Grit. Gratitude. Growth.
A coaching for women 40+ who are excited about living a full life of health, adventure and wisdom
Gals with Grit offers women the tools of strength, nutrition, grit and gratitude to build for the decade ahead.
reaching YOUR GOALS now requires new tools.
You want to live life to it’s fullest at every age,
but reaching those goals is more difficult as you age.
Build your strength, improve nutrition habits, and pursue a challenge that matters most to you.
Gals with Grit offers personal coaching from Jan Guenther, an entrepreneur
and lifelong athlete who understands the challenges of handling the transitions of life as we age.
Together, we’ll create a practical plan,
build habits and confidence you can sustain to reach your goals of … fitness, career change, life change, adventure desires…whatever is most important for you now, to achieve.
Grit. Gratitude. growth.
a coaching experience FOR WOMEN READY TO set their goals
and get them done.
Sign up. begin your NEXT CHAPTER WITH CONFIDence.
Grit: Your 12-Minute Standard. Anchor your day with a non-negotiable standard that holds your momentum when life pushes back, motivation vanishes and schedules fracture.
Gratitude: Prioritize what is joyful and meaningful. Feeling strong physically and mentally boosts your ability to evolve, adapt and find purpose.
Growth: The result from expanding your comfort zone. We help you choose and complete a bold, concrete, goal. There is no excuse for a stagnant life.
Meet Jan, who shares her 40 years of business, endurance and grit.
purpose - adventure -confidence - growth
I’m Jan Guenther - entrepreneur, endurance athlete, mom, and founder of Gear West Ski Bike & Run.
Gals with Grit was built for women who have goals to accomplish and they want to move forward with life now, despite aging setbacks. It’s for women who have goals about how they want to feel, look and become as life progresses.
I understand the desire to keep growing and to use the wisdom learned to find new adventure, new ways of reaching your goals through the challenges and transitions of life. Decades of building a business, competing at an elite level taught me the skills and habits I now share with you — the tools for a life abundant in experience, adventure, health and meaning.
Don’t circle ambitions. Secure your framework. Find your grit. Here.
With Gals with Grit, you will:
Build the physical strength and nutritional discipline for decades to come.
Choose your very important goal - and accomplish it.
Create new patterns/habits that move you forward.
Build your 12-Minute Standard 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.
33+ years building and leading Gear West Ski & Bike, a specialty sports retail campus in Long Lake, MN.
Raised two boys while balancing athletics, building a business from ground up and navigating 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- introducing women to the challenges and rewards of human-powered adventure.
Faced and overcame adversity in business, sport, and health — and built the systems that got me through.
Continued to create a life full energy, adventure and purpose.
reach your important goals…now.
build the life you want… now.
find the strength. structure. accountability.
High performance at every age starts with energy, mental sharpness and physical strength- the kind that puts your goals within reach.
You CAN get there. You WILL get there.
That's our Gals With Grit promise.
a full life requires energy, gratitude and purpose.
don’t drift. Life is too short. (even with coffee)
Live your values. Embody the daily discipline. Expand your confidence. Commit to what matters-to YOU. 
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 WHYs of eating better. Improved energy, hormonal balance, physical and mental recovery…learn the power of great nutrition.
gals with grit
coaching programs.
GWG is not a self help course. The program is a structured personal journey to pursue growth at all ages. Join the full 8 week program (personal or group) to build the path to achieve YOUR very important goal.
Access your wisdom, your grit and your energy to age with purpose and adventure.
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 coach who focuses on improving
health, strength and goal setting
will deliver you a life more full
of energy, purpose & joy.
Embody the daily discipline of your Gals with Grit program.
Expand what you can do and feel.
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”.
GWG is here to motivate, provide accountability and inspire.
