One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.

When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.

The only difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is varying degrees of 'umph'

The lesson is, the rewards in life don't always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!