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How Fitness Saved My Life

How Fitness Saved My Life

Former college football player, half-ironman competitor and strength coach Action Alexa, and ex-competitive gymnast, BMX racer and high-performance athlete and coach Jenna Louise talk to people who have achieved incredible athletic feats to find out how fitness saved them when they were at their lowest. They share the stories and practical skills of how they built their physical, mental and emotional fitness and the impact that physical strength and mental toughness had in changing their life through their lowest ebbs and biggest challenges. How Fitness Saved My Life - Coming January 17!

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50 min•
29 May

Ky Furneaux – Survivalist and Hollywood Stunt Performer

Ky Furneaux grew up adventuring in the outback until a car accident left her with a fractured spine and doctors telling her she would never be active again. This was a life sentence that Ky wasn't prepared to accept, and her determination and love of nature inspired her to use rock climbing as a tool for recovery. She's since won the World Taurus Stunt Award for the best female stunt performer and successfully navigated a 100-mile hike over the Sierra Nevada with only a pocket knife, amongst many other incredible achievements as an extreme survivalist. Hosts Action Alexa and Jenna Louise chat to Ky to find out how she survived 21 days in the Amazon alone bleeding into piranha-infested waters, how she trained to become an A-list Hollywood stunt performer and what skills we can adopt in our own lives in order to stay calm in the worst situations.

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10 Apr

Sam Tait - Paralympic Sit-Skier

Sam Tait was a sports-mad 22 year old before a motorbike accident completely severed his spine and rendered him a paraplegic from the waist down. While in hospital he saw videos of sit-skiers and the decision to pursue the sport became his lifeline. Within 5 years Sam made his debut at the Paralympics in Korea, was ranked 6th in the world in Crossfit and was the first paraplegic to climb Australia’s highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko without any mechanical assistance; a feat that inspired the documentary “All the way up.” Hosts Alexa and Jenna chat to Sam to find out how such a life-changing event taught him the power of his own adaptability and strength, why he's determined to push the boundaries as far as he can to see what he can do, and why he believes he's a much better human now.

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27 Mar

Jayden Nikorima - Professional Rugby League Player for Melbourne Storm

Jayden Nikorima is a former teen prodigy and Kiwi Rugby League Player, currently contracted in the NRL to the Melbourne Storm. After debuting for the Roosters at 19, he was sacked a year later for off-field indiscretions including cheating on a drug test, only escaping prison time through a technicality. During his banishment to rugby league wilderness, he battled with depression and suicidal thoughts, before being given a lifeline by professional development coach Glenn Azar in the form of an invitation to the Redcliffe Dolphins pre-season camp. Hosts Jenna Louise and Action Alexa find out why Jayden credits this meeting with changing his life, setting him on the path to becoming a mentor for at-risk teens with the Building Better Humans Project and how he used fitness to come back from the brink.

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