I wasn't being present and focused specifically around the family. That's what was most, you know, impactful and when I looked at my fitness career, I was like, man, the best workouts I get are when I'm against the clock right like

that's really what cross fit kind of innovated in my opinion was working out

against the clock because for so many years we'd go around the gym and do a

little of this a little of this, a little

of that, and it was fine. But as soon as you added the layer of a clock, it added a

competitive spirit. So I started taking that clock to everything I was doing, from doing this

with you to, you know, playing with my to you know play with my kids to be with my wife of dinner.

It's I'm being present I'm being focused I'm working hard in this time frame that I set and

then I switch gears to the next focus so maybe the morning

it's a workout I'm focused then it's a time with the kids and then it's this and it's that

when I'm at work be at work when I'm at home be at home and for anybody who exercises I just think it's a really easy analogy for

them to think about.

This is episode number 102 with Jason Kalipa. Welcome to pursuing health.

I'm Julie Fushe, Family medicine resident and former CrossFit Games athlete.

Here I bring to you information and inspiration from experts and everyday individuals

for how to use lifestyle to maximize health.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Now let's get started with this week's episode.

Well, hello there and welcome back to Pursuing Health,

a very Merry Christmas to all of you who are

listening today. In this episode I got to sit down with Jason Kalepa who you may

know as a prominent Cross Fit Games athlete, a father of two, as well as the owner

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