In episode 43 we had psychotherapist Jon Bell with us talking about the links between body image and self worth, and how many people may try to lose weight to feel better about themselves , but dont get the feelings they were hoping for.
In this episode we discuss how can you do something abou this.
It's Janauary 2025 and the the shops are full of health foods and gyms are filled with new members, but why?
1st January heralds the dawn of the new year, new me health kicks, with people setting resolutions to be a reinvented version of themselves, but why and is this a good thing?
How can you set resolutions that stick?
Listen and find out...
In this episode we are joined by our long time friend and Psychotherapist Jon Bell.
The focus is today is the driver of many people’s fitness journey, losing weight to feel better about themselves. But does losing weight make you feel better?
Is exercise the cure and cause of poor body image and self-worth?
Listen to find out.
This is the second part of our look at the pillars of a sustainable healthy lifestyle. So you can be fitter for longer.
This time we cover pillars 5,6,7 and 8
Recovery
Lifestyle
Consistency
Realism
After a bit of a gap between episodes, we've got back together and had a chat about what we have been doing, learning about and some of the hot topics of the health and fitness world.
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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In this episode we are joined by another guest Dr Amy Kuck, who is an NHS GP and an accredited health and wellness coach. In this episode we talk about Lifestyle as medicine and how we live our lives is interconnected with the diseases we give ourselves. We discuss the four pillars of lifetsyle medicine;
Sleep
Nutrition
Stress
Movement
Connect with our guest, Dr Amy Kuck, here:
Website: https://www.dramykuck.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyKuck
Insta: @dramykuck
Links to previous podcast:
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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In this episode we talk about the relationship between drinking alcohol, exercise and health. Whether it is a post-work pint, glass of wine with a meal or full weekend binge drink, alcohol is a fairly constant factor in many peoples lives, but how aware of the impacts it has on you are you?
Some of the topics we cover are:
Links to related podcasts
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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In this episode we talk about the often emotional link between the food we eat, the negative states we then feel and how we react by "punishing" ourselves with exercise. We all have those hard to resist foods that no amount of will power seem to keep us away from, but after indulging ourselves, is it beneficial to then make yourself pay the price for it, but why do we do this to ourselves?
Some of the topics we cover are:
Links to some of the research mentioned in this episode
A narrative review of the construct of hedonic hunger and its measurement by the Power of Food Scale
The Power of Food Scale. A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environment
Training inhibitory control. A recipe for resisting sweet temptations
The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire
Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ)
Links to previous episodes
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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Over the many episodes so far we have talked about all kinds of training methods, from HIIT workouts, to female strength training, to running marathons. All of these come at a cost, soreness, tiredness, aches and pains. So how do you get rid of them or at least make them less so you can get through the next session. In this episode we invited Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy at Leeds Beckett University, Ed Pratt to join us to talk about all the different "tools" that are available to help with recovery. We discuss percussion/therapy guns, foam rollers and massage balls, asking "do they work?".
All these therapies fall under the heading of 'Self-myofascial release" but what is that? can it replace of a proper sports massage or treatment from a qualified therapist? Is it enough or just keeps you going when going to a clinic is not an option?
Can everyone do it or should it be for a select few people?
One of the things that Ed mentioned was some the warning signs or contraindications of using some the tools we discussed, the following list was taken from the Theragun website.
• Hypertension (controlled)
• Osteopenia
• Osteoporosis
• Pregnancy
• Diabetes
• Varicose veins
• Bony prominences or regions
• Abnormal sensations (e.g., numbness)
• Sensitivity to pressure
• Recent injury or surgery
• Scoliosis or spinal deformity
• Medications that may alter client sensations
https://www.therabody.com/uk/en-ie/precautions-and-contraindictions.html
Some studies related to what we discussed
The Acute Effects of a Percussive Massage Treatment with a Hypervolt Device on Plantar Flexor Muscles’ Range of Motion and Performance
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7675623/
Rhabdomyolysis After the Use of Percussion Massage Gun: A Case Report
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33156927/
Effects of self-myofascial release: A systematic review
Do Self-Myofascial Release Devices Release Myofascia? Rolling Mechanisms: A Narrative Review
Foam Rolling for Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness and Recovery of Dynamic Performance Measures
Links to previous episodes
Episode #20 Recovery
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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One of the most common question asked in the field of health, fitness and exercise is how do I burn fat, lose fat or get leaner? Many people are often chasing ways burn more fat through exercise or target troublesome areas of the body where fats seems to stick more than others.
