The Everyone Active Podcast

On this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo is joined by Ness, a visually impaired member from our Harborough centre, who has overcome a number of challenges in her life - as well as barriers to getting active - to find a community that has embraced her and enabled her to enjoy getting active at Harborough Leisure Centre. Listen to her inspiring story now! Find out more about the pod...

This week, Jo and Sally are joined by Kirstie Simpson, Chief Operating Officer of Mummy MOT - a pre- and post-natal health service that helps mums and mums-to-be get the most out of themselves. In this episode, we hear all about how Mummy MOT operates, what its practitioners do, what a session might look like, how the many changes a woman's body goes through during pregnancy affects them and for h...

This week, Jo is joined by Ian Mansel-Thomas, Team Principal of the Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco junior cycling team. In this episode, Ian tells us all about what it takes to run a succesful junior cycling team, how it came into being, how it weathered the storms of Covid, what it takes to mix it with the big beasts of the cycling world and how to ensure the brightest British cycling talent achi...

This week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast features Richard Randall, 66 - a member at Harpenden Leisure Centre. In May 2025, Richard was inspired by Everyone Active's Grit Challenge to take on something extraordinary - a HYROX. Having never attempted anything athletic in his life, Richard spent the next six months training hard for this life-defining event. Using a programme developed in a...

The Everyone Active Podcast is BACK and this week, Jo is joined by Amy O'Connor, Global Lead for Policy & Advocacy at Movember. In this episode, Jo and Amy will be discussing the Movember campaign as we go into November, how it started and everything to do with men's health. Why are men so much more likely to die four years earlier than women? What are the barriers men are experiencing when attemp...

Once again, Michelle and Jo are in Wakefield, and this week they are talking to Nikki Riozzi, the Music Label manager for Pure Energy. Together, they have a deep dive into the science of audio, how music can aid our recovery, and the evolution of music for group exercise classes. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/...

This week, Jo and Michelle are back in Wakefield, talking with Dan Richardson, a performance nutritionist. Together, they discover how small changes to your diet can make a big difference to your workouts. Dan shares practical, easy-to-follow tips to boost energy, stamina and recovery, as well as busting common nutrition myths to help you get the most from your exercise regime. Find more from Dan...

This week, Jo and Michelle are on the road, visiting Pure Energy Music in Wakefield. They're chatting to Pure Energy's CEO, Andy Pickles about his career in the music industry, Pure Energy's formation and how it helped revolutionise how music is used within the fitness industry. They also talk about how important music is to fitness and how that relationship translates to an improved experience fo...

This week, Jo is joined by Eric Morecambe Centre General Manager Kate Barton to chat all things Everyone Theatre. Together they discuss why Everyone Active has taken on a selection of theatres, what sort of productions our new theatres are putting on - including pantomimes, stand-up comics and community theatre as well as talking about what benefits they bring to the communities in which they oper...

This week, Jo and Michelle are joined by Jane Bains. Jane's a Personal Trainer at Harpenden Leisure Centre, but she's also a qualified, registered nutritionist of 15 years' experience. Jane's joined us to talk all about sugar. What is it? How much of it should we eat? Are we eating too much? Well, the answer to that is: probably. Jane, therefore, takes us through some strategies to reduce the amou...

On this week's episode, Jo is chatting to fully-qualified One Living Drinks nutritionist Sofi Goncalves. She tells us all about her role within the company, who One Living are and what makes One Living Drinks' range of Kombuchas, health shots and CBD drinks so special. Sofi and Jo also talk about the importance of taking care of your gut health and how it can power your mental and physical wellbei...

This week, Jo and Michelle are once again joined by Oli & Steph to discuss the nutrition pillar of Everyone Active's revolutionary YOU+ wellness membership. Nutrition is the foundation of everything. It's the fuel that powers your workout at the gym, your group exercise class or that game of badminton with friends. It also powers your mind and body; it's fundamental to everything we do. That's why...

