After a winter of “comfortable”—couch nights, heavy meals, and spiritual autopilot—the outdoors doesn’t negotiate. Spring bears will be in the high meadows. Mountain birds will be running ridgelines. And the mountain won’t care that you’ve been sitting still.

In this episode of Life Outdoors, we kick off Spring Training: The Spring Awakening—a February-long challenge designed to shake off winter softness and rebuild what matters most: mountain legs, disciplined living, and a ready heart.

Starting February 1st, while the ground is still frozen, we begin training for the seasons ahead—aiming at spring hunts now and bigger goals down the road. The challenge is holistic, built around four pillars:

• Physical: Start moving daily and build progressively—beginning with simple one-mile walks, then adding distance, weight, and elevation to develop true “mountain legs.” Expect rucking, tension-focused training, and breathing-under-stress work to prepare for real moments in the field.
• Spiritual: Trade autopilot for intention—one chapter of Proverbs a day, plus daily quiet time to reconnect and reset. The anchor is Proverbs 24:27: prepare the field first, then build the house.
• Tactical: Pull your spring gear out now—inspect, repair, replace, and test it before the season exposes what you ignored. Boots, rain gear, arrows, optics, calls—everything gets attention.
• Community: This isn’t a private goal—it’s public accountability. Participants post their “starting line,” share progress, tag the community, and bring others along as encouragement (and a little holy pressure).

This episode outlines the core problem: winter makes us comfortable—and comfort makes us soft. Spring Awakening is the counterpunch: a structured, week-by-week ramp that builds discipline through small, repeatable wins—so when the trail rises and the moment comes, you’re ready in body, mind, and spirit.

Grab your pack. Open your Bible. Let’s get to work—because the trail meets the truth out here.

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