Grit. Gratitude. Growth.

You know where you want to go. gals with grit helps you get there. 

You have the vision and the drive - for more experiences and growth.

Gals with Grit gives women a proven roadmap to:

1) Improved physical strength and nutritional energy for midlife and beyond.

2) Sharpened belief in what you CAN DO and purposeful action to GET IT DONE.

3) Reigniting confidence with a proven system of habits and accountability.

4) Added adventure and experiences that expand your comfort zone.

5) Finding your people who who take goals seriously at all ages.

Forget generic coaching from someone half your age. GWG is built by a woman who has lived it —

Establish deliberate habits towards progress and growth today.

Gals with grit: A powerful coaching experience…

FOR WOMEN READY TO REIGNITE PURPOSE AND STRENGTH. START your NEXT PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER WITH CONFIDence.

Meet Jan, Program Designer and Your Coach

purpose - adventure -confidence - growth

Welcome! I’m Jan Guenther—entrepreneur, endurance athlete, mom, and founder of Gear West Ski Bike & Run. After 40 years of building business, competing at an elite level, and navigating difficult transitions in midlife , I built Gals with Grit for women who know they can accomplish more and feel more as they move through life.

Gals with Grit provides you with the structure to:

  • Build the physical strength and nutritional discipline you need for decades to come.

  • Choose a goal that is meaningful to you - and accomplish it.

  • Create new patterns/habits that move you forward.

  • Build your 12 minute daily discipline to start you up when motivation is low.

  • Find your people navigating the same season of life.

  • Reignite purpose and to pursue adventure and personal growth.

    START NOW. Do not just think about change. Act on it.

  • 33+ years building and leading Gear West Ski & Bike, a specialty sports retail campus in Long Lake, MN.

  • Mom/wife who raised two boys while balancing athletics, built a business from ground up and navigated many life challenges.

  • Competed in endurance sport since the early 1980s — Ironman triathlons, Olympic cross-country ski trials, and national races in triathlon, XC skiing, and paddling.

    · Built and led women's sport programs for decades, introducing women to the challenges and rewards of human-powered adventure.

  • Faced and overcame adversity in business, sport, and health.

  • Created proven systems to move forward through aging and life’s adversities and find energy, adventure and fulfillment

You know where you want to go. Now add the strength, structure, accountability and your why.

High performance all ages starts with energy. Mental sharpness. Physical strength. The excitement of seeing your goals within reach.

With energy, boldness, and purpose — this is Grit. Gratitude. Growth.

You CAN get there. You WILL get there. That's the Gals With Grit promise.

GALS WITH GRIT. a PROGRAM built around a set of strategies to accomplish your really meaningful goal.

Reignite your confidence. Commit to what matters. ExpandYOUR possible.

Understand the health improvements of building muscle. Physical movement becomes non-negotiable for living your best life as you age. Strength training and functional movement builds essential muscle for health and energy in both mind and body.

Keep building your incredible life. Choose your Vision Statement. Set your “Really Cool Goal’. Redefine what you can accomplish through improved confidence, health and inspiration.

Grit keeps you showing up. Gratitude appreciates your ability to grow. Build the belief of what you can do. Convert ‘should do’ into ‘will do’. Build the habit of starting with 12 minutes a day - Act on your goals now! Don’t wait for another year.

Food is fuel - as you age good nutrition matters more than ever. Understand the WHY’s of eating better. Improved energy, hormonal balance, physical and mental recovery…learn the power of great nutrition.

Grit Gratitude and Growth

An 8-week 8-point program.

A complete strength-based growth experience for high-achieving women who are ready to start now.

GWG is built around five dimensions of high performance: Mindset. Identity and Expansion. Deliberate Habits. Physical Strength and Proper Fuel. Goal Achievement.

This is not a self help course. GWG is a structured personal journey that takes you from where you are now to full power- using wisdom you have earned and the grit within you to commit and achieve YOUR very important goals.

Grit. Gratitude. Growth.

Navigating life’s transitions requires health in both mind and body.

Aging hurdles add complexity, but the solution is timeless. Build your roadmap. Commit to your goals. Start NOW.

“To adventure is to leave our safe harbor and set sail into the unknown. It’s how we grow and discover who we are.”

—said by Explorer, Belinda Kirk 

The heart of Gals with grit

is the belief that a full life requires living with energy, gratitude and purpose.

The hard things make the easy ones meaningful. The cold makes the warmth sweeter. The effort makes the rest earned. This is contrast — and it never “just happens”. Only you can choose to expand boundaries and experience more fully, at every age. GWG is here to motivate, provide accountability and inspire.

Your choice requires one foundation: a body and mind you trust.

When you commit to both your physical and mental strength, everything else sharpens - your focus, your mood, your belief in what is still possible and how to get it done.

Live your WHY. Embody the daily discipline of your 12 Minute standard. Redefine what is possible for you.

  • "You have given me reasons why to continue with the sport - because it centers me, it challenges me physically and mentally... I do love having goals." - A.W.

  • "You continue to encourage me Jan, and I so enjoyed our Gravel West ride together!" - J.W.

  • "Only you, Jan, could turn a broken collarbone into a leadership-development TED Talk. Heal well, heal quick!" - S.B.

  • "It’s amazing how long you’ve been in the sport and how much you’ve helped all of us grow with it." -S.G.

  • “Gals with Grit addresses a wide range of challenges women face at our stage of life: relationships, illness, injury, business ventures, dream adventures/travel, completing an athletic event, feeling lost/abandoned, etc. I am confident of getting the support, information, and follow through I would need to accomplish my big goal!”