This week, Jo is joined by Julie Grimes, a qualified menopause coach to discuss this life-changing hormonal change that effects every woman. Over the course of the episode, Jo and Julie talk about exactly what the menopause is, what the symptoms are, how they can affect you and what you can do to reduce the impact and make this time in your life as easy as possible. To find out more, keep listenin...

This week, Jo is joined by Neil Orza - chef, member at our Harpenden site and person who lives with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode, Neil discusses with Jo exactly what it was like being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes late in life and how it impacted his life as a chef. meanwhile, we also talk about how, since he retired from the restaurant game, getting active at Everyone Active Harpenden has gi...

This week, Jo is joined by Dr Nana Badu, founder and CEO of The BADU Way, a revolutionary social enterprise based in East London that's dedicated to improving the lives of young people from underserved communities through physical activity, community enterprises, education and mentoring. Listen in to discover how this fantastic organisation - alongside its partners like Everyone Active - has revol...

This week, Oli & Steph return to discuss with Jo and Michelle how important the Social Wellness pillar of our YOU+ revolution is and how we can address it. They talk about how vital it is for our continued wellbeing that we seek out the company of others - whether that's family, friends or co-workers - what the science behind this is and how these changes can affect us. We'll also talk about the i...

This week, Jo is joined by EA personal trainer and international powerlifter Isaak Nathan to discuss PT taster sessions that are available at Everyone Active centres all over the country. These are a great way to try out personal training sessions and see if they are for you. Today, they talk about how you can book your sessions, what the sessions involve and what the benefits are. Book yours toda...

This week, Jo and Michelle are joined by Alistair Macfarlane - one of our senior Health & Wellbeing managers - who specialises in helping older adults stay active. During the episode, they'll discuss all the benefits of staying active as we get older, as well as how Everyone Active can help you do that, through the various programmes and sessions that we offer. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com...

Donate to Breast Cancer Now - https://www.justgiving.com/page/everyoneactive-breastcancernow  Today, Jo and Michelle are joined by Cassie Kingswell, a nurse with one of our charity partners for this year Breast Cancer Now. Together, they discuss exactly what breast cancer is and the risk factors behind it, as well as what Breast Cancer Now is doing to help those living with it, through research, s...

This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, Steph and Oli are back, joining Jo and Michelle to discuss everything to do with your brain. This includes brain health, brain function and how to optimise these things to ensure overall wellness. Oli and Steph tell us about how physical activity plays an enormous role in your overall brain health, while having healthy emotional connections with friends an...

This week, Jo and Michelle are talking all things Everyone On Demand - Everyone Active's digital offering that all MOVE+ members and beyond have access to. You'll find out all about the programmes available and how to get involved with the plethora of activities you're able to enjoy across the multitude of channels on Everyone On Demand. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Faceboo...

For today's special episode marking Parkinson's Awareness Month, Jo and Michelle are joined by two guests - Gary Shaughnessy, Chair of Trustees for Parkinson's UK and Alistair Macfarlane, one of our senior Health & Wellbeing Managers - to discuss Everyone Active's work with Parkinson's UK, the free membership for those living with Parkinson's, Gary's experiences, the effects the condition can have...

On this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are joined by Rob Lee, research manager for the world-renowned LES MILLS fitness empire. Having flown all the way from New Zealand to be with us, Rob takes us through the meticulous process through which a new LES MILLS programme becomes reality. We'll also hear a little bit about the history of the company, how it became the a...

Oli and Steph are once again joining Jo and Michelle to discuss the Move pillar of Everyone Active's new YOU+ wellness memberships. This week, they discuss the differences between movement and exercise, as well as how vital movement is to the proper functioning of human physiology. You'll also learn all about the mental benefits of movement, along with how different types of movement and exercise...

This week, Jo and Michelle get together to discuss EA Series Rejuvenate, one of our own group exercise classes that we developed in-house. EA Series Rejuvenate focuses on 'mindful movement' and myofascial release. This helps us recover from workouts, as well as helping to prevent injury in the future. Keep listening to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook ,...