James Fletcher: Breathing through it all

James Fletcher is an exercise physiologist, physiotherapist and breathing specialist and is the founder of businesses called Fletcher Techniques and Safe and Healthy. We loved the roller coaster ride that was our conversation with James as we unpacked his journey thus far.

James has worked with some of the planet's leading athletes across a multitude of sports in helping them bring science to their breath and boost performance through respiratory muscle training. James spent years working with elite circus performers in the Cirque Du Soleil, has worked with Australian 100m freestyle record holder and Olympian Cam McEvoy, other Olympic swimmers including James Roberts and Madi Wilson and big wave surfers such as Kai Lenny.

We loved hearing about how James got to this unique place as a physiotherapist and allied health practitioner and that the small wins with individual patients are in fact the big wins for James.

James also shared his own personal experience after being stabbed and how even in this traumatic experience he was able to lean into his unique set of skills and knowledge both in the moments following the event and in his longer term recovery.

Books mentioned:
A confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Cured by Jeffrey Rediger

You can find James at:
safeandhealthy.com.au
www.fletchertechniques.com