In this episode I chat to Louise Green, a plus-size athlete, personal trainer, and the founder of Body Exchange, a plus-size fitness boot camp with seven locations in Canada. In her book, 'Big Fit Girl', Louise describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving [...]
I chat to inov-8 athlete Nicky Spinks who, last year, became the fastest person to run a Double Bob Graham Round. Nicky (49) marked the 10 year anniversary of her breast cancer diagnosis by running the 132-mile Lake District route, which included around 54,000ft of ascent, in a time of 45 hours and 30 minutes. Wow! [...]
On Saturday my friend Josie ran her first ever cross country race. Like most people, she was nervous about dong cross country. But along with Laura Stewart I reassured her that there was nothing to worry about. Josie let me stick a microphone in her face before and after the race, and you'll also hear [...]
Adrian Brooks/Imagewise A few weeks ago I spent the morning with a group of women who are speaking up about their incontinence in the hope that other who are experiencing it will feel less ashamed of their symptoms and seek help. The event was put on Depend and I want to thank them [...]
A few weeks ago I took a walk round Wimbledon Common with Kate Lewis and her son Bertie. While Bertie slept, Kate and I talked about running during and after pregnancy. She shared her experience of running through her two pregnancies and returning to running after birth. I mention a US athlete called Sarah Brown [...]
A couple of weeks ago I asked you to submit a problem for me and my friend Liz to try and help you with. Thank you so much for your responses. We got more than we were able to answer in one podcast, but we picked three that we hope will resonate most with other [...]
In this podcast, I speak to Marina Ranger who is about to run 500k across Holland with her running buddy Lucja Leonard. A tough challenge for even the best of running pals. Then in the second half, I catch up with a few of my run buddies in the pub where we chat about the [...]
I speak to my friend Cathy Drew who is in the middle of training for an iron-distance triathlon. Hard enough but add in travelling to Asia for work a lot and it's a logistical challenge. Whatever you're training for, Cathy discusses how she makes sure her training doesn't get derailed by life, work or anything [...]
Hello and welcome back to the podcast! It's been a while but I've got six great episodes lined up for the summer. First up, in this episode is Erin from Jasyoga. As a collegiate basketball player, Erin thought yoga was boring at first, time that could be better spent on the court or in the weight [...]
As we approach the end of 2015, I speak to my friend Liz Goodchild about New Year's resolutions. What's good about them? When do we put stuff off until January and want do we do if we want to make big changes in our lives next year? Liz has the answers. You can find her [...]
