MATT WARD | Minimalist Shoes, Outback Queensland & Ethical Investing: Mere Mortals Conversation #45

Did you know that there are specially designed shoes just for CrossFit? Matt Ward is a long-time friend of both myself and Juan, harkening back to our days on the wild prairie of the high school playground. In this conversation we chat about: Matt's conversion to the barefoot/minimalist shoe lifestyle and the benefits he has gotten from it, how someone can get into CrossFit and know whether they have joined a good gym, what it was like to live in a rural(ish) town during the pandemic and the basics of using your money to do more good through ethical investing. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out! Timeline: (0:00) - Intro (0:45) - Born To Run by Christopher McDougall (2:24) - Barefoot running and foot injuries (8:08) - Comparing shoes (12:48) - Getting into CrossFit (16:46) - The good & bad of CrossFit (21:36) - What is a CrossFit box? (26:17) - Grey eyebrows, fluffy beards and thick leg hair (28:21) - Emerald in Central Queensland (29:58) - Lockdown in a rural area (32:30) - Loose rules in the country (34:30) - The world is a small place (38:50) - Eating weird foods (41:06) - What is ethical investing (47:07) - A 'Just Cause' and dematerialisation (52:01) - Matt's photography Connect with Matt: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandering_mountain_photography/ Connect with Mere Mortals: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ Support the show