. On this week's episode, Dr. Kelly Doell puts a twist on one that will make you much more prepared for your next fitness setback.
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Every wonder about the legacy of a rigorous high performance culture on an elite athlete? Describing her journey as "fit to fat to fit", former Canadian World Cup medalist turned podcaster Elisa Kurylowicz describes the tumultuous evolution of her relationship with physical activity over her lifetime.
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Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Feeling like a slacker? This week, Dr. Kelly Doell somehow uses a lasagna metaphor to breakdown how our beliefs about discipline may be hurting the sustainability of our fitness routines. The good news is, all it takes is the question of the week to get you back on track.
Friday Feb 22, 2019
06 Are We Too Hung Up On Habits?
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
66 days... 21 days... which is it? It's hard to know exactly how long it takes to establish a healthy habit, but does the number really matter? This week, Kelly says no. Applying a coat of philosophy onto the research on habit formation, Kelly outlines how focusing on making movement mindless might just an obstacle to commitment rather than the solution.
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
05 Disrupt the Rut
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Ruts happen. In this short episode, Kelly preaches action with a simple mental exercise to get you back in the game. All it takes is an image and a plan. What will yours be?
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Saturday Feb 02, 2019
04 Finding Fitness that Fits - The Goldilocks Principle (First Four 4/4)
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
In this episode, the last of the launch series called "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell gets back to basics by leaning on one of the most popular children's stories ever. The lesson? We need to stop judging ourselves for failing at fitness that simply doesn't fit us. How? By knowing exactly what our fitness tastes are in the first place.
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Saturday Feb 02, 2019
03 Fitness as a Relationship (First Four 3/4)
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Is it possible that we're TOO goal-oriented? In this episode, the third in HEA's kick-off series called "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell deconstructs the popular definition of fitness and proposes a unique perspective for your fitness journey. During the show, Kelly asks what your relationship status is and invites you to "make love, not war" with physical activity.
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Saturday Feb 02, 2019
02 Mindset Matters (First Four 2/4)
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
In this episode, the second of the kick-off series "The First Four", Dr. Kelly Doell details the power of mindset and why it matters to the sustainability of your fitness routine. In the show, Kelly describes the link between our mindset and the methods we take to get and stay active, and establishes the link between today's fitness culture and our mental approach to moving.
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Saturday Feb 02, 2019
01 The Pain Pendulum (First Four 1/4)
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
It's a pattern we're all familiar with. We stumble along in our fitness journey, swinging between painstaking discipline to activities that don't fit us and the painful shame, regret, and even self-loathing of yet another failed attempt to get and stay active. In this episode, the first of the launch series called "The First Four", motivation expert Dr. Kelly Doell lays out this pesky pattern, including its cultural origins, and a way to circumvent it going forward.
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Monday Jan 28, 2019
About Happily Ever Active
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
In this welcome episode, Dr. Kelly Doell describes the mission of Happily Ever Active and what you can expect from future episodes. You can follow the show on Instagram or on Facebook.