Kale Tales And Other Health Adventures

John chats to Icelandic Popstar Gudni from the band Kvika. John met Gudi on a kayak trip in Vietnam as the only two single lads they got partnered up. John learnt during the kayak ride that he was kayaking with an Icelandic Pop Star who was travelling to get inspiration for his next album. Now fully inspired from a kayak ride with John he chats to us about his travels and his brand new album. AMCAP of; Who are Kvika? Why take a 5 years break between the first and second album Gudni’s number one travel destination for musical inspiration Breathing exercises for singing How to write a song? Getting played on Icelandic Air Future travel plans Highlight of travels so far Travelling in your 30s vs. 20s Travelling in Iceland and what Gudni as a local recommends seeing in Iceland How to get your music on Spotify? The strong work ethic of Icelandics TENUOUS GAME TO END THE SHOW - NAME THE KVIKA SONG

John chats to The Pizza Athlete who loves Pizza and Training. He doesn’t see pizza as a bad food but a great way to fuel his workouts and something he enjoys eating. We talk about the benefits of a diet focused on eating what you enjoy over restrictive diets, how all foods can be good or bad for you depending on the portion and why you should never put broccoli on a pizza. AMCAP of; Crossfit Open Our experiences doing 20 point 5 Doing both RX and scaled for open workouts Low carb diets Broccoli Bashing The Pizza Athlete’s favourite pizza When best to have Pizza. Pre or Post-workout? The time when the Pizza Athlete got sick of Pizza The Pizza Athlete’s Homemade Pizza Why we don’t need cheat days The Dose makes the Poison - anything can be good or bad for you depending on the dose How Crossfit helps with ultra Marathons Bringing Pizza into Crossfit Box TENUOUS‌ ‌GAME‌ ‌TO‌ ‌END‌ ‌THE ‌SHOW‌ ‌-‌ ‌Pizza Trivia

John chats to Jon and Jen who are currently travelling while continuing to work on their branding and marketing business. We talk about visa Runs, teaching English as a sideline and working on your laptop in a bed in a hostel over coworking spaces. AMCAP of; Bali Visas and flying to Kulu Lumpar to extend Bali Visa Why stay in Canggu in Bali? Doing the TEFL (Teaching English for Foreign Languages) course Branding and Marketing for Start-Ups/Small Businesses Working in a creative partnership Balancing work and personal life Working in different time zones and using time differences to your advantage Holidaymaker vs. working while travelling Co-working spaces pros, cons and alternatives TENUOUS GAME TO END TO SHOW - Name as many digital nomad cities as possible

John chats to Daniel Basic a sales consultant, startup advisor and entrepreneur who ran his own Coconut Water business.  Hear his proven sales techniques and business advice. AMCAP of; Work-cations Daniel’s Sales Techniques How to find out if you are selling to the right person in a business How to overcome fear of coldcalling How not to be annoying when making sales? Setting up a Coconut Water Business Going from a test order of 300 units to growing business Getting listing blocked from Amazon Finding out the Coconut Water you are selling is just sugar water Closing the Coconut Water business to avoid legal action What one piece of advice would you give to start-up businesses? Getting into Public Speaking Hear about Daniel’s ‘be who you want to be not who you are’ talk Daniel’s 3 must have items TENUOUS GAME TO END THE SHOW - The Coconut Quiz

John chats to David London who is a movement, flexibility and posture specialist who is pioneering the Deskbound Therapy movement. We all know sitting, crouched over a laptop doesn't feel good so David tells us how to work and workout effectively.  AMCAP of; Common movement issues in office workers and what to do about them The stigma of stretching and how to deal with the strange looks Change your position for different work tasks Why getting moving in the morning is important Static vs Dynamic stretching Standing vs Sitting desks The right and wrong way to stand How to work on your laptop in hotel rooms Is sitting really the new smoking? How to get ready for your workout during the working day Why is movement, mobility and stretching often overlooked? How to easily fit mobility exercises into your workout Should you stretch after a workout? Easy things to do to start increasing your moving and mobility Deskbound Therapy and movement work for people in manual physical labour F

