Craig McLean
Chiro London Podcast
The podcast from Chiro. London, hosted by founder Craig McLean. We meet chiropractors or people of influence who have an interesting life journey to share, always intertwined with a Chiro link. We started by chatting to the whole Chiro. London team of chiropractors and along the way we expanded to include some of the past Chiro London team, international chiropractors of influence, health focused London businesses or people (yoga, Pilates, gyms, PTs, psychotherapists) and simply some cool people who have found their way through the Chiro London doors. Enjoy!
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Episodes
Need help setting life goals? Coach Conor Ward and I discuss goal setting, the concept of a legacy goal/plan, as well as some chiropractic story telling... 11.02.2021 52:27
Send us Fan Mail Conor Ward, is known as 'the health elevator' and we jump on for a ride to the top floor, while discussing goal setting, what is a legacy goal, what did we learn from the Chiro London coaching program delivered in Jan 2021 to 15 of our chiropractors. General comments about why we as humans need coaching, why patients need health education. Great to hear how well his Lion...
Insight into BCA life and how to become a sports chiro - President and Treasurer of the BCA Catherine Quinn and Tim Button join me for a chat. 09.02.2021 41:21
Send us Fan Mail Thanks for taking the time Catherine and Tim, we start by covering how to build yourself a busy chiropractic clinic starting from a locker room at the local football club. Tim and Catherine now work together at Cleve Chiro near Bristol, but are both sports chiro mad, Catherine with QPR football club and Tim Bristol Rovers including some olympic international sport work too. Then w...
Dr Ryan Seaman, Chiropractor and president of the ASRF (Australian Spinal Research Foundation) we discuss his book The Case for Chiropractic 29.01.2021 1:02:51
Send us Fan Mail Ryan was in South Australia, I was in London and we connected to talk about the ASRF (Australian Spinal Research Foundation) and the book they released last year 'the case for chiropractic'. We cover what is the ASRF, how can we in the UK support them, what research do they do and what is the vision of the ASRF in the future. Then we get stuck into the book and discuss n...
Golf - meet golf pro Ian Clark, we talk golf hacks and body/injury challenges with golf 22.01.2021 55:48
Send us Fan Mail Time for the golf podcast. About time we joined forces with a golf pro and gave you the full golf episode where we discuss - golf technology, golf tips to lower your score, body/biomechanics issues that prevent a optimal swing, what is myTPI (Titleist Performance Institute.), a couple of exercises you can do to help, we dissect all 5 of Tiger Wood's back operations and give s...
Rugby - meet Damian Hopley MBE, England 7s world cup winner and now CEO of the Rugby Players Association 15.01.2021 55:55
Send us Fan Mail Hoppers, I've know for over a decade and he graciously spared some time to speak with us on the pod. He won the 1993 rugby 7s world cup with England but an injury cut his career short. He found himself heart broken and without any support. So he set about the journey of founding the Rugby Players Association (RPA) to give back to the game and support all players who retire ea...
How can you keep you, the host, super strong in a global pandemic? Meet Dr Mike McBean, Chiropractor in Fulham 12.01.2021 50:07
Send us Fan Mail Mike is a South African doc who studied chiropractic in SA. He's been in the UK for 6 years and he shares insight into his journey as a chiro so far. He's practicing with us in the Chiro London Fulham clinic. He gets into definitions of chiropractic, how he's studying functional medicine and nutrition, we discuss ways to keep the host (you) and your immune system st...
Dr Russ Rosen, Chiropractor and coach from San Francisco, California - one for the chiropractors, we talk neuroscience of communication 04.01.2021 1:34:59
Send us Fan Mail One for the chiropractors amongst us, Russ Rosen has been coaching chiropractors for many years and has a big reputation as a super effective coach especially helping you with patient communication. We pull apart different ways to communicate with others, so they think for themselves and make decisions based on total health, not just fear of pain. A great podcast for the new year...
Determine if you think your body is Clever? Part of nature? A whole system? Do you have a friendly relationship with it? Chiropractor Vismai Schonfelder joins us from Singapore. 11.12.2020 57:00
Send us Fan Mail Vismai and Craig went to school together, Chiro college together and parents still live 1km from each other. Their paths have crossed many times over their lives especially with Craig in London and when Vismai was in Holland. Vismai is now in Singapore and commutes from Bali. His teenage kids kids run a social enterprising fashion brand called Nalu. Vismai shares his many life ex...
