HealthSeeker Stories

Joanne Groves, Trainer, Presenter, Mentor, and PT joins us this week to talk about reducing fear through movement, understanding clients' unique goals and fears, and how positive language and tailored experiences are important in attracting and supporting healthseekers. Joanne shares some great anecdotes, like helping a polio survivor regain mobility and confidence. We talk about community bas...

This episode of HealthSeeker Stories features Hussain AlZabaidi, the lifestyle GP and media medic. Hussain shares his personal journey toward better health and emphasizes that everyone prioritizes health to some extent, though the degree varies. He stresses the importance of preventative care over solely treating problems as they arise and highlights the need for collaboration between healthcare a...

It's not the first time I've chatted to John about HealthSeekers, but it's the first time we've recorded our conversation. This episode gets into a lot of different areas, from the Promote/Connect/Provide pillars at ⁠Life Leisure⁠ , to the QALY and WELLBY measures for health improvement, stopping in Brinnington and Bramhall to look at differences in deprivation and life expectancy....

Izabella is the CEO of the UK & International Health Coaching Association , having spent over 40 years working on and in health programmes. She's passionate about raising public awareness on health improvement, particularly through coaching. We talk about waking people up, nurturing and educating them about health. Choice is important, rather than being prescriptive, and taking baby steps...

In a crossover between YourDreamGym and HealthSeeker Stories, today we hear from Jo Fleming, Physical Activity Ambassador for the UKIHCA (UK & International Health Coaches Association). Jo's dream gym is all about community and social connectedness, nature, and variety... not necessarily exercise. There are lots of lessons and stories in this episode about physical health and social wellne...

Glenda talks all things wellbeing, particularly focusing on resilience and personal health. We discuss public health, member journeys, and... walking dogs. Some great takeaways in this conversation as always with DrG, a big one is around coaching and choices. Find out more about WeTalkWellbeing and ResilientAsFudge . Connect with Glenda here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-glenda-rivoallan-9032191...

Nish is all about empowering the leisure sector to harness open data, generate more bookings and get more people active. We talk about the need to nurture HealthSeekers rather than sell them a leisure membership, and how data can be used more intelligently to encourage and motivate people. Find out more about imin at www.imin.co Connect with Nish here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishaldesai/ Guy...

Alexa is Wellbeing Performance Manager at Humaans, and all about Boosting Wellbeing, and Elevating Performance for her clients. We talk about the very basics of wellbeing, from being able to stand and walk up and down stairs, and about the wellbeing score as a way to reach even more people, those that are perhaps unwilling or unable to visit a club for a health check. Find out more about Huumans a...

Simon Wilkinson is Sport & Fitness Lead UK at TANITA, a leading health insights business who specialise in body composition devices. Connect with Simon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-wilkinson-a74655144/ Guy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guygriff/ Thanks to our supporters on this episode; ⁠WhySports⁠ is a focused social enterprise working tirelessly to increase activity across the...

Pip Lawrence is Director of Wellbeing at Wellbeing People Ltd, and is on a mission to help people to recalibrate their wellbeing, through Nutrition, Movement, Lifestyle, and Mindset. We chat about helping to inspire people about wellbeing rather than waiting for the desperation stage, the wellbeing age assessment, and getting people to experiment with choices, rather than prescribing actions. You...

Gary Sheppard is the General Manager at Parkwood Health & Fitness (Salisbury), one of the most successful clubs in the Parkwood estate from PT, Weight Management Programmes, and Boditrax measurements and scores. Gary talks about how they use Boditrax to motivate members, and to compete with the non-gym market, such as WeightWatchers and SlimmingWorld. Find out more about HealthSeekers at ggfit...

This is the first episode, recorded and streamed live on LinkedIn and other channels, to launch HealthSeeker Stories; a series of conversations, designed to share ideas to help the health and fitness industries to collaborate more. Thanks to our supporting partner... WhySports a focused social enterprise working tirelessly to increase activity across the UK. Learn more and book tickets to one of t...

Dean Martin from Pavelka has been one of the catalysts in the development of HealthSeeker projects. He tells us about his time at YourLeisure, a trust in Kent, and talks about his own health journey and realisation that while he has always been highly motivated and successful at marketing health and fitness, he wasn't always the best role model. Dean is now the Global Head of Marketing at Pave...

A quick trailer to preview HealthSeeker Stories, launching on 31 July 2023. In partnership with WhySports .