In this episode, I speak to Chris Heron, founder of London's only boutique rowing and personal training studio: The Engine Room. Tucked away in a Grade A Listed church a stone's throw from Regents' Park, don't let the stained glass windows fool you: there are beasts inside. Those monsters are Chris and his elite athlete rowing team, waiting to give you a full body transformation. In this episode Chris talks about how he got into rowing, his personal fitness journey, building a unique concept with Engine Room, the Olympics, how to train for and win sports championships, tips for athletes and beginners alike, and much more.

In this special episode of Travels with My Friends I chat to my friend Dave Weston just ahead of his next song release, Life of Riley, which he treats us to a sneak preview of. 'Dynamo' Weston, as I call him, talks life, music, sport, and how to 'run your own race', be it training for a marathon or running your first 5KM, getting into cold water therapy, meditation, staying positive and avoiding anxiety, mastering intermittent fasting, and being part of a solid community in London even in the most trying of times. This one's gold: please share, rate and review!

In this second episode of Travels with My Friends, I talk to Doctor Mena Kadhim about diet and nutrition, and its links with heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes. Mena busts the myths about the so-called healthy low-fat diet we have been recommended incorrectly to follow for decades, what is bad and good cholesterol and the causes of diabetes, why we should instead be eating a high fat animal-fat based diet for health and longevity purposes, which foods we should avoid and why, and much more. 

In this pilot episode of Travels with My Friends, I speak to a longtime family friend, the buoyant and unique Saad Al-Shybani. Over a cup of Iraqi chai, we chat about Saad's life growing up in Iran, Iraqi culture, what brought him to Glasgow, his travels around the world while in the oil industry and what made him give it up for the property world, some tips and tricks for 'making it' in property, and his three tips for living a fulfilled, happy and balanced life.