Struggling with your mental health during these strange times? Listen in to the chat with Shula Wolfenden, integrative psychotherapist. 01.12.2020 58:16
Send us Fan Mail Craig McLean here again. What is integrative psychotherapy and towards the end, where do you find a reputable one? Shula tells us her story of how she changed vocations and became a counsellor after her husband and mate of mine, Hamish lost his battle with mental health. We discuss how emotional problems can manifest as physical symptoms, useful chat for chiropractors! She outline...
Evolve Gym founder Ashton Turner joins us and we talk fitness, exercise, body image, nutrition, chiropractic, influencers and more. 27.11.2020 59:53
Send us Fan Mail Thanks Ashton for a great chat. Another episode helping our local community of small businesses survive the lockdown period by promoting what they do. As the name suggests Evolve 365 gym has evolved during this period offering great remote workout program and it's even strengthened their community. We talk exercise, fitness, body image, nutrition, chiropractic, influencers, t...
WHOOP! We talk HRV, sleep, strain and recovery from our team Craig (cycling), Luke (running) and Tommy (Crossfit) 25.11.2020 50:07
Send us Fan Mail Whoop - the wearable fitness/health tracking device worn on the wrist and claims, by them, to unlock your greatest human potential. We explain what is heart rate variability, in layman's terms and we pull apart the devices and its pretty slick app interface which gives you an in-depth understanding of your sleep, recovery and strain. We tackle this through the eyes of three d...
How Pilates can help you feel great, be strong and flexible - meet Lisa Lamberti from The Pilates Clinic, Wimbledon, London. 21.11.2020 48:11
Send us Fan Mail Lisa and I met through an mutual client, but it turns out we've been serving the same part of London for over a decade together and it's a big surprise that we've never met. In this new virtual world it actually worked well, us meeting for the first time over Zoom and me recording it and transforming into the Pod. Enjoy listening to Lisa as she delves into Pilates,...
Growing your business from local bike shop to a huge UK online bike retailer. Chiro London advocate Ian Whittingham shares his story 12.11.2020 46:44
Send us Fan Mail Ian Whittingham co-founder of Sigma Sports - we talk bike business, bike racing and backs. What a story to go from doing bike mail orders in your bedroom to 29 years later being a massive online retailer and he talks us through the whole journey. We then cover bike racing, his IG Sigma team followed by Nuun Sigma Sports team and brief explanation of how Wiggo ended up on a Sigma S...
Chris Cracknell - England 7s and pro rugby - Rio Olympics with Fiji - now running a business. Bants! 07.11.2020 1:11:12
Send us Fan Mail This pod is in 3 parts - the first of its kind - the TRIpod. Crackers thanks for joining the show, great to have some time to chat. We cover pro rugby, England 7s, early retirement and how we met through total body chiropractic reconstruction. Then the Rio Olympics Fiji story and ending on lessons learned and how we can apply to any business. Part 1: I rode out to Windsor, we sat...
What is it like to be a 3rd generation chiropractor? Meet Dr Zara Watkinson our chiropractor in Tooting 03.11.2020 42:34
Send us Fan Mail Zara is a third generation chiropractor and she shares her story with us here on the Chiro London podcast. This was recorded live on Instagram. We follow the path from her mum inspiring her to become a chiro from a very young age. Her study at @mctimoneycollege and running her own practice in Henley. She joined us in Tooting in September 2020 and has felt at home from the off. So...
Cycling without pain - the bike fitting one - Adam Wolley returns 31.10.2020 56:19
Send us Fan Mail I cycle down to Cranleigh in the Surrey Hills and record this pod onsite at the fittingroom.cc Adam Wolley is a super experienced bike fitter and we talk all about knee, back, neck and foot pain. When should you get a fit - before buying a bike or after? The classic fit vs function discussion - what can be done to help your body improve its position with exercise and chiropractic....
All about skiing - Warren Smith and his Ski Academy 17.10.2020 55:00
Send us Fan Mail This one is all about the 2020/21 ski season - what is that looking like with Covid, ski technique, biomechanics, equipment and hangover cures. Warren and Craig met back in 2002/3 and through a shared passion for skiing they have evolved some cool ideas around ski biomechanics, neurology and body performance. Warren is a ski coach and still on the @voelklskis performance team, Cra...
