We are about community. No matter where you come from, no matter what your background is, as long as you are in pursuit of self-improvement, you will fit right in. We are here to uplift, improve, and empower each individual to embark on their own personal growth journey. We give you the tools you need to succeed in life. Our programmes are designed to grow your self-discipline and mental resilience. On the podcast we talk to people about their stories and how their lives have been transformed through endurance sport. We hope you can take these lessons and apply them to your own life.
Kyle Evans, Jenna Evans and Didier de Villiers
Kyle has gone to Joburg for a month to live with one of his clients, Leo, to help him lose weight and instill healthier habits. Kyle shares what he has learned that people can use to improve their own mentality, diet and health habits. This is week 3 of Project Leo.
Kyle has gone to Joburg for a month to live with one of his clients, Leo, to help him lose weight and instil healthier habits. Kyle shares what he has learned that people can use to improve their own diet and health habits. This is week 2 of Project Leo.
In this episode we chat over zoom about Project Leo. Kyle has gone to Joburg for a month to live with one of his clients, Leo, to help him lose weight and instil healthier habits. Kyle shares what he has learned that people can use to improve their own diet and health habits.
In this episode Kyle and Didier discuss why Mindset Movement exists and how they help people become more mentally resilient. They discuss tools and training methods that you can apply to your own life and highlight how these techniques help you become more mentally tough and handle adverse events in your life. Kyle's mother recently passed and they talk about how ultra training and the mentality we instil at Mindset Movement helped him deal with this.
In this episode Didier talks to Kyle about running 230km through the Arctic Circle. He did this to raise funds for the Quiver Foundation in support of recovering addicts. We discussed the power of not giving up, his journey from living out of a bag to completing the Ice Ultra, the reality of training vs instagram "training", why doing hard things is important, running to help inspire and uplift others. This was a good one! If you want to donate to the Quiver Foundation you can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Quiver-Foundation
In this episode we sat down with Mark "Maffley" Wille, one of Kyle's clients, to talk about how he flipped a switch and changed his approach to training, the importance of doing it for yourself, the why of ultra, his UTCT 100KM experience and how social media creates false expectations when it comes to training.
In this episode Kyle and Didier discuss how to approach goal setting when it comes to planning your training year. They discuss common mistakes people make and the importance of process and intrinsic motivation versus outcomes and extrinsically focused goal setting.
Didier recently became the first person to complete two consecutive laps of 13 Peaks in under 48 hours. In this episode Kyle sits down to chat with Didier about the challenge, how they prepared and the importance of love and community in ultra-running!
In this episode Kyle and Didier sit down and recap significant events and stories from Mindset Movement in 2023. Here are some of the things we talked about: Abel Climbing Kloof Corner Zero to Hero Programme Tankwa Camp and Tankwa Crossing Race Cederberg Camp 4X4X48 Challenge Addo 100milers MUT Race 12 Hours of Darkness Camp Maxi Race Lots of people ran marathons Anne smashes GunRun Finish Strong Course UTCT Race Weekend Final Camp of the Year
Sixteen years ago Darren was shot and paralyzed from the chest down. Next year he will be the first Adaptive male from Africa to compete internationally at CrossFit Wodapalooza. He joined us to share his story. Darren's positive mindset and resilience is something we can all learn from
In this episode Didier sat down with Kyle to talk about his life, what it means to be a good man, 14 years of addiction, how it has shaped him and how he came to start Mindset Movement. Kyle speaks his truth and his story is pretty powerful. Give it a listen!
In this episode we had an insightful discussion with Kelly Shepherd about her struggles with an eating disorder, how she got into running, her wins and podiums in ultra and her recent self supported adventure hiking 280km through the Drakensberg!
From 30km to winning his first 207km desert ultra by 12 hours. We sat down to chat with Choppy about his introduction to ultra and how it has lead him to achieve some incredible feats of endurance. We also spoke to him about how it has changed his perspective of life and ultimately lead him to change his career.
In this episode we speak to the one and only Jenna "the mouse" Evans! She is everyone's personal hype woman and a world class ultra crew chief. Jenna is extremely funny and has had a front row seat to how endurance sport can transform lives!
This week we had Maranda Muller on the podcast. We were excited to sit down and discuss her experience with drug addiction, recovery and ultra running. We also share a common love for "inluenzers".
In this episode Kyle chats with DDD (Aka Didier). It was great to get his story out of how he got into ultra, his struggles with porn addiction, where he came from, some recent race results and how he joined Mindset Movement as a coach.
It has been 4 years since Kyle met Akbar, half dying on the side of a mountain. We decided to sit down and discuss how that moment has shaped both of their lives and how it lead to the birth of Mindset Movement.
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