Podcast
Mindful Strength
Hosted by Kathryn Bruni-Young · EN
Kathryn Bruni-Young grew up in the yoga community and has been teaching for over a decade. Inspired by her own life's journey and a passion for helping all people feel more capable and confident in their bodies, Kathryn created Mindful Strength, a method that synthesizes mindfulness, strength training, yoga, movement, mobility, and body acceptance, to inform a well-rounded, embodied practice. This podcast is dedicated to sharing knowledge and fostering curiosity. Kathryn's conversations with unique and inspiring guests explore the ever-evolving narratives that are yoga, movement, and health. Join us!
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258: 10km Race Recap with Kathryn and Kyle
Apr 29, 202500:41:38Tap to summarizeToday we are talking about our 10km race last weekend. Kathryn and Kyle talk a little bit about the lead up, balancing training and recovery, and a break down of the run itself. They talk about pacing, why they kept their start pace even when everyone was blowing past them, pre-race carb loading, the taper week and how to challenge what's possible in a really sustainable way. We hope you enjoy listening! To sign up for our upcoming Squat Stronger 6-week program click here.
Transcribe →257: Rest intervals and super sets
Feb 18, 202500:16:30Tap to summarizeWelcome to our third solo episode of 2025. Today Kathryn is talking about rest intervals, and why we need them between heavy compound exercises. She also talks about super sets and which exercises you can link together with less rest. We hope these episodes help you understand strength training in more detail and help you become more successful with your training. Episode addition: in this episode Kathryn talks about CNS activation being a main reason why we need rest intervals, but there's more. The energy systems that fuel lifting also need time to recover, and recovery is aided by the cardiovascular system. More on this in an upcoming episode! If you have not yet listened to the previous two episodes, definitely catch up on them soon. *** To start strength training with us from wherever you are, join the Mindful Strength Membership click here to learn more. Each month we release a new strength program for you to follow, to build up with consistency. In addition to a monthly program you can browse our other classes i.e. mobility, plyometrics, cardio, stretching and choose a few to round out your training week. Members also get access to our mobile app. Click here to learn more about the Mindful Strength Membership.
Transcribe →256: Why writing down your lifts and training is a game changer
Jan 4, 202500:15:30Tap to summarizeWelcome to our second solo episode of 2025! If you have not already listened to episode 255 we suggest you start there. In todays segment Kathryn is talking about the value of writing down your lifts and keeping track of your numbers over the long term. When you write down your lifts you collect valuable data about yourself, your patterns, and you gain a lot of context. If training isn't going well or feeling great, you have a log to look back through which will help you make strategic changes. Tracking your lifts over time also shows gaps in the training, shows where you might need more consistency, more or less volume etc... Listen to this episode to learn more about writing down your lifts and why it's so useful. To join our next strength program in January, Pull-Up Club click here! If you are newer to strength training and want to browse our many classes and equipment tutorials, click here to check out the Mindful Strength Membership Thanks for listening!! If you are loving this podcast and listening on Apple, scroll down and leave us a review. We appreciate you being here.
Transcribe →255: Which exercises should always be in your program, for your goals
Jan 4, 202500:20:38Tap to summarizeWelcome to Kathryn's first solo episode of 2025! In this segment Kathryn talks about the big mistake a lot of people make when it comes to strength training, which is rotating the exercises too frequently. Building strength means repeating the same exercises over long periods of time. There is a lot patience involved with strength training. Kathryn talks about certain exercises she plans to train forever, and how to make those decisions based on your goals. She also talks about how most people underestimate how much they are capable of lifting, what to do when you can lift your goal weight, and why you won't be able to add more weight to your lifts forever. To learn about Kathryn's upcoming Pull-Up Program click here. To learn about the Mindful Strength Membership and how you can take a range of our different strength, mobility, and relaxation classes click here. Thanks for listening everyone, if you are loving this podcast and listening on Apple, please scroll down and leave a review!!
Transcribe →254 Laurel Beversdorf: Combining lifting with cardiovascular training, and why we recommend you do both!
Nov 27, 202401:00:15Tap to summarizeIn this episode Kathryn and Laurel talk about how they both got into running and what they have learned about cardiovascular exercise. We want to emphasize that you do not need to begin running, there are many ways to build up your cardio including the bike, rower, elliptical machine. In this episode you will learn why strength training and cardio are the perfect match and why it's essential to have both in your weekly routine. They talk about how adding cardio has changed their lifting routine, their relationship to carbohydrates, and the practical elements of doing varied training consistently. Both Kathryn and Laurel do running and lifting, but they each excel in different areas which makes this conversation even more interesting. To learn more about Laurel click here. To follow Laurel on Instagram click here *** To learn more about the Mindful Strength classes and programs click here. To follow Mindful Strength on Instagram click here
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