Harry Rowland - Semi Pro Rugby player turned Pilates instructor, now Functional Movement coach & full time chiro advocate 14.10.2020 52:23
Send us Fan Mail Harry Rowland from H Space Movement has been with Chiro London as a client for over a decade, starting when he was a semi-pro rugby player at London Irish and Rosslyn park. We track his injuries as a player and how these injuries lead him to want to learn more about injury management and rehab. So he started as a PT then Pilates instructor and now a functional movement coach. So w...
Dayna Hopwood, Chiropractic Student in Sydney Australia shares some insight into student life. 30.09.2020 34:30
Send us Fan Mail Dayna started as a Chiropractic Assistant in Putney, London when she was 19 yo. After 6 months she had a 'career epiphany' and decided being a chiropractor was on her bucket list. Fast forward 5 years and she is now in 4th year chiropractic at MacQuarie University in Sydney Australia. It's a great listen for anyone considering chiropractic either in the UK or abroad...
Luke Theophilus shares his story. Insight into life as an ICU nurse in a Covid-19 ward. Also we talk rowing, running, living with RA, ankylosing spondylitis, Type 1 diabetes and how chiro has helped. 25.09.2020 52:12
Send us Fan Mail Our first chiro advocate edition. Imagine graduating as a nurse 1 month before Covid-19 hits and your hospital ward is turned into a ICU for Covid patients. 12 hours a day in PPE - you can't take a drink as there is no means to pee through all the PPE, and it's HOT you sweat so much you are dripping. Luke takes us through his journey. The reason we have the chat is for t...
All about Pilates - thanks Luke from Absolute Studios joining me to discuss the practice of Pilates. 16.09.2020 45:00
Send us Fan Mail Luke Meessman, owner/operator of Absolute Studios in Fulham and I talk pilates. Is chiro and pilates a good match, whats the difference between yoga and pilates, matt classes (remotely) vs the reformer, pilates and physiotherapy? We finish up with 2 exercise to try, 1. for neck pain and posture challenges, 2. for low back pain. Hope you enjoy. Instagram @chirolondonpod
Dr Stuart Bernsen, the Chiro One story (part 2). As CEO of the 80 clinic company he shares the bigger picture. 28.08.2020 1:21:03
Send us Fan Mail I was joined by Luke Brady today (my Chiro London co-founder) and we had a very relaxed yet insightful chat with Stu. He was in Puerto Rico, I was in London, Luke was in Edinburgh - it's the Covid way! We covered so many parts of the big picture story of what it takes to run 80 clinics and be aiming for 1000. We touch on team work, management, mentors, engagement of your team...
Dr Paul McCrossin, Chiropractor and President of the United Chiropractic Association - the Covid One! 27.08.2020 56:08
Send us Fan Mail Craig McLean here again and this week I've been chatting with Paul McCrossin the president of the UCA and we specifically pull apart the last 6 months and how Paul led the UCA members through the global pandemic. Back in the 1990s Paul and I studied together back in Melbourne, RMIT. It was a very in-depth chat about what decisions were made and why. Thanks Paul for taking the...
Dr Michael Bloom, Chiropractors in cars getting coffee, we join him for his morning commute in Melbourne Australia. . 26.08.2020 47:52
Send us Fan Mail Chiropractors in cars getting coffee.... maybe the new name for the podcast (thanks Jerry Seinfeld). We joined Bloomy for his morning drive to his second Happy Chiropractic practice in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Michael and I studied together back in Melbourne, graduating 25 years ago. We've both learned loads in that time and we end up talking about how to truly care fo...
Dr Sam Wang, the Chiro One story (part 1) out of Chicago Illinois. How do you grow and run a group of 73 Chiropractic practices..... 20.08.2020 50:34
Send us Fan Mail Sam was kind enough to dedicate an hour from his busy schedule to share some stories of how he and his 6 parters in crime have grown to 73 locations since 2006. They are in six states in the US, have 107 chiropractors and also have 9 offerings in Illinois medical facilities. Luke and I travelled to Chicago in Sept 2019 and were hosted by the gang, it was great to see it first hand...
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