105. Emily Abbate, Fitness Writer & Host of the Hurdle Podcast
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2018
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
"I had already gotten so far, and I just wasn’t willing to look back. That involved pushing my comfort zone and doing something I maybe wasn’t the best at." —Emily Abbate
Emily Abbate is a freelance writer, editor, and content creator, a certified personal trainer, a marathoner, and the host of the Hurdle podcast. On this episode, Emily talks about her own #hurdlemoment, and what it took for her to lose 70 pounds — no quick fixes or fad diets included. She talks about her impressive journalism career, and shares how she rebounded after being laid off — twice. Plus, she opens up about confidence and failure, and dishes out life lessons galore.
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What you’ll get on this episode:
- Was this the life young Emily Abbate saw for herself? (2:15)
- Emily shares her own hurdle moment, and opens up about how she lost 70 pounds and learned to love running (4:00)
- How Emily became a super successful journalist and magazine editor (13:00)
- Whether Emily sees herself as a risk taker (18:00)
- Emily’s journey through the publishing industry, including being laid off — twice — and how she’s developed her confidence (19:00)
- How Emily ended up freelancing, and the hustle it requires (31:30)
- What a day in the life of Emily Abbate looks like (37:50)
- Emily’s best advice for aspiring journalists (48:15)
What we mention on this episode:
Liz Plosser on Episode 72 of the Ali on the Run Show
Emily’s meditation book: Journey to the Heart
Lululemon Run All Day Backpack
Ali on the Run Show LIVE in San Diego
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.5 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and today you're getting two podcasters for the free |
| 0:14.9 | praise of one. My guest today is Emily Abadi. Emily is the creator and host of the hurdle podcast, |
| 0:21.2 | and she's a freelance writer, editor, content creator, certified personal trainer, |
| 0:26.1 | and serious nose to the grindstone hustler. Seriously, follow Emily on Instagram, |
| 0:31.5 | she's at Emily Abadi, and you'll see how much this powerhouse woman packs into a single day. |
| 0:37.4 | And she's often doing most or all of it with a huge smile on her face plus some seriously |
| 0:42.5 | great hair. So she's not afraid to get super honest and share her own hurdle moments. |
| 0:47.8 | Like on this episode, Emily talks about the day in college when she stepped on a scale and |
| 0:52.0 | decided to make lifestyle changes that led to a 70 pound weight loss. No quick fixes or |
| 0:57.6 | bad diets included. She also talks about her impressive journalism career in the fitness industry, |
| 1:02.9 | but also shares what it's like being laid off twice. We have a lot of ground to cover, |
| 1:07.8 | so please join me in welcoming Emily Abadi. |
| 1:11.2 | Emily Abadi, welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I'm thrilled to have you live and in person |
| 1:22.5 | here today. We're going to have some fun. We're going to have some fun. All right, so what we do |
| 1:26.4 | on the Alley on the Run show is we start off with a warm-up, which I know you're all about the |
| 1:30.0 | good warm-up these days. I've really been working on it lately. All right, well, the warm-up on the |
| 1:34.7 | podcast is way easier than a warm-up for an actual run. All we need to know is who you are, |
| 1:39.5 | where you're from, what you do. I am Emily Abadi. I'm originally from Connecticut. I've been |
| 1:45.6 | living on the Upper East Side for seven years now. I am a writer, editor, and podcaster. I have |
| 1:53.6 | my own podcast called Hurtle, and it's about people who got through a tough time in their life, |
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