Tim Shieff
{{Short description|English freerunner}}
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Timothy Shieff is an English freerunner. He won the Barclaycard World Freerun Championship in 2009 and participated on the television programme MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge. He has also competed on American Ninja Warrior and Ninja Warrior UK.
Career
Shieff won the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championship{{cite web|url=https://farmweek.com/tim-shieff-bats-away-non-supporters-after-missing-out-on-ninja-warrior-uk-title/|title=Tim Shieff bats away non-supporters after missing out on Ninja Warrior UK title|work=PA News|date=June 9, 2018|accessdate=December 30, 2018}} and participated on the television programme MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} In 2013, Shieff filmed himself climbing and running along the Derby skyline. After concerns from the police, he clarified that he practised the moves and the route beforehand.{{cite web |title=Champion free runner Tim Shieff defends stunt|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-21264486|work=BBC|date=January 30, 2013|accessdate=30 December 2018}}
Shieff took part in the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in the role of a Death Eater.{{cite web|title=Freerunner Tim takes to silver screen in new Harry Potter film|url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Freerunner-Tim-takes-silver-screen-new-Harry-Potter-film/article-1496910-detail/article.html|work=This is Derbyshire}}
Personal life
He had been a vegan since 2012 due to ethical and health reasons.{{cite web |title=An interview with vegan parkour wonder Tim Shieff|first=Elena|last=Orde|url=https://www.vegansociety.com/whats-new/blog/interview-vegan-parkour-wonder-tim-shieff|publisher=The Vegan Society|date=11 March 2016|accessdate=2 July 2018}} In 2018, while trying to heal some gut problems, he had a meal of salmon and raw eggs, but said it wasn't something he'd do again.{{cite web|title=Sharing a tough truth|website=YouTube |date=November 4, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfy54NpXn9c|access-date=November 6, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/plant-based-athlete-tim-shieff-eating-eggs-fish|title=Plant-Based Athlete Tim Shieff Admits To Eating Eggs And Fish|work=Plant Based News|last=Chioranda|first=Maria|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=November 7, 2018}} As a result, vegan clothing company ETHCS dropped him from their label.{{cite web|url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/ex-vegan-tim-shieff-is-dropped-by-vegan-clothing-company-ethcs/|title=Ex-vegan Tim Shieff is dropped by vegan clothing company ETHCS|work=VeganFoodandLiving.com|date=February 15, 2019}} In April 2019, Tim appeared on ITV's This Morning, and explained his decision to discontinue veganism for health reasons.{{cite web|url=https://vegannews.co/ex-vegan-youtuber-tim-shieff-plans-to-kill-an-animal-with-his-own-hands/|title=Ex-Vegan YouTuber Tim Shieff Plans to Kill an Animal with His Own Hands|work=Vegan News|date=April 5, 2019}}
Health improvement
Shieff supports various unconventional methods to improve health. On his YouTube channel, Shieff states that he believes water-fasting with distilled water can relieve the body from the task of digesting food, allows it to focus more energy on healing injuries and diseases.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztRzTsl4y7I|title=Why I ONLY Drink Distilled Water (in 5 minutes)|last=Shieff|first=Tim|date=July 25, 2017}} He also shows his support for inclined bed therapy and urine therapy, appearing in October 2018 on YouTube channel London Real where he consumed his own urine, stating that urine "is from you and it’s for you".{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMW50A-zi98
|title=BRIAN ROSE AND TIM SHIEFF DRINKING THEIR URINE LIVE ON LONDON REAL |last=Shieff|first=Tim|date=October 5, 2018}}{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW2sw9MTYDQ|title=7 Tips to Help you Heal FAST|last=Shieff|first=Tim|date=Dec 23, 2016}} Shieff also completed a 35-day water fast in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx6OtE0ePFc|title=BREAKING MY 35 DAY WATER FAST|last=Shieff|first=Tim|website=YouTube |date=July 11, 2018}}
References
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External links
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