The Health & Fitness Podcast, By Innerfight

Dan cooper spent 18 years of his life in the Australian Special forces, not the path he thought he would take as a kid but his desire to challenge himself led him to selection. He finished school with little desire to continue to study but has since gain a degree, two masters and is currently studying a PHD. In this show we talk about humans being one being but why we disconnect the physical, mental and emotional. We also delve deep in to what keeps us going when we are “tired”, the two types of pain and living in certain circumstances without emotion. Dan is a family man with great morales and having lived a life of challenging himself he is continuing to do so through some brutal ultra endurance challenges that he shares with us. Enjoy the show. Marcus Connect with Dan: https://www.instagram.com/dancooper_msc/

Making people better at life includes smaller people, gyms are not just for over 18 years old, that's why we have kids programs and an amazing person in Bonnie to lead these programs who we hear from in this show. Bonnie talks about her journey in fitness, being a mum of 4 and the massive impact she has seen in the kids she has coached in various areas of life. Connect with Bonnie: https://www.instagram.com/bontutt/ bt@innerfight.com

My name is Chris Brannigan and Hasti is my daughter, she has just turned 8 years old and she dreams of being a chef and a dancer. Hasti however has a rare genetic disease, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS). CdLS is characterised by reduced growth, global developmental delay, feeding problems, speech and language difficulties hearing problems and, in many cases, limb abnormalities, but it is rare for children with CdLS to become adults who live independent lives, often needing round the clock care for their entire lives. No cure or treatments exist for this terrible disease which occurs in just one in every 30,000 live births, but we are committed to change that so that all children with CdLS, both now and in the future, can enjoy better lives. But to do that, we need your help. We just need £400,000 to pay for the research to create a treatment for this disease which has already started with the Jackson Laboratory in the United States. The clinical trials that will follow, will cost over £2,000,000. https:/

2 years back a young 16 year old mailed us here at InnerFight and said he wanted to move to Dubai and coach with us…….wild really when you think about it that 2 years on we not only have Reece Mitchell coaching here with us at InnerFight but we also get him to chat on the podcast. You will fast see that Reece has an amazing mindset when it comes to getting what he wants in life, dealing with failure and helping others become awesome human beings. If you come to InnerFight you will see and hear Reece around and if you don’t but want to have a chat with him drop him a mail or flick him a DM on the gram. Connect with Reece: rm@innerfight.com https://www.instagram.com/reece_mitchell15/

Like many of us Georgie McLean had an interesting time during the recent lockdown, however unlike many of us during that time she decided that in June 2021 she would run the length of the UK……875 miles. But why you may ask? Well aside from things like this just being suited to her personality Georgie has some super deep reasons and motivations that will not doubt get her through the challenge. We talk childhood, biggest fears, Stoicism and really just a passion for life in this show. Enjoy it. Marcus

Welcome to the new InnerFight, a new era for our brand and a totally new experience for our clients that remains routed to our vision of “Making people better at life.” In this show we discuss what is going on at InnerFight these days, what is different, what is better and most importantly why we have made these changes to our brand. Enjoy the show and we look forward to seeing you soon. Marcus

Sam Browning is a father of 2 with an amazing mindset and a super interesting story. He tells us how “going cold turkey” and making big changes in his life has seen him lose 37Kg in just 18 months. Not only that but he has taken on some awesome physical challenges and recently clocked 13km in a single run which is a huge milestone for him. Sam’s story is no different from many people that somehow let things go and suddenly Sam was 147kg, eating burger king on the way home for dinner! He knew something had to change and when he was out of breath running just 15m with his daughter the point was driven home. Sitting with his wife on Jan 1st 2019 they both made a decision to change their lifestyles. Huge change as Sam explains in the show and a lot of challenges along the way. If you are struggling Sam has a lot of great advice. Enjoy the show. Marcus

It's nothing new, if you want to be successful, to win at life then you need to be prepared. But what is preparation, what should we be thinking about, what should we do? Thats the key really isn’t it, people often tell us to prepare but we have no clue what to prepare! Do we ask?? Ha ha. Sometimes more is better and of course sometimes less is better but preparation in any form is super important if we are going to get what we want in life and have fun along the way. This show will give you some practical tips into good preparation for LIFE! Enjoy it. Marcus

This week we talk about this challenge that our coaches Tom, Rob, Rob and Marcus recently completed. They started at 4:24am and completed 50km ride, 50km run, 50km ride at Al Qudra in Dubai in the middle of the summer? Why would you do such a thing you may ask? What were the challenges? How did it all play out. In this show the guys have a very open and candid conversation about the challenge, where the idea came from and they also chat about hosting the same challenge for people but this time in cooler weather and in the night and not into the middle of the day where temps reached 52 degrees. Enjoy the show! Further resources: Toms report: https://tomwalkerfitness.com/f/into-the-light Marcus’s report: http://www.mjdsmith.com/into-the-daylight/

