Kara Saunders (formerly Kara Webb) is one of Australia’s most accomplished CrossFit athletes and a global icon of functional fitness. Kara has competed in the CrossFit Games 11 times, earning multiple top-five finishes, including second place worldwide in 2017. She is known for her grit, power, and technical precision.
After years at the elite level, Kara shifted her focus from pure competition to building a sustainable, health-centred lifestyle as a mother of two, entrepreneur, and nutrition coach. She’s the founder of Heaps Good Nutrition, a platform dedicated to helping people eat and live better.
In this episode, we’ll talk about how Kara’s training, mindset, and nutrition have transformed through every stage of her life, from elite competition to motherhood and business. We learn many things most people don't know about Kara, such as how she became a top athlete by accident and how she learned to do muscle-ups from YouTube.
We cover:
- Kara's journey to accidentally becoming the world's top CrossFit athlete by learning muscle-ups from YouTube
- Kara's nutrition, training practices and health, throughout her athletic career, to pregnancy, to postpartum
- The issues of female body image, public judgment and how strength became trendy
- Kara's business, Heaps Good Nutrition, includes tips on how to juggle business, motherhood and training
This episode is full of surprising facts about Kara. Whether you are a fan of hers or curious about how to transition from elite athlete to a healthy mother and a business owner, you will love this episode. It's full of wild stories and interesting insights.
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