Grit. Gratitude. Growth.
I help driven women 40+ build the strength, habits and confidence to achieve bold goals and create a life they’re excited to live.
YOU HAVE THE GRIT. LETS BUILD THE PLAN.
you've come this far.What's next?
You're not done growing, achieving, or experiencing.
Life changes. Goals evolve. The habits and strategies that brought you this far may not be enough for your next chapter.
Led by entrepreneur and lifelong endurance athlete Jan Guenther,
Gals with Grit helps driven women 40+ build the strength, confidence, discipline, and daily habits to pursue bold goals —
in health, business, adventure, and life.
A great next chapter doesn't happen by accident.
You build it.
reaching YOUR GOALS now requires new tools.
a coaching experience FOR WOMEN
you’ve got the Grit. let’s build the plan
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.
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.
Big goals. Strong habits. A life you love.
Find your strength. Build your confidence. Create your next chapter — NOW.
You CAN do more than you think.
You've got the grit. We'll help you build the plan.
That's the Gals with Grit promise.
The life you want doesn't happen by accident. You build it.
Live your values. Embody the daily discipline. 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.
Not Another Self-Help Course.
Our 8-week personal or group coaching program helps you identify a bold goal and build the habits, confidence, and discipline to make it happen.
You've earned the wisdom. You've got the grit. Now build the life you want.
Get stronger. Think bigger. Live bolder.
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
We believe the pursuit of bold goals makes life richer.
When you build physical strength, mental confidence, and the habits to keep moving forward,
you create a life of greater energy, purpose, and joy.
