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Quick Energy Protein Smoothie -Take a minute for breakfast!

This is the early-morning High Energy Protein smoothie we serve our guests every day. It helps break our fast and kick start our metabolic process. We recommend mixing until really smooth to get the most out of the combined flavors. INGREDIENTS 1 cup frozen fruit, such as berries, mangos, and/or strawberries 1 tablespoon hemp oil […]

2019 Mountain Trek Schedule Updates

As Sir Isaac Newton taught us, a body in motion stays in motion. At Mountain Trek, we believe this not only applies to the human body, but our program as well. We must constantly seek novel methods to improve the offering—that’s the only way we will continue to help you improve your health. While this […]

Mountain Trek’s Morning Routine

I see you there, scratching your head as you read, “6:15AM Smoothie + Tonic” on our schedule for every day (!) of the week at Mountain Trek. And I see you scratching even harder when you read, “6:30 AM Gentle Yoga.” Here’s the deal with why we wake up at 6AM to drink “that stuff” within […]

Feel like your health is out of control? Try a morning routine

Call it a belligerent zeitgeist or pressure cooker–the bottom line is we’re living in a pretty testing time for mental and physical health. We’re raising kids of the “I want” generation, trying to navigate their begs for the latest consoles and phones. Additionally, we’re swimming upstream in alienating workforces and trying to be successful entrepreneurs. […]

SMART Goal Making With Our Fitness Director

Cathy Grierson has been Mountain Trek’s Head Guide & Fitness Director for almost two decades, and she’s not slowing down. She embodies ox-like strength and is a leading source of fitness-related non-quackery. In an attempt to become even one hundredth as physically tuned-up as Cathy, I sat down with her to chat about how she’s […]

New Year’s Resolutions with Nutritionist Jenn

Last summer, I walked into Mountain Trek with a host of digestive issues. Food and I were not—I repeat and emphasize, NOT—on good terms. I was bloated. I was inflamed. I was crumbling. Jenn Keirstead, Mountain Trek’s nutritionist, fixed that – and within just one week. With her emphasis on non-inflammatory foods, and appropriate meal […]

5 Reasons You Need to Start Hiking Right Now

We’re meant to be outside. The terrible thing is, most of us spend over 2,000 hours at our desks yearly. That’s like watching The Titanic 616 times in a row. The stress, the long hours, the sedentary nature of our chair-bound lives—it’s all sucking the life out of us. This year, take it outside. More […]

New Year’s Resolutions with Kirk – Certified Life Coach

Last year, I took a week off from my Bay Area-based job to enjoy a week at Mountain Trek. I won’t deny the first few days were difficult—sugar is my vice—but mid-way through the program I noticed a fundamental change within—a change so monumental I decided to leave my job and start creating written content […]