This week I got to sit down for a fascinating conversation with Cris Mills. Cris has created the dream job. His work involves teaching surfers how to be better surfers. He has created his own personal brand that you may have come across online, it's called Surf Strength Coach. He's been making videos for over a decade and you'll find them all over YouTube. I say Cris has created a dream job, because beyond doing what he loves, he also gets to travel a lot and take his clients to the most incredible waves on the planet.
I had a really enlightening conversation with Cris : we discuss Cris' background story, how he has become specialized in helping surfers recover and find overall fitness. And how overall fitness should be apprehended in a holistic way. We talk about the most common surfing injuries and how to prevent them, we talk weight control, diet and nutrition, breathing and managing fear, and how our own thoughts are all part of the equation. In fact, what is amazing is that there is a misconception that to be fit, you need work out a lot. Well there's a lot more to it and I was delighted to hear all about it from THE man himself.
That was an amazing conversation, I hope you enjoy. I really love the way Cris has created a job he is passionate about and the amount of knowledge he has acquired over the years. I love Cris' systemic approach to fitness and I think he has so much more to share. So I really encourage you to skip over to his website www.surfstrengthcoach.com and sign up to one of his courses, one to one coaching or even one of his epic surf trips. I also encourage you to sign up to his YouTube channel because he has a really interesting series on all type of surf related injuries and how to overcome them.
This conversation has definitely encouraged me to clean up my diet and get fitter.
To get hold of Cris, skip to surfstrengthcoach.com his website, or follow him on Instagram , Facebook or YouTube . There is some precious content out there. The next surf trips he's organising with Clayton Neinaber are in 2020:
Watch out for the app that is coming out too. All the links to the books, podcasts and references are below and an illustrated version of the Shownotes are on the weekly article I write on Medium.com. In any case, you'll be able to find Cris sharing his knowledge on his Instagram stories too. It's well worth while.
Links
Cris Mills' website : www.surfstrengthcoach.com
Cris Mills on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/surfstrengthcoach/
Cris Mills on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surfstrengthcoach/
Paul Chek : https://chekinstitute.com/
Clayton Nienaber: http://www.claytonsurf.com/
Related podcasts
My conversation about recovery and life transformation with Jenn Biestman, co-founder of Local-ish : https://theoceanriderspodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-11-meet-jenn-biestman-waterwoman
My conversation about becoming a better surfer with Simon Short, author of The Average Surfer's Guide : https://theoceanriderspodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-6-meet-simon-short-author-of-the
My conversation about fear management with Al Mennie, big wave surfer : https://theoceanriderspodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-15-meet-al-mennie-big-wave
Books
How to Eat, Move and be Healthy by Paul Chek : https://chekandpps.infusionsoft.app/app/storeFront/showProductDetail?productId=262
Prometheus Rising : https://www.amazon.fr/Prometheus-Rising-Dystopian-Novel-Wink/dp/398197560X/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=prometheus+rising&qid=1561623458&s=gateway&sr=8-3
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