Evolve Pod

In this weeks episode, I talk with Kern Toussaint (aka Touss) all about his journey from growing up in Trinidad in the Caribbean, the military and living with Chinese practitioners.

Kern has learnt from and taken forward themes from every episode of his life and scenario he has put himself in, creating an outlook and perspective that can really help and inspire people to follow suit.

Have a listen and follow him to find out more.

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It's not often you get to delve into the mindset of an elite athlete who has hit the very high highs of top level global competition. I have always wondered what the bigger picture is for winning an olympic gold medal.

In this episode Amy talks very candidly about what it takes to stay disciplined, have routine and achieve things you set your sights on.

How do you even get into skeleton bobsleigh? How fast can you go? The story of success is not all plain sliding, skeleton bobsleigh is not a mainstream sport; the external pressure to perform in order to survive at the top could be devastating, but not for Amy!

With all stories on the Evolve Pod, there's lots for us to take away from this episode.

Ever considered doing an Ironman triathlon? How about multiplying that by 20, all in one go... a 48 mile swim, a 2240 mile bike ride followed by a 524 mile run.

Claire Smith, aka Brutal Claire joins me on the Evolve Pod as the only person from the UK to have completed this ultimate challenge, as well as other epic achievements such as the JOGLE, self supported, a continuous DECA triathlon and many many more.

We chat addiction, mindset, endurance sports and what drives Claire to keep pushing her boundaries as well as hold down a business through the challenges of lockdown!

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I am so excited to bring you this podcast! Researcher, running coach, bestselling Author of The Lost Art of Running Shane Benzie has worked with over 3000 athletes across 6 continents in some extreme races and locations. He has helped runners such as Nicky Spinks, Damian Hall, Solomon Boit and many more achieve world records, fastest known times and enhance the art of beautiful movement.

In this episode Shane and I talk through his research, his philosophy to running and why it can bring so much positivity to us as humans. From Iten in Kenya to the Amazon Jungle, Goring to the Sahara Shane continues on his quest to analyse movement in all its beauty to help us all create elasticity and mental and physical flow. Have a listen and get running!

September 2020 I ran my own unique ultra marathon, The Snowdon 6 Ways Challenge, where I ran up and down the 6 main routes of Snowdon back to back. 78kms and 5200m of elevation later I managed to raise a mind blowing £22415 for Oxfordshire MIND, a local mental health Charity.

In this episode I chat with the CEO, Dan Knowles about the challenges the charity faces, the amazing people who work for and volunteer for the charity and some of the exciting and innovative projects that your hard earned cash will help fund. It's a great insight into the current state of affairs of wellbeing and mental health.

Season 2, episode 1. I speak to Rory Parsons, one of the team behind the Behind 6 project, about his experience with the outdoors, a near death experience that drives him forwards every day, and why he is so passionate about helping people set, train for and achieve their goals.

He's a lively, passionate and entertaining guy, have a listen, be inspired and enjoy!

Episode 6 brings a slight shift in content towards an essential facet of wellbeing - our nutrition. James Hudson, founder of Nutrition For Energy joins me to share his knowledge on the nutrition industry, what we eat and even how we should eat it! Nutrition isn't just for sports, it is for life!

in this feature length special, we have a special guest host who delves into my unique Snowdon 6 Ways Challenge, my story and what lead to voluntarily running up and down Snowdon 6 times in a row.

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Honoured to bring you on a journey of resilience, mindset and discovery through Janka's story. Diagnosed in 1982 at 3 months old with Cystic Fibrosis and given months to live, Janka has beaten all the odds and is now living a fulfilling an simply amazing life, not only representing, but medalling for Team GB on the World stage in the swimming pool! Grab your headphones and have a listen!

Episode 3 of the Evolve Pod brings you Naeem Alvi, founder of Notepad Studio. In this pod we discuss what has driven Naeem to run a very successful Brand Agency as well as how and why he promotes both his own, and his employee's wellbeing for the benefit of Notepad.

Have a listen and enjoy!