Show Notes
Please welcome my first male guest, Kane Brisco! I wanted to include men in the conversation around body image, as you don't often hear them included in the conversation and I think they absolutely should be. This is not something only women struggle with, and I knew exactly who I wanted to chat with! Kane is a Taranaki father of three, Dairy Farmer, Rural advocate, Public Speaker, Personal Trainer and alongside a successful farming career, in 2019 he established Farm Fit NZ as a fitnes...
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