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Listener Questions

Welcome back to a very special episode, Team! This week, Kaisa and Mike respond to listener questions. They’re listening, and they want to hear from you, so keep those questions coming! First, Mike is buzzing about photography and his new shirt. Kaisa’s buzzing on an online shop called Revolve with a super easy return process. […]

Aging

Hey team, and welcome back to another episode of The Kaisa Show! This week, Mike is buzzing on the book he’s been reading – Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. Kaisa is buzzing on going to therapy and all the personal growth it can lead to. Then, we dive into this […]

Opioids To Opportunity with Paddy Gleason

Welcome back, team! This week’s episode includes special guest Paddy Gleason! Mike, Kaisa, and Paddy dive into a variety of topics, including Paddy’s background growing up in Maui, how he got into paintball, his struggle with substance use, how he got clean, and staying sober. Then Paddy discusses his fitness journey, his connection with movement […]

Surviving And Thriving as a Small Business (part 2)

This week, Mike is buzzing about his new running shoes, and Kaisa is buzzing about the two Seattle Storm games she attended this past week – where she had a great time supporting local sports! Then, we dive into Part 2 of the business podcast. We discuss Kaisa’s shifting philosophy surrounding money, expanding your business, […]

Podcast: What The Actual Fork

“I was super frustrated at the start of the New Year (and I still am) that we have made it through a pandemic, and all we want to do is change the body that helped us get through it! So for me, it’s always a conversation that there is nothing wrong with you or your […]

Surviving And Thriving as a Small Business (part 1)

Welcome back, Team! This week, Mike is buzzing on his new trap bar, and Kaisa is buzzing about Esther Perel’s new card game, featuring conversation starters for deep conversations. Next, we dive into a number of topics surrounding business: investing in yourself as a business owner, finding your purpose and motivations to ground the company […]

Failures

This week, Kaisa is buzzing about Mike joining her and Luka for a workout – and he did awesome! Mike is buzzing about Apple’s magnetic charging technology. Then we dive into the topic of failure: why Kaisa sees failure as a challenge and a mindset, as an opportunity to improve and avoid being stagnant. We […]

Tips on How To Get Started And Stay Moving

In this episode, Kaisa and Mike discuss The Kaisa Show’s new acronym: TKS. They also dive into the idea of habit forming and making time for movement–whether that’s backing your commitment to movement in a financial way or gamifying fitness. Kaisa shares her “coins in the bucket” approach to taking care of yourself, and recaps […]

Listener Questions

Today Kaisa and Mike are buzzing about Kaisa’s first bee sting (ouch!) and Mike’s new podcast recorder. We also dive into the topics of quitting (especially when something doesn’t serve you), choosing the right type of mobility for your body’s needs, supplements, changing trainers, and how to persevere in the face of unsupportive peers or […]

Podcast: The Key Nutrition Podcast

“How about all of the people that are on the sideline of the fitness industry? We know that we’re not doing our job because the world, the US, has never been in a more unhealthy place… And I think, as an industry, we need to take ownership of that… “10% of the world is in […]

Start Moving: Your First Workout

Here is the first workout in the new Start Moving 5-Minute Workout series. It is only 5 minutes long. Try it out and see what you think. If you’ve got five minutes in your day to spare, that’s enough to start building up a habit of regular movement. No equipment is needed — you can […]

Travel

What’s up team! Today, Kaisa and Mike dig deep into travel. How do you stay active while traveling? How do you stay motivated to move without overdoing it? Kaisa’s buzzing about her new Saucony running shoes, and Mike is excited about his Logitech combo touch keyboard. They also talk about running, walking, trying new things, […]