Purpose Driven Movement

About Purpose Driven Movement

Welcome to Purpose Driven Movement | Inside the Performer’s Mind, a collaboration between Functional Training Institute and HeadCoach. Hosted by Tarek Michael Chouja and Jay Hedley, this podcast is for sport, health, wellness, and fitness professionals who want to operate at a higher level. Each episode takes you inside real conversations with coaches, athletes, and leaders in high performance. Together, Tarek and Jay explore both sides of performance — the physical and technical elements of training, and the mental skills, mindset, and leadership habits that support it. You’ll hear insights on preparation, communication under pressure, coaching philosophy, culture, and building winning environments. No fluff. No shortcuts. Just practical ideas you can apply immediately with your athletes, your clients, and your own performance. If you are serious about your craft and want to coach better, lead better, and perform better, this podcast is for you.

Publisher

Tarek Michael Chouja & Jay Hedley | Fitness Professionals

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2023

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   The Exercise Paradox: Why Knowing Isn’t Enough to influence Behavioural Change with Dr Paul Batman

   Why do we know exercise matters, yet still spend hours sitting, struggling to move, or forcing ourselves through workouts we hate? In this episode, Dr Paul Batman explores the exercise paradox and why information alone rarely changes behaviour. You’ll learn why purpose, enjoyment, community, choice, and everyday movement can matter more than pushing harder; how gyms can unintentionally leave people behind; and why movement doesn’t have to look like a traditional workout to benefit your health...

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   From Elite Rugby to Performance Strategy with John Dams

   What really separates good performance from elite performance, and how much happens beyond the physical? In this episode, John Dams sits with Tarek Michael-Chouja and Jay Hedley to explore the human side of high performance. Drawing on his journey through Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, the Waratahs, and global performance strategy, John shares how failure, mental skills, data, AI, culture, self-awareness, and shared understanding shape elite performance. You’ll learn why data only becomes powe...

3. 

   10 Aug 2026

   From Formula One Performance Coaching to Corporate Leadership with Jake Aliker

   What can a career spanning professional rugby, Formula One, and executive leadership teach us about sustained high performance? In this episode, hosts Tarek Michael-Chouja and Jay Dedler are joined by Jake Aliker to explore the experiences that shaped his career across elite sport and business. Jake shares how his journey from rugby performance coaching led him to Formula One, where he coached Max Verstappen during his formative years, before applying those same principles to leadership and t...

Who has been a guest on Purpose Driven Movement

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ian O'Dwyer
• Jennifer Halsall
• Dr Lou Atkinson
• Whitney Jones

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,032,957

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68

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