Turning Life’s Challenges into Confidence through Mindful Mountain Biking with Coach Bekah Rottenberg

Sports mirror life. So how can we use sports to live our happiest, healthiest, bravest lives?   Bekah Rottenberg is the founder of Brave Endeavors, a professional mountain bike instructor, a NASM certified personal trainer, a Patagonia mountain bike Ambassador, and a former professional enduro racer. She retired from pro racing to focus on coaching and strength training through Brave Endeavors.      We talk about…   - Discovering confidence in all aspects of life through mountain biking - Finding self-confidence through what her body could do, even when academics were challenging - Breaking into pro mountain biking while balancing that with being a teacher - Not wanting to go all-in on racing since it’d sacrifice other important parts of life - Building confidence in youth girls as media poses unrealistic expectations - Sexism and microaggressions in women’s sports, on a small scale and as an industry - Changing her mind about transgender women in sports; it’s not just about testosterone - Building a multifaceted business around a passion for the bike - “The gap between expectations and reality is happiness” - Building muscle is investing in your body’s retirement bank account; you don’t have forever to build strong bones - Our minds can limit or push us, like with breaking the four minute mile - There are many elements to identity, not just being a mountain biker     How to connect with Bekah: Brave Endeavors Bekah on Instagram   👋How to connect with Jeni and Angie: Jeni on Instagram Angie on Instagram Angie’s website Angie on LinkedIn FTLO on Instagram    ⭐Please rate and review For The Love Of: On Apple Podcasts On Spotify     Shout-Outs: Music: The Kind of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.   Follow FTLO on IG: https://www.instagram.com/for.the.love.of.podcast/ For full show notes and more: https://fortheloveofpod.com 💕