In this episode we try to talk about the importance of your exercises choices, does it matter what yo do, as long as you do something?
When people undertake exercise there are lots to consider, but some of the core principles will be - what are their goals and what do you like to do/how do you like to train?
Understanding these two questions is needed before we can answer yes or no to today's question, during the episode we go through all the different considerations a trainer and a client might have when they choose a way of training. Some of things that discussed this week are:
In today's podcast we discussed some topics that reference older episodes, you can find some of these here:
Podcast episode #21 Golden goals, do I need one?
Podcast Episode #18 Can you train if you have an injury?
Podcast Episode #9 - HIIT training, what is it and how does it work?
Podcast Episode #5 Female Strength training: Is it for me?
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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Last week we spoke about fat and how to burn it, so this week we couldn't really not talk about Carbohydrates (Carbs). What was once consider the healthiest of all food groups, has in recent years become the villain, in favour of more high fat, high protein diets like Paleo or Atkins, but is this right?
To help you understand the different facts about carbs we talk about:
We hope that we cover all the basics and help get rid many of the myths that surround eating carbohydrates.
In this episode we mentioned some of these previous episodes
Episode #28 Intermittent Fasting
Episode #19 Protein supplements
Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness.
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This week are following on from our last episode where we discussed the huge benefits of nasal, diaphragmatic breathing. We mentioned benefits to blood pressure, heart rate, stress, mood and sleep, a pretty convincing list. This week we flip from health to exercise and fitness performance and how nasal breathing may be your hidden secret to unlocking performance you may have missed. Part of this discussion was how physiology underpins the value of nasal breathing, specifically how it helps us use oxygen more efficiently. The real game changer is the effect of Nitric Oxide on the blood vessels and lungs that is absent in mouth breathing.
Heart rate zones explained:
https://www.polar.com/blog/running-heart-rate-zones-basics/
The Wim Hof method
https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises
Navy Seal Box breathing
https://shruggedcollective.com/breathing-meditation-techniquewod/
Buteyko breathing
https://www.healthline.com/health/asthma/buteyko-breathing-technique#benefits
Some of the topics we mention today are related to emotional control and stress, as well as some pain control.
Below are two science research articles that show some evidence to support this Emotive state and diaphragmatic breathing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778783/ Breathing and pain https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28240995/ Stress and cortisol https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2094294/ Mouth taping and sleep https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498537/
Links to books mentioned James Nestor, Breath
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/0735213615
Patrick Mckeown, Oxygen Advantage
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxygen-Advantage-Scientifically-Breathing-Revolutionise/dp/B08GGBMLKC/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1674676634&sr=1-1
Links to previous episodes
Episode 31: Healthy breathing https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-episode-31-healthy-breathing/id1610345713?i=1000597584102
It's January and a crunch time in the world of diet, fitness and health (terrible pun!)
Lots of people flooding into the gym and making resolutions to be fitter, thinner, healthier and happier!!
But is the new years enthusiasm doomed to failure or the start of a life affirming journey?
We talk about the hits and misses of the new years resolution.
We often hear that motivation is the key to success in health and fitness and social media is filled quotes and images to drive us to do better. However, lots of people lack even the smallest amounts of motivation or find that it comes and goes very easily, but why?
In this episode what motivation is, what types there are and how it can be changed.
A continued theme across all episodes so far is that whatever your health and fitness goal is, it is always linked to your diet and nutrition. However, knowing what to eat is just one part of the puzzle, how do you manage to eat those foods and not stray into the biscuit barrel or simply eat too many of the right things, thats the real challenge.
Whether it's getting fitter or losing fat, intermittent could potentially be the answer for you.
The use of personal training has become ever more popular, with so many more trainers and ways to access training but what are pro's and cons of having more than one person being trained at the same time?
As the cost of living crisis gets worse many people are considering ways of cost saving, not wanting to give up their training they turn to small group sessions, but are they a false economy?
In this episode we talk about what are the advantages and disadvantages of training with one, two or more people.
