Freedom Through Fitness

🎧 To find out more about how to discover your own Freedom Through Fitness with the Focused Personal Training team, visit freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk In this week's  Ask the Expert episode, I sit down with osteomyologist and founder of Theratopia, Audley Fraser . A calm and deeply experienced practitioner, Audley shares his journey from personal trainer to hands-on clinician — and explains how his...

In this powerful episode of Freedom Through Fitness , we sit down with Dave Henson MBE — local lad, military veteran, Paralympic medalist, engineer, father, and all-round inspiration. We explore fitness from a perspective most of us will never experience — how movement and resilience shaped Dave's recovery after losing both legs in Afghanistan, and how it helped him rebuild a life filled with purp...

Questions? Feedback? Looking for help? Visit freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk In this episode of Freedom Through Fitness , we dig into one of the most powerful — yet often misunderstood — aspects of our health: our relationship with food. I'm joined by Southampton-based nutritional therapist, Jenna Seward , who shares her personal journey from battling eating disorders as a teenager to helping others tr...

Episode 4 (Series 2) – Christine Newnham: It's Never Too Late to Start In this episode, we sit down with Christine Newnham, a proud member of the Focused Personal Training community who proves that fitness can be life-changing at any age. Two years ago, Christine took action when she felt her strength and resilience slipping away. At 66, she made the brave choice to walk through our doors after st...

🎧 Learn more about the podcast and connect with us: https://freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk Series 2, Episode 3: Common, Not Normal – Pelvic Health, Confidence & Core Strength with Emily Taylor In this episode, we're taking a fresh perspective on what fitness really means — because true freedom through fitness is about more than strength or aesthetics. It's about confidence, control, and living your l...

🎧 Ready to take action on your own Freedom Through Fitness? Learn more about working with us at 👉 freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk Episode 2 – Chris Spicer: Training for Life, Not Just the Podium In this episode, we sit down with local athlete, RAF chef, CrossFit coach, and father of three — Chris Spicer . Chris brings a refreshingly honest and down-to-earth perspective on fitness, fatherhood, and fin...

🎧 Want to explore what freedom through fitness could look like for you ? Start here: https://freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk In this season opener, we sit down with George Middleton — a local Southampton man whose fitness journey has transformed not just his body, but his entire life. From being told he could lose a foot due to complications from type 2 diabetes… to running 10Ks, rehabbing broken bone...

🎙 Episode 8 — Piers Day: Out of the Darkness Founder of Suffolk Hypnotherapy | Subconscious Coach | Mental Health Advocate In this final episode of Season 1, we're joined by the brilliant Piers Day — a subconscious coach, speaker, and founder of Suffolk Hypnotherapy , as well as the powerful new mental health initiative, Out of the Darkness . After a deeply personal experience with loss, Piers set...

In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode, host Megan Batchelor is joined by her sister — Dr. Ruth Guest, GP, lecturer in military medicine, and specialist in women's health. Together, they explore the intersection of professional expertise and lived experience — covering everything from postpartum recovery and mental health to menstrual education, pelvic floor myths, and how to navigate fi...

Visit https://freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk/ for further support on attaining your own Freedom Through Fitness Training for the Camino: A Journey of Strength, Survival and Self-Belief At 72 years old, Leon Edwards set himself a bold and deeply personal challenge — to walk the 800km Camino de Santiago across Spain. Not as a lifelong adventurer, but as someone who had faced a quadruple heart bypass, a...

In this week's Athlete Spotlight , we sit down with international powerlifter, British record holder, and World Champion bench presser — Ellie Steel . Just a few weeks after this recording, Ellie travelled to Norway for the Equipped Powerlifting Open World Championships, where she took  gold for Great Britain in the under 57kg women's bench press. But there's so much more to her journey than the p...

🎧 Episode 4: From Performance to Presence — with Sean Cole In this episode of Freedom Through Fitness , we're joined by fitness industry veteran and business owner Sean Cole — founder of Elevation Training Club (formerly SC Vital Fitness) and Balance Wellness Club , two standout facilities helping people live healthier, more grounded lives. Sean's journey spans decades of experience: from his tim...

In this Ask the Expert episode, I'm joined by Amy Linford — also known as "The Pain Whisperer" . Amy is an applied neurology practitioner, strength and conditioning coach, and passionate mental health advocate who helps people rebuild their relationship with movement in a way that feels safe, empowering, and sustainable. Her work goes far beyond reps and routines — Amy helps people understand the...

👉 Want to explore what your own version of fitness and freedom could look like? Book a free discovery call at freedompod.focusedpt.co.uk — no pressure, just a real conversation. In this episode, I sit down with Dave Hurlock — a Southampton local who's on a powerful journey of reclaiming independence, confidence, and strength. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Dave grew up hearing all the things he "could...

In this first ever episode of Freedom Through Fitness , we're joined by Kelly Friel — international CrossFit competitor, local Southampton legend, and living proof that it's never too late to rewrite what fitness looks like in your life. Kelly didn't start CrossFit until her mid-30s — already a mum of two, with no background in competitive sport. But what began as a spontaneous decision quickly be...