John chats to JB from Will Fly For Food, one of the worlds top food blogs. Unsurprisingly there is a lot of chat about food from a chicken place in Chiang Mai, Thailand to the strange Asian desserts including Halo Halo in the Philippines. We also hear about JB’s life as a food blogger, his tips for blogging success and most importantly how to find the best places to eat when travelling.  AMCAP of; Manilla Traffic How to keep a blog going when 95% of bloggers quit in the first year How Will Fly For Food choose their restaurants  Street Food vs. Michelin starred restaurants Cooking yourself vs. Eating out The life of a food blogger and eating at 4-6 restaurants a day Long travel and living like a local by staying in places for 1 month vs. quick trips Getting local recommendations on where to eat Planning where to eat vs. going to places on a whim Favourite country for food Being a 45 year old food blogger in a young persons game Thoughts on the food of the Philipines - Pork Sisi

 John chats to Steph from Fitness Road Maps who is a fitness travel advisor. She travels regularly to lots of amazing places and makes sure she stays fit and healthy as she travels. Listen to our chat to get inspired to hit the road and be fit as you travel.  AMCAP of; Best country for culture Worst travel destination to be fit and active in. Is there one? Fitness essentials to pack for travel Balancing fitness and travel  Best country for hiking Simplifying your life and making savings to fund travel Eating on the road and Best country for food Protein on the road Most bizarre food when travelling Best country for beaches Settling vs. Travelling Working overseas One place you wanted to stay longer and live Worst place to travel to  Benefits of travelling alone Best country to ease in to starting travelling for the first time TENUOUS GAME TO END THE SHOW - Name the Fittest Countries in the World

John chats to Charlie Ross who after becoming disenfranchised with the fakeness of social media started #The9pmNorm to encourage people to post at 9pm whatever is going on in their lives even if it's not their usual social media glamour. Listen to our chat to get inspired to keep social media real.

John chats to Matt Wilcox who runs Faith Rx'd in the UK. Find out what Faith Rx'd is and how it adds to the Crossfit experience to take athletes beyond just physical fitness. We also hear about Matt's toilet habits and how he found himself in a hotel room with Crossfit Games athletes.

 John chats to Jason Slade, Crossfit Coach and Co-Founder of Crossfit North Devon in the UK. Hear how Jason set up Crossfit in a small UK town as a clueless 22 year old and made it the success it is today.  AMCAP of; Mornings and Jason’s morning strugglings  Programming and making Crossfit accessible for all  Starting Crossfit North Devon at a clueless 22-year-old and finding a business partner The Crossfit North Devon ethos “it will be the best hour of your day”. How Jason delivers that as a coach. Colleges churning out personal trainers. Is it worth training as a personal trainer? Jason’s beef with Crossfit Jason’s own Strongman training Functional Bodybuilding program International Bench Press day Crossfit North Devon workout anthem, Sexual Healing remix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTGnBKVTnUI) TENUOUS GAME TO END THE SHOW – Name the ‘Morning’ song

Learn how tracking your workouts can push your performance with Ondřej, the man who loves exercise, Crossfit and workout analysis. Ondřej is a top Crossfit athlete and runs WodTimeCalculator.com which allows you to benchmark your workouts.

On this episode we are joined by nutritionist Leah Williamson. Before she embraced real food she struggled with weight and fatigue but since embracing real food she has seen a transformative in how she looks and feels. She now helps others benefit from the power of real food and helps us easily to understand what low carb, paleo and keto actually mean in practice and how they can help us be fit, healthy and strong.

We hear all about Kimmy.Fitness's fitness challenges from swimming a marathon in a month to walking one million steps in a month. Give it a listen to get inspired and maybe even start your own fitness challange

If you love running and love eating you'll love this episode with Monica from Run Eat Repeat. We talk about how she went from walking on a treadmill to going on to run over 50 half marathons and 30 full marathons and we also find out all about her doughnut diet.

Joe Cannon from Supplement Clarity (formerly known as the Supplement Geek) knows everything there is to know about supplements. He's straight talking and an expert on the science of supplements cutting through the marketing and hype to find out if a supplement is any good. We chat to him to find out what supplements work and which don't, covering everything from multivitamins to whey protein.

Get inspired and learn from Dr Eduardo Iglesias' health adventure. As an emergency physician he knows life is precious so tries to make the most of life and perform at his best. Although it wasn't always this way. Hear how he went from surviving cancer as a child, to an unfit medical student to now a fit, healthy and all round good guy trying to help his patients. Also, features a game inspired by the Back to Future film for good measure. Enjoy!