In 2018 I first met Akbar Naqvi, he wore weight lifting shoes to run the 400m, 800m or 1km parts of my CrossFit classes at InnerFight, we joked and laughed about it. One day he came to me and asked me if I would help him run an Ultra Marathon. There is a lot in between but I guess you could day the rest is history.

Jackson Laycock knows that what he wants from life is not the same as what his mates wants or what is the norm. At 21 he is an aspiring ultra runner. He knows how to say no to big night out and hangovers and has his sights set on a big running future. He has always been into sport which he says comes from his parents and is in fact very good at a number of sports but it is running and ultra running that have caught his attention.

Yes we have launched a full on Yoga program here at InnerFight so who better to catch up and learn all about it with than the lady that runs it Claire!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”