Niell JJ, The Cali Physio: it took me eight years to get one calisthenic trick...and it defines me | Identity, injury and the importance of other people | F&T#36

Niell Jordan-Jinivon is a senior musculoskeletal specialist physiotherapist and calisthenics evangelist based in London who very recently sprained his ankle attempting a calisthenics trick – and diagnosed it, started rehab, and kept the camera rolling.This is our second conversation.Last time we talked about pain, identity, and becoming your diagnosis. This time, we're talking about what happens when the expert becomes the patient. Niell caught the entire injury on camera – the trick, the break, the moment he realised what had happened, and the immediate decision to start treatment. We discuss what was going through his head at the time, whether he was a good patient (spoiler: not always), why we're better at giving advice to others than ourselves – and why asking others to give us the advice we give ourselves is bizzarely effective among so much more.Niell's linkshttps://www.instagram.com/nielljjhttps://www.instagram.com/thecaliphysioPrevious episode with Niellhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4Dg2e5SHlZfRY0pE0eawYQ?si=5684fd42f4ff4e38Fitness & ThinkingForget six packs – we look at six pillars of fitness: physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional and financial.The newsletter goes out on Wednesday mornings.New episodes land on Apple Podcasts and Spotify on Wednesday evenings, and on YouTube on Thursday mornings.Subscribe / followApple Podcasts (audio only): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fitness-thinking/id1840384710Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kFI7JcGD6kSUfYa4RPPl5YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fitnessandthinkingSubstack: https://fitnessandthinking.substack.com/Want to help?I'm looking for an editor/producer and a social media manager.Get in touchEmail [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/fitnessandthinking/