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Chronically Badass

Chronically Badass is a grassroots movement dedicated to connecting, supporting, and inspiring invisible illness warriors in their athletic and fitness pursuits.

The Victory Lap

Badass Katherine, Crohn’s

Katherine ran two laps of Tough Mudder Colorado — 16 miles and 48 obstacles! In the course of her Badassery, she earned her 10x headband.


@geologistkat

Badass Caitlyn, Colitis

After 11 years of remission, Caitlyn has been battling colitis for the last year. While last summer was plagued with bad health, she’s managing her condition well now.


@caitpilk

Badass Maja, POTS

In January, recumbent biking was a struggle for Maja, who now goes to the gym daily. She discovered her love of weightlifting, which helps manage her symptoms.


@maja.baksic

Badass Jenn, EDS/POTS/MCAD

After a stellar performance in Dun Laoghaire, Jenn is going to the 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in New Zealand!


@alwaystrijenn

Podcast

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Kris Dash

16. Marathons, Medical School, and Type 1 Diabetes – Dr. Jordan Hoese

Dr. Jordan Hoese ran her first marathon at age 14, two years after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In the time since then, she’s run six other marathons and graduated from medical school. She shares her experiences as a patient and a physician.

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Kris Dash

15. Arctic Trek to Challenge MS – Scott McPhillimy

Badass Scott McPhillimy just returned from the adventure of a lifetime, a three-day trek in the Arctic Circle to benefit the MS Society. A multiple sclerosis warrior himself, Scott describes how he works with his condition while training, and he shares highlights and details from his trek.

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Kris Dash

14. Strongman and Mental Strength with Dysautonomia – Andrea Graham

Badass Andrea Graham, a Strongman athlete with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), shares her diagnostic and weightlifting stories. Additionally, Andrea describes the importance of mental strength in her life.

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Kris Dash

13. Pole Fitness and Self-Love with Fibromyalgia – Kat Stokes

Badass Kat Stokes is an engineer, a pole fitness enthusiast, and a fibromyalgia warrior. Kat shares her chronic illness story and her introduction to pole, discusses the role of fitness in her mental health, and describes her practice of self-acceptance.

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Kris Dash

12. Running a Post-Diagnosis 5K – Clarissa Reynolds

Clarissa Reynolds is a personal trainer and autoimmune warrior with lupus and Sjogren’s. She shares her experiences as a chronically ill fitness professional and mother, describes the exercise video series she’s created, and reflects on her first 5K since diagnosis.

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Kris Dash

11. Riding the Autoimmune Condition Rollercoaster – Jennie Maurer

Jennie Maurer, who has a master’s in kinesiology, a passion for personal training, and a history of autoimmune hepatitis and Graves’ disease, shares her story and advice for managing stress and getting back into fitness after a flare.

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Kris Dash

10. Striving for Holistic Wellness with Chronic Illness – Dr. Patricia Stott

Health and wellness practitioner Dr. Patricia Stott shares her knowledge about movement science, her philosophy of exercise grounded in self-love and body-respect, and her experiences as a hEDS, MCAS, and POTS warrior.

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Kris Dash

9. Becoming Unstoppable with Type 1 Diabetes – Eric Dutcher

The ever-inspiring chronic superhuman Eric Dutcher just returned with Team M.U.D. (More Unstoppable Diabetics) from the World’s Toughest Mudder. He shares his experiences in obstacle course racing, as well as his own chronic illness obstacles.

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Kris Dash

8. Using Movement as Medicine for hEDS/POTS/MCAD – Jenn Harmon

The unconquerable Jenn Harmon shares her unique perspective regarding using triathlon training and racing to manage hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and mast cell activation disease.

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Kris Dash

7. Nutritional Interventions for Chronic Illness – Kammie McClintock

Kammie McClintock, a yoga instructor, nutritional therapy practitioner, and Badass with Crohn’s and Sjogren’s, shares her experiences with conventional and functional medicine, her nutritional training, and the interventions that have improved her health.

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