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Heather’s Podcast (CakeSleepGymRepeat)

Heather’s Podcast (CakeSleepGymRepeat)

By Heather Sherwood

A spin off from my blog CakeSleepGymRepeat this podcast will talk all things fitness good and mindset.

You can find my blog at CakeSleepGymRepeat.com

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February- You can’t out train a bad diet

Heather’s Podcast (CakeSleepGymRepeat)Mar 01, 2024

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February- You can’t out train a bad diet

February- You can’t out train a bad diet

My February and a bit about consistency and why if you’re looking for weight loss you need to look at calories.
Mar 01, 202428:07
January - Perfection

January - Perfection

My new series and a new year. My January so far and the idea of being 100%
Jan 28, 202432:33
New Years Resolutions Don’t Work- why and what to do instead

New Years Resolutions Don’t Work- why and what to do instead

As it says on the tin!
Dec 31, 202328:23
Fitness and Holidays

Fitness and Holidays

How to not lose momentum on holiday without sacrificing having a good time
Nov 30, 202331:29
What’s wrong with the word diet?

What’s wrong with the word diet?

Why do diets get such a bad rap?
Oct 10, 202349:22
Solo Travel

Solo Travel

A bit different to normal, my thoughts, tips and experience on solo travel.
Sep 04, 202357:43
Why Slimming World Doesn’t Work

Why Slimming World Doesn’t Work

Pretty much as it says on the tin!
Aug 13, 202352:59
Are you listening to the right people?

Are you listening to the right people?

When it comes to fitness are you taking advice from the right places?
Jul 31, 202351:45
Change

Change

Why you need to commit to making changes if you want to get results.
Jun 29, 202330:14
What I learnt from my half marathon

What I learnt from my half marathon

5 things I learnt from running a half last Sunday
May 13, 202319:02
Toxic Fitness Quotes

Toxic Fitness Quotes

11 Fitness Quotes that grind my gears
May 13, 202359:11
What to look for in a PT

What to look for in a PT

As it says in the tin what I think is useful to look for in a Live (face to face) PT
Mar 31, 202333:27
Moderation is Key

Moderation is Key

Why moderation is better than being super strict when it comes to your fitness
Feb 26, 202328:54
Are you working with an online PT?

Are you working with an online PT?

If you’ve started working with an online PT recently what should you ask yourself to ensure you’re working with the right person for you?
Jan 22, 202349:29
Goal Setting: Your Why and How

Goal Setting: Your Why and How

The importance of your why in goal setting, how to refine your goal and how to break and down and plan
Oct 31, 202201:04:24
Diets and Weight Loss … Dirty Words?

Diets and Weight Loss … Dirty Words?

Chat about diets, weight loss, how they now sit on the industry and some of the things that can affect weight loss itself
Sep 13, 202259:38
Group Exercise Classes

Group Exercise Classes

1/ What are group exercise classes 2/ Why do they sometimes get a bad rap 3/ Why SHOULD you try them 4/ What’s the best class for you? 5/ 5 tips to get the most of of your first class
Jul 31, 202201:05:41
Just Start - Anxiety, depression, stress and Running

Just Start - Anxiety, depression, stress and Running

1) Getting started with exercise if you have anxiety / depression or stress 2) How your mental health can affect your run 3) How endurance events and training for them can affect your mental health and how to tackle that
Jul 03, 202247:38
Half Marathon Complete

Half Marathon Complete

How my Half Marathon went after 6 weeks of training and some tips from my experience to make your own run more enjoyable
May 29, 202255:24
Help I’ve left it too late to start my running training plan

Help I’ve left it too late to start my running training plan

Have you realised you’re just a few weeks out from your run and you haven’t really started training? I talk about my current situation, factors to help you decide what to do and how to approach the situation if you decide you’re still going to run.
Apr 10, 202259:59
What the **** should I eat?

What the **** should I eat?

Chat about calories, diets and what diet should you do.
Mar 08, 202239:15
Race Training Tips

Race Training Tips

5 tips if your training for a race
Feb 26, 202233:30
Race Day Tips

Race Day Tips

5 tips to have an enjoyable race day
Feb 19, 202224:32
You Do You: Diets and Fitness in 2022

You Do You: Diets and Fitness in 2022

A look at diet and anti diet culture, PTs selling at Christmas and using your instincts to pick what’s right for you
Dec 31, 202139:54
Episode 28 / New Year Diet Culture

Episode 28 / New Year Diet Culture

25 minutes of my thoughts ... a bit beyond the standard and very much an opinion piece
Dec 30, 202024:48
Episode 27/Motivation or lack of it

Episode 27/Motivation or lack of it

This is a very personal episode where I talk entirely about my own fitness right now.
Aug 21, 202046:39
Episode 26/ Three Things You Need To Know About Your Training And Nutrition

Episode 26/ Three Things You Need To Know About Your Training And Nutrition

Are you always looking for a new plan or diet? Are you always starting again or trying to find a place where you are happy and in a routine? These are the three things I believe you need to come to terms with to see success and be happy with your own training and diet (and which all fit together in a circle). This was recorded just before lockdown and I held off publishing as we all had other things on our mind but as gym hopefully look to reopen soon and we start to return back to looking at our goals I think this is a good time to publish this.
Jul 05, 202039:29
Episode 25 / Goals

Episode 25 / Goals

It’s not enough to have a goal - it needs to be the right goal.
Jun 27, 202035:22
Episode 24 / What Comes Next?

