PODCAST · health
Raw & Uncovered
by James Middleton
James Middleton, online fitness coach and founder of the Coach James Club, talks health optimisation, mindset and no nonsense fitness advice, uncovering the raw, simple truths to help you optimise your daily life. Don't worry, it's not too serious.
Episodes
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S2. Ep 4: The evening habits that will transform your sleep
Over the past several years, our attention to sleep and its importance to our overall health has become much more mainstream. This is great. Yet there are still so many of us who struggle to either fall asleep or stay asleep throughout the night. Ensuring your evening routine is setting you up…
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S2. Ep 3: Are these simple things ruining your life?
We are often so focused on developing new habits when it comes to achieving progress in life, whatever our goals may be, that we often forget about eliminating the bad habits. Doing this can actually be just as beneficial and quite often, bad habits are the real things that are holding us back to...
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S2. Ep 2: Back to basics
Being healthy has become so complicated in today's world and to be quite honest I'm tired of it (as you might be too). It's confusing and demoralising, but in reality it really doesn't need to be this way. The answer to living a healthier, more fulfilled life is going back to basics. The fitness...
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S2. Ep 1: Open your eyes
Season 2 is here! And it begins with my journey over the past year which has led me on a path of discovering how we can lead healthier lives whilst navigating the toxicities of modern living. I scratch beneath the surface to see how we can all benefit from going back to basics whilst becoming…
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25. Cold water therapy: the natural drug you never know you needed
Cold water therapy has suddenly become the new health craze...why you may be wondering? Because what it does to you is quite something, and I'm fully on board with it. I'm currently in a pretty militant routine but have never felt happier and cold exposure is a part of that routine, every single...
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24. Alcohol, hangxiety and the big drinking stigma
"Alcohol is the only drug you have to justify not using"...having spent the large part of the last 14 years drinking alcohol, 6 months ago I decided to become sober curious and significantly cut down the amount of alcohol I consumed, to now hardly any. Today I feel the best I have ever felt in my...
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23. Is social media ruining your life?
Social media is everywhere. You can't escape it. It's how we connect with people, follow our idols, retrieve information, stalk our ex's and show off the best bits of our own lives. But is it becoming all consuming? Is it taking away from our own reality? Are we living vicariously through others...
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22. Bad sex and pornography
The world of pornography is huge and it's more readily available than ever. But do you know the implications it can have on you in a number of different ways? I discuss how watching porn can impact our mood, sex life and relationships and how it can be detrimental on the developing brain. I also...
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21. Learning what it takes to be happy
When someone asks "What is happiness?" I don't believe there is a single definition. It's different for everyone. But I do believe there are methods we can apply and definitions we can explore to open up our minds as to what happiness is and isn't. I take a look at some key components of…
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20. If you can be anything in life, be yourself
I am a firm believer that we are most happiest when we are our true selves. Living on our own terms, doing things we want to do not because someone else says we should and being true to ourselves. I explore why self-acceptance is a crucial component of achieving this. I discuss why embracing…
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19. Self-love and codependent relationships
A huge part of feeling comfortable with yourself and not relying on external factors for your own self-worth is the love you show yourself without anyone else around. I delve into why self-love is so important and some of the things we can do to grow it. I also discuss how it links into...
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18. Decision making, impulse control and preventing procrastination
In this episode I discuss decision making, what decision fatigue is and how it affects us and how we can manage making better decisions in our life. I talk through how it impacts our impulse control and why it leads to procrastinating and how we can prevent this. I finish by addressing the...
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17. 6 ways you're preventing your own growth
I discuss some of the key ways and reasons why I believe so many people fall short in their own personal development. From factors such as thinking about things for too long rather than doing, to asking for too many people's opinions, to blaming everything and everyone around you to being scared…
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16. Dealing with anxiety
I look into some of the best methods which I have found to be proven useful when it comes to dealing with anxiety, based on personal experience and from my own research that I have done. I also discuss how things like alcohol, caffeine and social media can be anxiety inducing and why simple…
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15. Finding true love: what does it take?
There are so many things to consider when finding true love and knowing what to look for and what not to look for. What makes a good relationship? Does this change as we grow older? Is the right timing more important than finding the right person? Is arguing a key part of growing a relationship?...
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14. The fitness industry uncovered
The top 10 things I believe you need to know when it comes to fitness. I reveal some of the key truths within the fitness industry and expose some of the nonsense that gets seen and heard on a daily basis.
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13. Improving self-confidence and staying resilient
What is self-confidence? Is it something we can develop or is it inherent? If we can develop it, how so? And why is it so important? All of these questions I address in this episode alongside why building resilience plays a key role in self-confidence too. I finish by looking at 4 key…
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12. The crazy world of dating
In this this episode I discuss the dos and the donts of dating, dating apps, how long you should wait until having sex, red flags, game playing and why you can never lose out if you're always yourself.
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11. 8 lessons I wish I learnt sooner
Some of the most valuable lessons I have learnt so far in my life, career, relationships and as a coach which I hope prove valuable and applicable to you and your own life.
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10. The voice inside your head
In this episode I explore some of the ways in which we can harness that inner voice and use it to our advantage, why what we repeat to ourself really matters, becoming the person we want to become and why removing any thorns attached to us can free up our life.
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9. What is success?
In a world as complex as ours, the term "success" is often overly generalised with no middle ground or alternative. In this episode I speak about some of the wider values and degrees of the word and explore some of the many games in which we can potentially "succeed" at.
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8. What are you waiting for?
In this episode I discuss the power of action, why intention is nothing without it, handling boredom, alive time vs dead time and why the biggest poison in us is regret.
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7. Sex, single life and relationships
I talk about the benefits of being single and why it can be really valuable to finding the right person for you. I also discuss relationships, attachment and some of the things necessary to build a good relationship. This episode finishes with the topic of sex – the benefits, its importance but...
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6. Fixing your priorities
Everything we do in life is about priorities. Fixing them to not only benefit us but also serve us well is easier said than done however. In this episode I explore the real impact our priorities have and how the choices we make affect our life more than you may ever know.
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5. What is the meaning of life?
This episode isn't some wishy-washy bullshit trying to answer this question. Instead, I take you through my own thoughts on some fundamentals that I believe contribute to having a meaningful life, from practising gratitude all the way to trying to care less about things that happen to us.
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4. Controlling the ego and the power of vulnerability
I discuss why understanding our ego and how to use it effectively can be so beneficial. I also delve into the power of being open and vulnerable and why, in particular men, need to embrace it more.
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3. The Journey
On this episode I discuss why the journey is far more important than the destination. I also tap into the benefits of having a growth mindset, focusing on building good systems and what you want vs who you become.
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2. Be comfortable being uncomfortable
In this episode I talk about why challenges, discomfort, self-discipline and doing the hard things are so important for our personal growth.
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1. An Introduction to James Middleton
An introduction to the podcast: I talk about my journey so far from downing pints of beer naked at university to becoming a global fitness coach running a successful business and why I've started this podcast.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
James Middleton, online fitness coach and founder of the Coach James Club, talks health optimisation, mindset and no nonsense fitness advice, uncovering the raw, simple truths to help you optimise your daily life. Don't worry, it's not too serious.
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