The Importance Of Play With Darryl Edwards

Darryl Edwards is a former investment banking technologist turned movement coach and author. He is the founder of the Primal Play Method and a physical activity, health and play researcher. After almost two decades working as a technologist in investment banking, Darryl transformed his health after adopting a back-to-basics approach to well-being. As a health and movement coach, Darryl now advises people on maintaining a healthy lifestyle—amidst the epidemic of obesity and other chronic lifestyle diseases. He regularly presents as a keynote and motivational speaker at academic, clinical, health promotion and corporate events worldwide. Darryl's April 2019 TED talk "Why working out isn't working out" discussing the issues with physical inactivity and why most humans hate to exercise—has now been viewed over 600,000 times! In this episode we discuss: Daryl's personal story from burnt out banker to movement coach, author and public speaker.  Why we have forgotten how to play and the importance of playing more. The wealth of benefits play and movement and having fun brings to us. The shocking stats on inactivity and why now it is more important than ever to move more. How we can help the next generation to incorporate more active forms of play.  Plus much much more.  Connect with Darryl:  https://www.primalplay.com/  https://www.instagram.com/fitnessexplorer/ Darryl's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoN2b-b2c0o Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/aliwestfitness/ http://www.kinetikfitness.co.uk/