Episode 24 / What Comes Next?

How will training look as gyms start to open up?
Jun 12, 202038:21
Episode 23 / Why buy a running plan?

Episode 23 / Why buy a running plan?

Not a sales podcast but my genuine thoughts on why I think it could be a good investment for you to buy a running programme (note not plan) if you want to improve your running and get support.
May 31, 202052:03
Episode 21 / Good v Bad Foods

Episode 21 / Good v Bad Foods

My take on the issue of good v bad clean v not healthy v unhealthy
May 21, 202030:01
Episode 20 / Fitness In Lockdown - Online Classes

Episode 20 / Fitness In Lockdown - Online Classes

I chat why I like online classes, some tips for those who haven’t yet tried one and how I see online classes evolving as gyms reopen
May 19, 202031:40
Episode 19 / Dealing with Anxiety

Episode 19 / Dealing with Anxiety

Stress, anxiety and worry are something I think everyone’s experienced during lockdown. Here I talk about strategies you could use to help cope with these feelings.
May 06, 202052:52
Episode 18 / Shopping Habits in Lockdown

Episode 18 / Shopping Habits in Lockdown

Me chatting about shopping habits, how they have been affected by lockdown and how that in turn has affected our eating habits.
May 04, 202035:10
Episode 17 / Our relationship with food during lockdown

Episode 17 / Our relationship with food during lockdown

I’m actually pretty proud of this episode - I talk about how food can make us feel, why it affects us and how and why being aware of this can be both a blessing and a hinderance. If you’ve beaten yourself up at any point for your eating in the last few weeks please listen.
May 01, 202024:34
Episode 16 / Goal Setting

Episode 16 / Goal Setting

The importance of not just setting goals but setting goals that matter. specifically considering creating lockdown goals to get you through the here and now.
Apr 28, 202020:31
Episode 15/ Lockdown Rest Days

Episode 15/ Lockdown Rest Days

A brief ponder about how I’m approaching (or not approaching) rest days during lockdown and why you might want to start thinking about this too.
Apr 18, 202015:02
Episode 14 / How To Tackle Easter Eggs

Episode 14 / How To Tackle Easter Eggs

Three methods of managing your diet over the Easter period (apply equally ell to Christmas, birthdays, weekends away etc)
Apr 12, 202014:43
Episode 14 / Stop saying you’re losing fitness

Episode 14 / Stop saying you’re losing fitness

Part one - why I don’t believe it’s true / Part two - why I don’t believe it’s helpful or healthy
Apr 09, 202026:40
Episode 13 / The single most important thing you can do to stay on track during lockdown

Episode 13 / The single most important thing you can do to stay on track during lockdown

All about calories and NEAT. Short sharp and to the point!
Apr 04, 202014:39
Episode 12/ More Stay at Home Musings- 6 Things I’ve Realised

Episode 12/ More Stay at Home Musings- 6 Things I’ve Realised

6 Things I’ve realised since staying at home
Mar 30, 202029:57
Episode 11 / Stay At Home Musings

Episode 11 / Stay At Home Musings

This is my second general ramble about how I feel about the situation right now. The first ten minutes are me just reflecting on my own jumbled thoughts. From then on in I discuss how I’m approaching training, eating and goal setting right now which I think will be appropriate for a lot of peopel
Mar 28, 202033:06
Episode 10 /WFH Musings - Day 3

Episode 10 /WFH Musings - Day 3

Short short podcast with my initial thoughts and emotions
Mar 25, 202010:23
Episode 9 / Running with Hollie Green

Episode 9 / Running with Hollie Green

In this episode I chat running with Hollie including our top 7 tips (was meant to be 5) for new runners. Stay tuned for the argument at around the 60 minute mark when first the wine tasting man arrives and Hollie breaks my intercom system and then proceeds to tell me everything that’s wrong with the layout of my flat! If you enjoy this podcast follow @holliegreenx for some exceptional pictures from her hikes and runs
Mar 13, 202001:03:04
Guest Episode on The Ricky Long Podcast

Guest Episode on The Ricky Long Podcast

This is a recording of my guest appearance on the Ricky Long podcast published last Sunday where we discuss my experiences within the fitness industry
Feb 21, 202002:01:03
Episode 7 / YOLO

Episode 7 / YOLO

Very quick podcast following BF on from episode 6 about why I think think notion of YOLO can be counter productive
Feb 17, 202018:23
Episode 6 / Early 2020 Musings

Episode 6 / Early 2020 Musings

Here I talk about my reflections on the conversations I’ve had so far in 2020 - What’s the best way to eat and train, how you’ve got to change to change and how to get past all the bullshit out there and work out what’s right for you
Jan 19, 202033:20
Episode 5 / Intuitive Eating

Episode 5 / Intuitive Eating

Why you need to qualify to eat intuitively.
Nov 16, 201923:21
Episode 4/ Les Mills Body Pump: What to expect from your first class

Episode 4/ Les Mills Body Pump: What to expect from your first class

This podcast is for people who are new to Body Pump, are thinking about giving the class a go but are a bit nervous and want an idea of what to expect and some tips from the instructors point of view.
Nov 02, 201946:28
Episode 3 / Sleep

Episode 3 / Sleep

Part 1 - Effects of lack of sleep. Part 2- strategies to improve sleep quality, getting to sleep quicker and getting back to sleep when you wake up
Sep 29, 201934:13