Sport and Life

Adam Lloyd works as a nutritionist for the academy footballers at Cheltenham Town FC, as well as a nutritionist to a wider client base. In this conversation we talk about Adam's passion for encouraging parents to understand the nutrition requirements for young athletes and why some popular dietary philosophies might be counterproductive to an athlete's performance (including a cultural condemnatio...

Mark Halliwell is Sports Editor of The Citizen: Gloucestershire and commentates on Cheltenham Town FC for BBC radio. He has been an esteemed sports journalist for several decades.  Here we talk about Cheltenham Town manager's Michael Duff decision to leave the club - among other things!

Ross Mitchell is an experienced Personal Trainer and fitness educator. Here we talk about the importance of strength training for health and longevity and how strength development and maintenance can be achieved through big compound movements in relatively short gym sessions. If you'd like to contact Ross for fitness advice or to hire as a trainer (in person or online) you can get in touch on Inst...

As a distinguished fighter and analyst in the UFC for nearly two decades, Dan Hardy is contesting a boxing match against Diego Sanchez on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's comeback bout against Marco Antonio Barrera on July 2nd 2022. This is a conversation first recorded for Sky Sports. 

An esteemed journalist for several decades, Ash Loveridge is founder and editor of the Stroudtimes.com - an online paper, which is soon launching a physical (free to customers) version. He also works as co-commentator on Forest Green FC's games for BBC Radio. 

Striker Jay Bothroyd enjoyed a storied football career - playing professionally for more than two decades, including spells in The Premier League and playing overseas in Italy, Thailand and Japan. Jay was capped by England in 2010.  Jay is now forging a career as a football analyst (pundit) in the media: @jaybothroyd

Host Teddy Draper chats to Cheat Heat Productions Podcast presenter Maurice Shortall about his career in sports journalism and TV presenting - including living and working in Ohio, USA. Check out Maurice's podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8EcTHHscSQTStezxpyjtqg

Shane Duff played professional football for Cheltenham Town and Bradford before injury prematurely ended his career. He's now a property developer and coaches other property developers. He's based in Cheltenham: https://www.facebook.com/leckhamptonpropertygroup/

Spoke to Justin ( 23-3-0) ahead of his UFC Lightweight title challenge to Charles Oliveira this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona.

Adnan is an entrepreneur with a background in running fast-paced VC backed companies. He observed his team members challenges and a lack of investment in helping Millennials manage their mental health through a medium they'd become accustomed to - videos on their mobile phones. And so Adnan co-founded Mind Labs - an app that focuses on live video classes to help people build mental resilience and...

Jon Palmer is a seasoned sports journalist and lecturer - he's covered Cheltenham Town FC for decades and followed the club since boyhood. In this episode - with one game to go - we reflect on the club's best ever league finish.  We also touch on Jon's job as a lecturer and the jobs market for sports journalists new to the career. 

Luke Varney had a sensational football (soccer) career playing from non-league to the premier league. Here we talk about: ** His new career as a personal trainer including working with children, group work and comparing working with the general public and elite athletes. ** Knee injuries, the pros and cons of running and rehabilitation.  ** Reflections on Cheltenham Town FC's successful seaso...

Anthony Astbury, a former financial trader in London, created The Whole Man Academy to 'give men the tools to live an epic life of fun, freedom and adventure.' Great conversation here on: * Morning routines * Adapting and processing life-style advice to match YOUR life. * Foundations of feeling good. * Growing your own food (amidst possible food shortages) * Homeschooling * Why it might be better...

Christian, from Gloucester, UK  is unbeaten in the pro ranks of MMA - 5-0 at the time of recording - and takes on Djati Melan for the Cage Warriors Middleweight Title on April 2nd in Manchester. Christian is trained by former UFC fighter Mark 'The Wizard' Weir. 

Phil Hanson, 22,  races for United Autosports in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series. He's been the youngest driver to be crowned World Endurance Champion and the youngest British driver to win Le Mans 24 Hour Race. In 2020, he became the first driver to win the FIA World Endurance Championship (LMP2), European Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours (LMP2) in the...

Adam is a former Personal Trainer with nearly two decades of experience working in the fitness industry. In 2019, Adam co-founded Prevayl Sportswear with David Newns. Prevayl makes smart exercise clothing that provide the wearer/exerciser data on a wide range of health and fitness metrics.  In this episode, we talk about the task of building the company and making smart sportswear - a project...

Johnathan Phipps had a long professional rugby career, including spells playing abroad in New Zealand and Spain. He now works as a personal trainer, rugby coach and is currently a student of Osteopathy.  Follow Johnathan: https://www.facebook.com/JPPTraisingthebar Website: www.jppthealth.com

Dr Chidi is one of the world’s leading Lifestyle Doctors. He trained in surgery, general practice & lifestyle medicine at Cambridge, UCL &Johns Hopkins USA and is a founding director of the European Society of Lifestyle Medicine (now ELMO). He has lectured at Columbia, Johns Hopkins, & Cambridge universities. He is the director & founder of a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic on Harley Str...

David Fulton played for 15 seasons as a professional cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club, primarily as a batter. He also captained the side. Since then 'Fults' has worked as a broadcaster, for Sky Sports among other outlets, a journalist and an events host. He's currently studying sports psychology. Follow David: @DaveTavFulton 

Grant Holt enjoyed a near 20-year professional football career working his way up from non league to The Premier League and representing big clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa on the journey. Grant now works as a scout for West Ham United and is Director of Football at Langley School. 

Faisal 'The Mastermind' Malik makes his Cage Warriors debut March 18 against Rory Evans. Faisal, from Luton, England here talks about his ambition to be the first British-Asian world champion in mixed martial arts, his Pakistani heritage and the role his religion, Islam plays in his life.  Follow Faisal on Instagram: @fmalik145

Seb Hutchinson is a football commentator working on the Premier League games and other elite competitions for broadcasters including Sky Sports and The BBC. He has a background in sports production and sports journalism and has worked on some of the world's biggest events. Follow Seb on Twitter: @Seb_Hutch

John Hudson is the British Military's chief SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Extraction) instructor and has been a resident survival expert on two series of Discovery's prime-time show Survive That, a.k.a Dude You're Screwed in the USA ,  putting his own resilience to the test on camera in front of millions. In How to Survive a Pandemic –  a free eBook which also appeared as an...

Kimberley Pena MA RDMP is a Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Specialist Mental Health Practitioner and Dance Artist. She is registered with ADMPUK and UKCP. Kimberely joins the podcast to discuss how movement and dance, in particular, can be used alongside traditional talk-based psychotherapy to improve mental health. We also discuss the importance of dance in connecting people and how s...

Wales' Enzo Maccarinelli is a former World, European and British boxing champion at Cruiserweight. He now trains boxers and MMA fighters and has a background in martial arts in his childhood. In this conversation - originally recorded for Sky Sports - we reflect on the upcoming UFC Heavyweight Title fight between Francis N'Gannou and Ciryl Gane and N'Gannou's interest in boxing elite world champio...