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Episode 2. How an Earthquake Shaped Chris Kirchoff’s Outdoor Fitness Retreat Enterprise

Author
Melanie Webb
Published
Wed 03 Sep 2025
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What happens when fitness leaves the gym—and meets the outdoors?

In this episode of The Mindful Trainer, I talk with Chris Kirchoff, Certified Personal Trainer and global outdoor fitness retreat leader, about how movement, nature, and travel can completely transform a person’s life. Chris opens up about her own path in the fitness industry, the evolution of her functional training philosophy, and what it means to build a community through adventure.

From the impact the Nepal earthquake had on her first outdoor fitness retreat to the emotional shifts she witnesses on the trail, Chris shares powerful stories about the ways outdoor fitness reconnects people with their bodies, their purpose, and each other.

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