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

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22 March 2021

MATT WARD | Minimalist Shoes, Outback Queensland & Ethical Investing: Mere Mortals Conversation #45 - S1E329

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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