In our eighth episode of the Healthy You Podcast, we meet Marlene Sharpe-Westwood who is a specialist group exercise instructor working across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire distrcits. Marlene has been involved in Cambridge City's Exercise Referral service since day 1 back in 1996 and has decades of experience working with participants with a variety of long term conditions including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke and cardiac rehabilitation. Marlene shares what is it that keeps her coming back year on year to work as an instructor and what she thinks is the magic ingredient to keep her class participants coming back too. Like for many others, the past year has been challenging for Marlene and in the episode she opens up about her experience of the pandemic and how it has given her a greater appreciation for what her clients are facing and the barriers they have to overcome to get fitter. 

Hosting this episode is Carrie Holbrook, Senior Active Lifestyles Officer at Cambridge City Council, one of the delivery partners of the Healthy You service. Healthy You is the new name for Health Services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It is a free service for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents who are looking to make changes to their lifestyle. So, whether you want to quit smoking, lead a more active lifestyle, lose some weight, or get an NHS Health Checks, Healthy You is here to help. To find out more, visit healthyyou.org.uk