Restore To Explore

We’re back! After a little break from the airwaves, Jim and Mac are back with our refreshed (and rebranded) ‘Restore To Explore’ podcast. This week we chat about the name change, what you can expect from this season and catch you up on everything TFC that’s been going on over the past 12 months. TFC Helpful Links: Free Training Explorer Membership Free Ebook (The Guide To Foot Freedom) Shop T...

This week I chat with Katie Crombie who is an Exercise Scientist and Performance Coach based in Melbourne. Throughout the episode we chat through Katie’s barefoot journey and the role her childhood played in that, the fascinating comparison between horse shoes and human shoes and the importance of context with both, the power of listening to and learning from our bodies signals and how exercise ca...

This week I chat with Jack Mullaly , who is a personal trainer and movement coach based here in Brisban e , where he runs his own studio called Ideanthro Movement . Jack is a big proponent of natural movement and skill-based training and he’s also now doing some great work with play-based movement for children with autism, which we discuss throughout the episode along with Jack’s journey with spor...

This week I’m joined by Mick Stuart , who is personal trainer and running coach based in Tenterfield in New South Wales. Throughout the episode we talk through Mick's fascinating journey with running and his philosophy and approach to coaching it, we talk through the power of the breath for controlling your stress response and improving running performance and we discuss his Run For Fun program wh...

This week I’m joined by Petra Fisher who is a movement coach with a major focus on improving function, especially at the feet (which is a big reason we get along so well) She also is big on restoring natural and habitual movement behaviours like walking, squatting, hanging and ground living. Throughout the episode we chat through her own movement and barefoot journey, the importance of foot functi...

This week I’m joined by Pablo Lagas who is the founder of Winding Ropes, which is a Melbourne based company that supplies specially made ropes of different weights and materials that are an amazing play-based tool that can help you learn how to integrate your foot, core and hip function with different upper body movement patterns that relate really well to things like walking, running, throwing an...

Misty Dullahide is an avid barefooter and a Biodynamic Leader at Mt. Zeil Wilderness Park in Central Australia where she actually operates a food forest in the desert. Throughout this week's episode we delve into her barefoot journey and how it has made her think differently about her physical and mental health, we talk through how she found herself in a desert farm and the lessons she’s learnt al...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under - in this episode I chat with Conor Wild who is a movement coach based in Launceston, Tasmania where we recorded this podcast. Throughout the conversation we delve into his background in parkour, circus and acrobatics, the amazing capacity of the human body to learn and recover from injuries as well as...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I chat with Nick Rees, a sports physiotherapist based in Melbourne. Throughout the episode we chat through Nick’s background and journey with physiotherapy and sports, the importance of an empowering narrative and mindset in injury rehab, we dig into running mechanics and performance (and ho...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I’m joined by Dor Shira , who is a martial artist and movement teacher based in Melbourne. Dor is also the co-founder of an online platform called Moving Creatures, which offers an awesome range of play-based movement games that parents can play with their kids. We discuss this in more detail...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I chat with Rod Ventura from Movement Theory - Rod is an Adelaide-based physiotherapist who originally connected with us through a shared interest and respect for feet as our foundation for movement, which we discuss throughout the episode along with the fascinating fascial connections that e...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project: Down Under. This week I’m joined by Darren Fitzharris from Fitz Fitness who is a Sydney-based functional trainer specialising in Autism and Intellectual disabilities. Throughout the episode we talk through how he found his passion for working with people with disabilities, the importance of removing any assumptio...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I’m joined again by Tom Williams from Breath Performance Physio to chat all about breathing for running. Throughout the episode we talk through the principles of efficient running technique, how proper breathing facilitates this efficiency and how conventional footwear can disrupt it, as well...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I chat with Mitch Richards who is a personal trainer and TFC Foot Nerd based in Sydney. Mitch is also the co-founder of a new company called Grounded Living Co, which we discuss throughout the episode along with the importance of a holistic, habit-based approach to health, some key factors fo...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. So after a little break we’re back with season 2 of the podcast and we’re kicking it off with an episode talking through the concept of Restore to Explore.   We recorded this one while out at TFC Bush 1 , which we discuss throughout the episode along with the importance of exploring the movement...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project: Down Under. This week Mac and I discuss the concept of shifting culture - throughout the episode we talk about the current culture surrounding feet, movement and play in our society and why it can be so problematic for people's health, the power of business and money to influence culture and the importance of co...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under - this week I chat with Paul Wood from Brisbane Backyard Bees, who we’re collaborating with for our new Honey Beam project. Throughout the conversation we talk about the critical importance of bees for human and planetary health, the main issues that are causing bee depopulation, the benefits of beekeep...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into episode 4 of Meet The Tribe on the TFC Audio Project Down Under. In this episode I chat with Georgina Davies who is a massage therapist and TFC Foot Nerd based in Melbourne. We recorded this podcast while visiting Georgina and her family at their beautiful home where they’ve got an amazing backyard food growing operation which we discuss throughout the p...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project: Down Under. This week I chat with Tom O’Halloran from Mechanics of Movement - Tom is a physiotherapist and exercise scientist with a special interest in biomechanics, strength and conditioning and really anything movement-related! Throughout the episode we talk through Tom’s evolving journey with his approach to...

Hey what’s up Tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of Meet The Tribe on the TFC Audio Project Down Under. In this episode I chat with Mick Breen who is a myotherapist and TFC Foot Nerd based in Melbourne Australia. We recorded this while visiting Mick at CrossFit Soul Rebel in Thornbury which was the location for our Feet Balance and Play workshop as well as Mick’s Natural Running Worksho...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning into another episode of the TFC Audio Project: Down Under  This week I chat with Jason Dick who is the owner and head coach of Earn The Right gym in Perth, which was the location for our workshop and seminar over the weekend. Throughout the episode we chat through Jason’s journey with sports, training and some impressively severe injuries, we talk about...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I chat with Matt Heavyside who is a physiotherapist and the owner of Physio Smart in Adelaide which is where we held our workshop and seminar over the weekend. Throughout the conversation we talk about Matt’s journey with physiotherapy and his transition to a movement-focused approach, the c...

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under - this week I am joined by Kahn Sandy who is a movement and martial arts coach based out of Hybrid Training Centre in Hobart, which was the location for our workshop and seminar over the weekend. Throughout the conversation we delve into Kahn’s background in martial arts and how it led him to the broader movement culture,...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the TFC Audio Project Down Under. This week I chat with Braeden Small who is a Movement Coach and TFC Foot Nerd based in Brisbane. In this episode we chat about her journey with movement and her approach with clients, the power of balance training (on both feet and hands) as well as the importance of moving through discomfort and fear...

Hey what’s up tribe, thanks for tuning into episode one of Meet The Tribe on the TFC Audio Project Down Under. In this episode I chat with Andy Bryant who is a Natural Podiatrist and TFC Foot Nerd based in Melbourne. Andy is also the leader of the Natural Podiatry Society which we discuss throughout the episode, along with some important concepts around feet and footwear, load management and the u...