The Get Active Podcast

In today's episode, we hear our member David's powerful story over the the last few years. He is one of the most inspirational people and his progress and success in recent years is largely down to his approach to life!

That's right, just one hour of exercise per week could be everything you need to look and feel your best.

We are rejoined by Laura from Energise with Laura!! This time Laura shares her experience and journey in Yoga and how impactful that it can be on your quality of life. P.S she is currently (as of time of recording) the ONLY level 2 SSP Yoga instructor in Scotland! So, if you can, get along to her classes! You can stay up to date with her on socials @energisewithlaura

This week we are joined by Josh! In the last year Josh has achieved some amazing milestones in his fitness journey including a marathon, ultra marathon, Hyrox competition and more recently a 24 hour challenge of Ben Lomond. In this chat, he shares his background, experience and what motivates him to push the boundaries.

This week, we are joined by Tracy or as she's known online 'Miss Mediate'. Tracy is on a mission to help more people find their inner strength by sharing her mindfulness practises. You can stay up to date with all things Miss Meditate by giving her a follow online @missmeditate.

This week, we are joined by Gillian from Rainbow Park Yoga. Gillian is on a mission to help equip children and young people with the knowledge and resources to manage their own health and wellbeing by combining the powers of yoga and mindfulness. You can find out more about her enterprise or contact her at gill@rainbowparkyoga.com to find out how to get involved!

Today we are joined by Ayesha from For the Love of Lemons. Ayesha is a nutrition & health coach and today we chat about helping women thrive through menopause! You can reach Ayesha via her social media or by emailing her at hello@fortheloveoflemons.co.uk.

This week, Martin is joined by Jane who is one of our Lifestyle Coaching members! Jane has been putting the work in for over a year and has went from strength to strength (literally!) every week. She has overcome so much, least of all is finding the time to train consistently working full time, with 2 young kids! Tune in to find out how she does it!

This week, Martin chats about his current training programme and gives a little update on all things GAC!

This week, Martin is joined by Emma who is the owner and founder of Life Fit Coaching. Emma works with various people in the community and has recently introduced fitness based sessions for kids! There is a huge stigma around resistance training with children but don't worry, we talk this through in our chat along with some other interesting stuff. So tune in and as always, you can reach us via em...

This week Martin looks into a topic that has been requested by our members... all things protein! Without going too deep in this one, he chats about the role of protein on the body, its importance when exercising as well as some useful advice with recommendations and sources!

Do you prioritise yourself? In this episode, Martin explores the topic of prioritising yourself to enhance your wellbeing. It's not selfish. It's necessary. Regardless of your situation, you need to rest, recover, recharge and establish a healthy routine with taking time for yourself, often!

In today's episode, Martin is joined by Jake from Versus Arthritis. Jake is the Programme and Partnership Manger for Scotland working to help people manage their arthritis and improve their quality of life. We talk all things lifestyle and it was great to hear him share his background in fitness as well as some of the current programmes running by Versus Arthritis which you can get involved with f...

This week, Martin goes deep on what it means to optimise your health and how it's actually the small things that make the big difference!

This week Martin is joined by Yoko from Jones&Us - a like minded social entrepreneur helping bring exercise into the lives of those with struggling with barriers. Yoko shares her story of moving to Scotland from a young age as well as what inspired her to dedicate her life to helping others! Tune into this one and prepare to be inspired!

This week Martin introduces a discussion around weightlifting. In today's episode, he talks about some of the terminology around weightlifting, the benefits of it and some useful examples of how you can get involved right now! You can also have your say with us setting up The Get Active Weightlifting Club by completing the form below: https://surveyheart.com/form/6651b92702342c78804948a3

In today's episode, Martin is joined by Mark - the founder of Paisley Barbell Club. PBC specialise in the sport of Powerlifting and helping people as young as 14 and as old as 75 become the strongest they've ever been. Whether it's competing or recreational, powerlifting is more accessible than you think. You can reach them on Facebook: Paisley Barbell Club or on Instagram @paisleybarbellclub

This week, Martin is joined on The Get Active Podcast by Mark from Paisley Barbell Club. He set up PBC as a way to help more people get access to the sport of Powerlifting which in essence, combines movements like Squat, Bench Press and Deadlifts to help those participating improve their strength. PBC is also centred around community which is something we discuss in detail and Mark shares some tip...

Another Wednesday means a new episode on The Get Active Podcast! This week, Martin discusses a few common "myths" floating around when we talk about nutrition! Particularly prevalent if you are looking to lose weight. Is it just about eating as little as possible? Should you avoid carbs? Will a takeaway at the weekend ruin your progress? You'll just have to listen to find out. Do you have question...

This week, Martin is joined by Heather from The STAR Project. The STAR Project is an essential, grass roots anti poverty charity based in Paisley with a mission to support our local community to be more connected. At the root of every programme they run is socialisation and connectedness, whether that's their drop in sessions, counseling, community pantry or line dancing class - they offer somethi...

This week, Martin discusses 5 resources you can use to positively impact your health, fitness and wellbeing. Drawing on his own experience, he shares hints, tips and useful advice on where you can find the best information (and avoid the worst information) so that you can thrive. P.S read Atomic Habits by James Clear as a starting point 👌

This week Martin is joined by Laura (Energise With Laura) and Tracy (Miss Meditate) to talk about all things mindfulness. Not only that, we discuss strategies to help you implement mindfulness techniques into your everyday life so that you can manage your stress and anxiety. Don't worry, you're not alone. We have all experienced some form of stress or anxiety. This episode will shed some light on...

This week, Martin explores the role motivation plays when it comes to improving your health, fitness and wellbeing. He talks about what motivation is, intrinsic Vs extrinsic motivation and ways that you can build systems so that you're not reliant on motivation to keep you moving forward. Plus, you'll hear about a big announcement we revealed on our social media recently!

This week, Martin is joined by Just Dive founder and social entrepreneur, Laura. During this episode Laura opens up about her journey in forming Just Dive as well as sharing some intimate impact stories that her members have experienced first hand on their own water therapy journeys.

In this episode, Martin goes deep into one of the most common barriers to exercise; no time! Don't worry, this is not a personal attack as you'll hear throughout the episode. It's about making time, not waiting for time to create itself.