We crave instant gratification as we are able to get it in so many areas of our life. It is fast becoming our biggest weakness as it is leading to long term issues that we have to address. If you follow a fitness plan for a week or two you are often viewed on as weird! 2 weeks seems like a long time to be doing the same thing. And then walk in the people that have been eating a certain way for years and they are just look as as aliens.  Well long term commitment may well be what is missing for a number of people in life and this really is what needs addressing. Enjoy the show. Marcus

You have heard of OCR? and you have heard of Kilimanjaro? Well you are about to hear about OCR on Kilimanjaro. Epic probably does not do this race justice. Join us as we talk to David Pickles the founder of @worldshighestocr. Connect with David and the challenge https://www.worldshighestocr.com/challenge https://www.instagram.com/worldshighestocr/

“I feel great”….”I feel crap!” Which one feels like what, when, why and how on earth do we measure it? Daily check in on yourself is what this show is all about. We share simple hacks that will allow you to easily measure how you feel in a way that you can benchmark again! We heard it all to often that some days are better than others but why is that? This is a super important question. And when it comes to feelings how can we really measure them? Also an important question and sometime harder to answer. In todays show we give you the hacks that you need. Enjoy the show. Marcus

Jules Curtis is on a mission to live her best life to be able to coach others to do the same. She left her Corporate job and got a one way ticket to New Zealand to live the dream of being a traveling Life Coach. She's challenging life by doing things differently with lots of interesting learnings and fun stories along the way. Can she make Work Easy, Play Easy the new goal in life? This show will certainly make you think on a number of levels as we move from living your best life all the way to meditation, we hit waterfalls, hire cars and talk about not talking. This is not the last time we will ave Jules on the show that is for sure. Enjoy it.

Acai, acaaaai, aci…..pronounce it however you like, consumption Acai is on the rise around the world, but what is it, where has it come from, is it good for us, how much can we have? Yup there are a whole load of questions around it which we dive into in this show, we let you know what you should be ordering and how often. Acai is a small fruit, round, and black-purple in color. The fruit became a staple food in floodplain areas around the 18th century, but its consumption in urban areas and promotion as a health food only began in the mid 1990s along with the popularization of other Amazonian fruits outside the region. The key to your consumption of Acai is all down to what you have it with, how much and how often! Enjoy the show.

Welcome to episode 650, this podcast has been an epic journey, this show is another landmark number but the motivation behind it as never changed….”to give people as much value as possible.” Thanks for listening, enjoy the show.

Waking up early may come easier to some of us than others but in this show the case to make it happen is proven and strong. I have always been an early riser so I guess you could say it’s in my blood but as you will hear in this show I will go over the why’s and more than that the benefit. Of course like many things in life waking up early takes some training but once you train the body and mind then things in life start to change for the better. Enjoy the show. Marcus

The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 but their traditions date back to the 8th century BC. It is an iconic event littered with tradition, hard work, records and emotions. Could that all be able to change as there are whispers of video games being included in future Olympics? In this show I discuss some thoughts around a recent article in the Economist which delivered some very interesting insights into the participation in video games such as Fortnite and Leave of Legends. I look into the rich and interesting history of the Olympic games, where it all started, why it only happens every 4 years and some of the popular and less popular sports that we see in the spectacle that is the Olympics. Maybe this is a change we need, maybe it is what the modern world looks like and maybe as new sports are added, others are dropped off it is time to include the sports, hobbies or pastimes that get the most attention these days. What do you think? Good? Bad? Let us know on winning@innerfight.com

We have known what calories are for a long time but even 15 or 20 years ago the thought of counting them and or weighing food in order to ensure that you get the right amount was not something the layman would consider. If you were an “athlete” then maybe but otherwise not a chance. Fast forward to today and everyone seems to know about counting calories, whether they are doing it correctly or not is another thing. At the same time the number of eating disorders we are seeing and generally poor relationships we see that people have with food is on the rise at a scary rate. So whats going on? That is the question we answer in todays show.

Just 4 years ago Keith Russell started running as something he could do with his severely disabled daughter Alanna. It brought them both great joy and happiness. Sadly in December 2017 Alanna passed away but in the short time Keith ran with her they had a huge impact on many communities both in Ireland and further afield. What started as something they did together soon developed into something that would help Keith deal with being apart from Alanna as he explained to us “I had two choices and the world would have accepted if I chose to drown my sorrows but I didn’t I chose to keep running.” Since Keith has run a sub 3 hour marathon, completed the 173km Belfast to Dublin ultra, on Alannas second anniversary completed 100 miles on a 400m track and on 27th June ran 227km around an athletics track as he chased the Irish 24 hour record. In this show Keith speaks in detail about all areas of his life, lessons learnt and how he has overcome extreme adversity. Enjoy the show.

“You should read more” was probably a phrase we have all had shouted at us at some stage or another. But how, but when, but why? In this show we talk all about books, reading, podcasts and learning, how much is too much, how much is enough and when should we start doing! You can check out my book list right here www.mjdsmith.com/books and if you have any books you want to share please drop us a mail to winning@innerfight.com