The InnerFight Podcast

15 years ago there was no “box”, you walked into gyms and nobody smiled at you or knew your name. CrossFit was a huge force behind breaking that down. At these challenging times lets also remember the good times that this brand has given us all, the lives it has changed and the livelihoods it has created. We do not agree or support the recent comments of the CEO of CrossFit, however in this show w...

Dhiren Harchandani is an entrepreneur, a transformative coach, a consultant, an author, a keynote speaker, and Most of All, A teacher. He bridges his experience to actionable outcomes that drive meaningful results. He is a balance of inspiring and practical, thought-provoking and result-focused, fun and impactful! In this show Dhiren shares with us some super personal experiences that have led him...

Is “Fit Bit” the “OG” of fitness wearables? What did they start? For tracking steps to tracking deep sleep. Where are we at with fitness wearables theses days? In this show we talk about the various brands of fitness wearables, what they do, what you can do with the data, why they are useful or if they cause additional stress and anxiety. You know if you have slept well right? Do you need somethin...

As we emerge from lockdown and people restart their outdoor fitness we have seen an insane amount of people running. They are running for all the same reasons that it is the most powerful tool we have but they may not know it. Last weekend I gave this talk to a group in the UK and was asked on social media to share the talk, we have gone one better and I recorded the talk again as a podcast for yo...

Is this or isn’t it the million dollar question right now. In fact between the time of recording or publishing this show gyms in Dubai and or around the world may have opened. Some have already. But what does it look like? Are we running or wanting to run back to new gyms because we are missing our gym buddies? Are we excited about working out with all the new restrictions that may or may not be e...

Chester Santos – “The International Man of Memory” has left an impression on all corners of the earth. With his unique ability to not only demonstrate extraordinary feats of the mind, but also educate others to do the same, this U.S. Memory Champion is widely regarded to be the world’s leading memory skills expert. Through his entertaining & educational television and movie appearances, profession...

A lot of what Adam was doing is not dissimilar from what a lot of young men go through. They embark on a journey of acceptance on a number of levels. In this show Adam shares with us some very personal details about his life, his fight agains addiction, the highs and the lows. He gives advice that no matter who you are and what you get up to will resonate. Adam has a unique energy for life but as...

A lot of what Adam was doing is not dissimilar from what a lot of young men go through. They embark on a journey of acceptance on a number of levels. In this show Adam shares with us some very personal details about his life, his fight agains addiction, the highs and the lows. He gives advice that no matter who you are and what you get up to will resonate. Adam has a unique energy for life but as...

From the power of sport to the power of music, finding your flow and knowing that fitness is the cure this was another epic InnerTalks! InnerTalks is a concept we started in 2015 where people from various walks of lives and industries with various life experiences share something with us. Genuine stories that in themselves just inspire. Wolfi, Andrea, Rasha and Dia did an incredible job at inspiri...

Hanan Wehbi was on our show in 2014 and although it has taken us 6 years to get her back on she is still as valuable as ever. In this show we talk all things from distractions to looking good naked before Hanan drops us an absolute beauty as she says we can solve many problems by just removing emotions. It is always amazing to chat to Hanan as she has so many thought provoking thoughts and deliver...

The world never stopped spinning but everything ground to a halt almost like a large ship coming to a stand still. We all knew things would start to move again but no one knew nor does really know what is going to happen next. In this show I talk about data and the fact that in the last year I have read several articles about data theft and peoples fear of who is listening to their phones but when...

"In October 2011 David was struck by a vehicle, leaving him in an induced coma with a brain injury, with doctors telling his family members on numerous occasions to say their goodbyes. He awoke 7 weeks later missing a large portion of his skull and facing medical discharge from the Armed Forces and of course now a disability that would change his life forever.” In this show David shares with us so...

Welcome back to another Sunday show and another “Sunday Session” from our endurance section. This weeks show digs into where the “Into the Darkness” challenges originated from and when the first one kicked off. Tom and Marcus then talk about their respective failures in their 2019 challenges giving some insight into the mental and physical side of pulling out of a challenge like this. You can also...

Keynote speaker and best-selling author Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattne...

Every Sunday InnerFight Endurance hold “Sunday Sessions” which is an hour chat about life, races and adventures. Last week I joined Tom Walker to chat about our ride across the Wahiba Desert on Fat Bikes in 2018. I got my first taste for Wahiba back in 2014 and have since run across this 145km baron land and ridden a fat bike over it. It is truly a unique place, you don’t see anyone, the sand is s...

"Well here is abit about me, my name is Andrew Phillips and im 37 years old. I’m an ultra runner and an all around fitness guy who’s been involved in every aspect of fitness from golf, triathlons, swimming, trail and road races, CrossFit and strength training. I suffered with anxiety from a young age for roughly about 20+ years from as far back as primary school. 7 years ago I had a total mental b...

With so many events cancelled, things that we have been working towards for weeks month or even years may have no new date for us to aim for. This in itself has thrown may of us into total meltdown. But why when we hear from so many motivational experts phrases like: “process not outcome” or “journey not destination” are we still freaking out? My personal view is that this is a great time, a time...

Most of the news we get these days around COVID 19 is not great sadly, its new cases and new deaths. Well I want to break that and bring you some good news from a friend of mine Shane who has had COVID 19 and as you will hear in this show had it majorly and is now telling his story in the hope that others will #stayhome and take this virus seriously. Shane is not in what we are reading as the high...

Welcome to InnerTalks 19 and our first “online” talk where we bring 4 speakers that have all spoken at InnerTalks before back in 2015 back to the stage. Tom, James, Tom and Shadi all have very different stories and all served up so much that we can take away and action in our lives pretty much right away. Thanks to everyone that joined us live for the event and thanks too you guys for listening to...

If you live in Dubai then Kris Fade is certainly a name that you would know….the man behind the Virgin Radio breakfast show. If you don’t live in Dubai and to give this show some context Kris Fade moved to Dubai just over 10 years ago on a "whim and a prayer.” Since then with his team of presenters he has built the biggest breakfast radio show in the region. Not only that but Kris has risen as som...

So you have bought Amazon or your local sports store out of fitness equipment and built the perfect or near perfect home gym, you have also downloaded the latest app from your fav “Fitspo” and maybe even got yourself some new workout kit. Week one was all good as you jumped into Zoom classes, shared your workouts with your friends and posted rampantly on your social media about this new way of sta...

Mike Ballard was on the show in June 2016 not long after he returned to the UAE in his then new state of paralysis due to a rugby accident. He was wheelchair bound and coming to terms with that being his life now. Over 3 years later Mike comes back on the show to talk about life, his progress and his new goals which is is qualify for the Paralympics. At the time of recording the 2020 Paralympics h...

It's all you ever wished for but now its happening you are in a meltdown working for home? No. Well thats cool if you have it nailed but I have heard from a lot of people that it is super challenging so thought a quick Sunday show with some hacks would help you out. What we need to be trying to do for you is recreating your normally work day routine but just at home now. There are some things in t...

Over the past 15 years Dave has immersed himself in an obsessive pursuit to discover everything possible about preventative natural medicine, stress reduction techniques and performance nutrition, which has become a continuing journey that has taken him around the world. This journey introduced him to new cultures, new perspectives, and he has had the opportunity to learn everything from functiona...

Google this subject and either 3 minutes or 3 days later you may still be totally confused as everyone has an opinion and every one has a different goal to you. Of course in this show I am going to add an additional opinion, maybe two! There are however some guidelines that I share, some things to think about and certainly some things that you should not be doing. The most important factor here is...