Adventure Is My Sport

People often ask me what my sport of choice is.

My answer is always the same: adventure.

For me, adventure is the ultimate expression of fitness — not something that happens inside a gym, but something you take out into the world. Sometimes that looks like a long day on a mountain trail, sometimes a quiet paddle on open water, or a tough ride that takes me somewhere new. It can be hiking, cycling, climbing, or simply exploring — whatever puts you in motion, fully present and alive.

Adventure isn’t about competition. It’s not about ranking, comparing, or proving anything. It’s about doing. It’s about feeling your body work the way it was meant to — strong, capable, adaptable — and letting that open up the rest of life.

Someone once asked at a surf competition, “How do you tell who the winner is?”

The answer: “The one who’s having the most fun.”

That’s exactly how I see it.

To me, the real goal isn’t to win at fitness — it’s to use it.

To carry your own pack, climb your own hill, explore the world around you, and still have energy left to enjoy it. Fitness, then, becomes a tool for freedom — not an end point. The stronger and more functional you are, the more open the world becomes.

That’s why I train.

That’s why I teach.

Because adventure is my sport — and fun is how I keep score.