The Fit Happens Podcast

Jo Tuffrey has an amazing life in fitness in her home town of Marlow - now specialising in Pilates. Hear about her fitness world when she was a guest on my MarlowFM radio show - from where this podcast is taken (with thanks to MarlowFM to reproduce the broadcast here).

Jenni Green is the founder and owner of the Bia brand and The Bia Hub, over in Twyford, designed to be the one-stop-shop for everything to do with cycling - whether you want to buy anything or not. Her enthusiasm for cycling really comes over in this chat with me, and with my wife Jenny - who is a member of the Bia Cycling Club, part of the Bia ecosystem and joined the show for this episode.
As always, this is taken from a live broadcast on MarlowFM's 'Good Morning Marlow' show, and is reproduced here with their permission.

Creating goals for yourself, and finding ways to achieve them despite some setbacks, is a fundamental step in fitness success.  In this episode, inspirational coach Matt Lovett discusses this vital topic with Chris - and Matt's detailed thoughts and ideas. and approach, can help you progress faster than you thought possible.   

This podcast was recorded in January, so there are additional references to New Year Resolutions - which, as you'll find, are of value whatever month it is. 

This was originally broadcast live on MarlowFM during Chris's Good Morning Marlow show, with thanks to the station for permission to use this material in a podcast to reach a wider audience. 

In this episode Chris is joined in the MarlowFM studio by another presenter from the station, Angie Burns.  She has just come back from a health retreat - one whole week of nothing but juice, exercise and a little soup at the Juicy Oasis retreat in Portugal.  Chris is keen to find out all about it - did the week achieve Angie's objectives, will she modify her lifestyle now back at home, and would she go again?

Matt Marsh is one of the top physique and fitness model photographers in the UK.  In this fascinating conversation, he tells Chris (who has been a subject of Matt's photoshoots) all about the role of a physique photographer, the people that he shoots, and the changes that can bring to a fitness model's career.  And, away from the photo studio, we talk about Matt's own impressive fatness-down, fitness-up journey!

First broadcast on MarlowFM and used with permission.

In this episode, I spend a half hour with Oggie, a well-known personal trainer who (like me) specialises in training those over 50.  We discuss many relevant aspects of fitness, in particular how age makes training different, but is certainly not a barrier.   I start off by asking Oggie how long he has been interested in fitness. This conversation was first broadcast on MarlowFM in my Good Morning Marlow show.

I am the radio guest today, as Paul Busby invites me on to his MarlowFM 'Health and Fitness' show.  We talk about fitness for the over-fifties - is it too late?  How to get started? How to improve?  Can I make the time needed? These are some of the questions we discuss, with some stories from my own experience to help explain the points. Plus some of my inspirational quotes and lines from my book.  And, of course, thanks to Paul for inviting me to be his guest!

My lockdown project has been to write a book - Fat To Fit At Fifty - which describes my own journey from obese and heart-attack-waiting-to-happen to becoming a fitness model world champion.  In addition, the book contains all the tips and advice you need for you to follow the full 3-stage fat-to-fit programme, designed to help other over-50s reduce their fatness levels, increase their fitness levels, and have a good time while doing it too.  In this podcast, Jill Huskisson of MarlowFM finds out about these and other points in the book from me, including the all-important 'Magic Moment'!   After over a year in writing, it is now available on Amazon.

BANT is the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, and they have a campaign 'Food for Your Health' which aims to improve the nutrition of everyone in the UK.  In today's podcast, top nutritional therapist Lorna Rhodes, tells me about the campaign and gives many healthy eating and lifestyle tips. 

PT Lubbs has a successful Personal Training Business in Henley-on-Thames.  One of the reasons for his success are his amazing intuitive approaches to both eating and training.  I was intrigued to find out more - you will be too, here he is as my radio guest.

At any time of year, it's good to have your immune system operating to the max.  But especially in winter with colds and flu, and doubly especially this year, it's even more important.  Top rehab specialist Matt Lovett is the man to give all the advice you need to make sure you're ready for anything the world may throw at you!

Join me and my guest Jemma Davis, personal trainer and business owner, as she explains her unique client methodology.  Her 360 Vision approach is divided into three segments - 120 degree Fitness, 120 degree Nutrition and 120 degree Wellness.  In this interview, originally broadcast on MarlowFM, Jemma explains how all three segments work together to make a complete health and fitness vision for her clients - and goes into detail of the offering and benefits of each of the segments.  

My MarlowFM guest is top personal trainer Dan Wynes, well known for motivating clients to success.   I was keen to learn how he instills this level of adherence in his clients, and how he finds time to also make himself into a championship-winning fitness model and able to represent GB in American Football.  Plus Dan has taken a couple of years out to help people in India get a whole lot fitter - and he has done all that by the age of 27!  A fascinating story, for sure.

Paul Burgess is a well known name in the world of health and fitness.  He joined me on my MarlowFM show to talk about his work as a Functional Medicine Practitioner, and in  particular how he treats the causes of conditions rather than the symptoms.  Fascinating stuff!

Rob Utley is the Greater London Personal Trainer of the Year!  When he is not winning awards like that one, Rob manages Anytime Fitness in Loudwater and joins me today to talk about exercise, fitness nutrition and why all gyms are not made equally.

Other episodes of the podcast talk about physical fitness and health.  Here we discuss mental health with consultant Lesley Buckeridge, from Buckinghamshire MIND - the mental health charity.  She came into the MarlowFM studio to talk about the latest ideas from Bucks MIND, as well as help callers - we had three phone calls (all on this podcast) with concerns, plus we had some general mental health tips from Lesley.  Recorded live from MarlowFM transmission just before Christmas, there are seasonal comments but I feel the output is of value at any time of the year.

In this episode, Chris is joined in the studio by top Nutritional Therapist Saffron Rogerson, who gives some tips for everyone on the importance of a balanced, wide-ranging diet and how it directly affects health and fitness.  She gives more detailed advice in a few areas, including gut health, dealing with IBS and specific nutrition to help promote fertility.  It is a fascinating 30 minutes, that I learned a lot from - and I think you will, too.   

Top personal trainer and rehab specialist Matt Lovett has a list of 30 tips he has created to help everyone live a happier, healthier and fitter life. Listen to those tips from someone who knows!

My radio guest today is Personal Trainer Chris Wickham, who explains the advantages and disadvantages of Online Personal Training - both for the client and the PT - plus gives some insights into how he manages with all his work, PT and fitness activities while being a busy dad to two youngsters!

In this 5th episode of Fit Happens Podcast, Kevin Wallace, Chairman and Senior Coach at the EVO Triathlon Club, talks to me on MarlowFM about taking up triathlon as a sport plus - if you're an existing triathlete - some advice you may find useful