740 episodes
Hurdle Emily Abbate
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Join me, Emily Abbate, every Monday and Friday for a good time. Hurdle is a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they’ve gotten through some of life’s toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple: To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention — and have some fun along the way. Tell me: What's your #hurdlemoment?
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302. Climbing the Ladder: PUMA VP Erin Longin On Career Advice, Upholding Boundaries & Supporting Women In Sport
If you’re looking to grow your career or pivot to a role that inspires you, listen up. Vice President of the running and training business unit at PUMA, Erin Longin, is bringing so many good nuggets of inspiration to the pod today. We talk about everything that goes into the sneakers we wear on the daily, but Erin goes deep into her backstory, her 16 years at PUMA, and insight for anyone looking to work their own way up the corporate ladder.
She talks about her perspective of how to "do it all" as a working mom and the boundaries she’s learned to set over the years in order to show up as her best self at work for her team and at home for her family.
IN THIS EPISODE
What drew Erin to PUMA and a career in sport (4:55)
Erin’s relationship with sport and wellness from a young age (5:50)
How Erin’s upbringing impacted her work ethic (11:55)
The pivot from Timberland to PUMA and what drew Erin to the company (17:50)
Advice for those looking to take a leap in their career (19:30)
A different perspective on the notion of ‘doing it all’ as a working mom (23:45)
Erin’s favorite ‘era’ at PUMA so far (30:30)
A day in the life as VP of Running and Training at PUMA and how Puma is putting a focus on women in their running department (32:20)
The biggest piece of advice for other women working to climb the corporate ladder (41:06)
What exciting Erin about her role and Puma right now (45:01)
Some of the best advice Erin has received in her career (51:10)
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Are You Digesting Your Life?
It's more than being present, it's taking the time to reflect on what's happening and your lived experience. Talking about this technique today, and answering a listener question on how to be OK with taking a rest day — offering a powerful reframe that will help you look forward to some R&R.
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301. Optimal Nutrition, Dissected: Chef Dan Churchill On How To Fuel For Better Performance & Helpful Tricks To Feel Your Best
My buddy Dan Churchill is back on the podcast with the exciting launch of his new book Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak. He’s giving us all the inside knowledge and know-how on how to fuel your body for optimal performance, whatever that may look like for you. We dive into hydration, micro and macronutrients, the importance of plant diversity in your diet, as well as protein sources and smoothie hacks. Dan hits home on the importance of taking care of and fueling yourself first and why it’s worth putting in the work for longevity of your life.
Grab Dan’s newest book ‘Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak’
IN THIS EPISODE
Dan’s journey to food and performance nutrition education (3:42)
How ‘Eat Like a Legend’ came to be (8:50)
Performing at your peak according to Dan (14:00)
Top 3 things things to focus on when looking to optimize performance (17:01)
Tactical steps toward cutting out refined sugars (22:50)
Dan’s ideal smoothie ingredients and hack for smoothie prep that will last you all week (31:15)
What it means to have a diversity of plants in your diet (36:58)
The importance of hydration and electrolytes when looking to perform at our peak (40:22)
The biggest challenge of cooking at home at why practice is key (47:30)
SOCIAL
@dan_churchill
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: The Helpful Tool I Use To Navigate Overwhelm
"I am" statements, have you heard of them? Breaking down how I organized my thoughts, and answering a listener question about goal setting.
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300. Paving The Way: MLB's First Female Coach Alyssa Nakken On Leadership & Motherhood
‘Stay humble and hungry’ is the walkout tune of my conversation with Alyssa Nakken, first ever female coach in the MLB. The San Francisco Giants coach shares how she is feeling after coaching the season opener 2 short months after having her daughter Austyn and support she’s received from the organization since making the decisions to start her family. We talk about how Alyssa is spearheading new initiatives for other riding female coaches; plus, how she deals with the pressures that come with being the first in big situations. Alyssa shares tactical advice for flourishing in the chaos and the importance of her support system throughout the season and beyond.
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IN THIS EPISODE
How her support system has enabled her to get back into the grind of the baseball season post-baby (3:55)
How Alyssa grew her passion into a career path in sport (8:05)
Qualities of a impactful leader, from Alyssa’s perspective (10:12)
Tactical tools that help Alyssa come back to self and how her habits have shifted since becoming a mom (15:15)
How she dealt with the pressure and noise of stepping in as the first female coach in the MLB (21:00)
Alyssa’s decision to start a family considering her stance within the MLB (27:25)
How Alyssa is focused on opening doors for young women following her and what that looks like as a new mom (40:30)
Alyssa’s biggest lessons in sport (45:40)
SOCIAL
@emilyabbate
@hurdlepodcast
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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: How Would It Feel To Ask For Help?
When life gets chaotic, I'm reminded just how strong my support system is. Talking about the conflicting feelings around asking for help, and answering a listener question about strength training.
SOCIAL
@emilyabbate
@hurdlepodcast
OFFERS
AG1 | Head to DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase.
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Customer Reviews
Great Podcast to Pump Up My Day!
I first heard about Emily through another podcast where she shared her definition of success: “We don’t know joy if we haven’t experienced pain, and we don’t appreciate the wins without navigating the losses. To me, success is how I’m doing good in the world and how I am experiencing joy while helping other people.”
Later, I dug into Hurdles Podcast and have loved every episode she’s put out into the world & following her inspiring journey on Insta! As a newbie runner myself, I’ve just signed up for a Half Marathon in September as my Turning 30 Birthday goal!! I’ve never been able to run more than 2.5-3km before this without stopping due to being out of breath / side pains, but last weekend for my training, for the first time ever I just clocked in my first 10km run!!! 🥲🥲
Thanks Emily for being an inspiration to so many!
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Sarah-Ann
Listener from Malaysia 🇲🇾