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All things mental and physical health! You’ll find in-depth interviews with runners as we delve into why they run and what keeps them running. And interviews with specialists on the brain and the effects of exercise on it – chemically and physically. Plus tips to keep you moving with a positive mindset.. So much goodness
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
In this episode we talk to Sue Robertson about her fabulous running journey. She started running in her early 50s and now runs ultra distance trail races with her daughter!
Sue finds running a great way to de-stress from life and just be in the bush. The trail running community has also given her a great, supportive bunch of friends and she can’t imagine not being a part of it.
Sue’s Running Tips - don’t go out too fast - slow it down, breathe and enjoy. Don’t set goals that are too big, build slowly. If you can chat you’re going fast enough.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!
Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)
Come on what have you got to loose?
It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)
Todays tip - Household Chores…
You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
24 year old professional middle distance track runner, Matthew Ramsden is our guest on the podcast today. He was born in South Africa, lived in New Zealand for a bit as a child and then moved to Western Australia when he was 9. Matt shares the drive that it takes to reach and run at the top. He is also about to finished a law degree, so he is a multi-talent bloke :) His running goal this year is to make the Commonwealth Games and be in the top 5!
“When you jog on your own you think more deeply about things.” ~ Matt Ramsden ~
Matt’s Running Tips - Start easy and make sure you’re enjoying it. When you’re just starting, try twenty minutes of one minute run/one minute walk. And start with a lower heart rate and try and keep it down, this will help prevent you from over doing it to begin with.
Keep track of Matt on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/m.ramsden/
Matt’s World Athletics page - https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/matthew-ramsden-14576384
He even has a Wikipedia entry :) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Ramsden
The Podcast we mentioned on episode, check it out, it has some great training insights and tips! - https://www.forthekudos.com/
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!
Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)
Come on what have you got to loose?
It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)
Todays tip - “Turn on the tap”
You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
In this episode of the podcast Vlad Ixel talks about how he moved to Australia in his teens after leaving Ukraine as a very young child and living in Israel for 10 years. He started running in his mid-20s and took to it like a duck to water! Prior to covid Vlad was a sponsored athlete and found himself traveling the world racing in ultra trail runs. Now he is still racing, has a great Youtube channel full of awesome strength exercises for runner and he’s started a business with his wife developing and selling a running hydration product! Lots to learn here :)
Vlad’s Running Tips - consistency is key, build a strong base, focus on the little things
All the links to all the goodies -
Vlad’s business - BIX Hydration (check them out, they’re 100% designed for runners) - https://www.bixvitamins.com/en-au/
Vlad’s Youtube channel (full of great strength exercises for runners!) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCikqAT5S16931CQN_tC7EtQ
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bixhydration/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bixhydration
https://fitmindfitbody.co/podcast/
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!
Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)
Come on what have you got to loose?
It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)
Todays tip - “Eating/Drinking Mindfully”
You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
In this episode Fiona de Wit shares how she starting running about 10 years ago after she’d signed her kids up to running club and decided she should also give it a go to. She hasn’t looked back - running is now a part of her life and she loves that it keeps her feeling strong and fit to take on what ever she feels doing.
Fiona also points out that when you become a runner you can also become a bit of a shoe collector :)
Fiona’s Running Tips - If you’re already walking, introduce a little bit of running, start small then build on it, and throw in a few stretches at the end.
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!
Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)
Come on what have you got to loose?
It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)
Todays tip - “Listen and speak mindfully”
You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
In this episode of the podcast we hear from Sam Fletcher who was once a chef and now works on a dairy farm. Sam took up running initially to loose weight and can now can’t imagine life without running. Long distance trail running has become a real passion for Sam, in part because he loves to explore the natural environment and part because he’s met some amazing friendly people on the trails :)
These are the events that Sam was talking about:
Irrational South - https://irrationalsouth200miler.com.au/
Delirious West - https://deliriouswest200miler.com.au/
As Sam mentioned Benji heaps, here is his episode if you’d like to listen to it - https://fitmindfitbody.co/episode-61-running-as-a-vehicle-for-change/
Sam’s Running Tips - get out there, work out what works for YOU, and talk to people on the trail.
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
We all know that we need to be more in the moment - or mindful if you like… especially us busy runners!
Welcome to The Mindful Moments series where I’ll be sharing one simple (short) tip each week that you can implement in your life immediately - if you use just one or two of these tips each day science tells us you’ll be less stressed and happier and who doesn’t want that? :)
Come on what have you got to loose?
It's time to create your own Mindful Moments :)
Todays tip - “ Stop Multi-tasking”
You’ll find an ebook with 24 Simple Mindfulness strategies on my website - https://fitmindfitbody.co/books/