The FitLife Podcast

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Paleo? Keto? Vegan? Hot & Cold Therapy? Intermittent Fasting? Fitlife Founder, Steve, has tried them all! Steve and Ilona chat all things trendy diets and habits they've tried. Disclaimer: It's just a bit of fun - we're not experts and we're not promoting any of this. Do your own research and find what works for you!  Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and te...

We're back after a couple of months' hiatus. What better way to kick things off than discuss the evolution of Fitlife and the changes coming in the next month. We answer some FAQs and talk about the future of Fitlife.  See the new class timetable, starting 7th April:  https://www.fitlife.co.uk/ Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: https://www.ins...

Ilona and Steve discuss their personal approaches to the New Year, setting goals and intentions for the year to come. With personal insights and useful tips for how to create a sustainable fitness routine in 2025, this episode is meant to leave you feeling inspired and grounded going into the New Year. Ilona will be hosting an intention setting workshop on December 30th - Book here:  https://www.e...

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Back when the Fitlife Podcast first started, Nigel did a few episodes with Steve on his own story... this time, he's back with an episode all about finding adventure. Ilona and Nigel discuss loving the outdoors, redefining challenges as "adventures" and reframing how we think about New Year's Resolutions.  To join one of Nigel's adventures, or check out our other events -...

Ilona and Steve ask each other to bust the most common "myths" or misconceptions around fitness and wellbeing. Will lifting make you "bulky"? Is cardio the best way to burn fat? Is yoga just for girls? Find out in this quick(ish) fire episode.  To get in touch with any questions you have or topics you would love us to create a podcast about, email ilona@fitlife.co.uk  Join our...

Jodie chats with Ilona about her journey to becoming Fitlife General Manager and now Personal Trainer. She has gone from working in property to spending five years as a deckhand on superyachts around the world, and found her home at Fitlife Haddenham.  To enquire about training with Jodie, email jodie@fitlife.co.uk Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: http...

This week, Ilona asks Steve all about how he finds balance between being a dad to three boys, running two gyms and keeping fit and healthy through it all.  We recorded this in the hopes that it might help some of our community to find that balance too.  We all have busy lives and lots of plates to keep spinning - but when we prioritise ourselves and our own heath and wellbeing, we can show up bett...

Ilona chats all things pelvic floor and hypopressives with Nikki Scott, of Uk Hypopressives.  She brought this practice, which incorporates breathing and gentle movement to the UK, after discovering it in her healing journey after giving birth to twins.  Nikki explains how women and men can effectively fix their pelvic floor to heal or prevent incontinence and many other related issues.  Find out...

Steve and Ilona answer the most their most asked question as fitness instructors - how to find (and keep) motivation to work out?  They talk about motivation itself, and Steve shares his method for getting into, and sticking to, a routine with exercise.  Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_uk/ Summertown: https://www.inst...

Jess teaches yoga at fitlife Summertown, hosts yoga, music and breathwork events and is a serial business owner.  Ilona asks Jess all about her career, her own journey and her expertise on breathwork: what is it? What are the benefits? and how do you start?  Find Jess's Events here: https://www.byfirelight.co.uk/ https://www.rogueyoga.co.uk/ And on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jess.rog...

Steve and Ilona discuss morning routines. What is a morning routine? Why should we have one? They go through what they personally do in the mornings and some helpful tips for building your own.  Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_uk/ Summertown: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_summertown/

Chloe is a yoga teacher and Sound Healing practitioner. She teaches pilates and yoga at Fitlife Summertown. Ilona asks Chloe all about her journey to spirituality and she shares insights and inspiration for anyone who is open to mindfulness of any kind.  Find her events, classes and social media links here: https://linktr.ee/Chloe_Heartful or give one of her classes a go at Fitlife Summertown!  Jo...

Steve interviews Ilona.  Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_uk/ Summertown: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_summertown/

In the first episode in this relaunch of our podcast, founder, Steve and co-host Ilona recap the journey of Fitlife, the ups, the downs, Covid and what has changed since the podcast was last recorded.  Join our community on Instagram for daily updates and team banter - Haddenham: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_uk/ Summertown: https://www.instagram.com/fitlife_summertown/

I often joke with Eleanor that she is the reason Fitlife exists. But it is largely true. In 2014 she, my sister and Becky convince me to train them in my mom‘s back garden. It sparked something in me to become a personal trainer and start a Boot Camp. 8 years on and she sits opposite me recording this podcast. We deep dive into the history of Fitlife, what it means to Eleanor and the key to why sh...

Max is a FitLife Superstar member. What’s a superstar member? It’s one that lives and breathes the FitLife way. He comes to classes, has a personal trainer, wears the t shirts and recently has started listening to this podcast. He reached out to me following his listen to episode 9, which was a recording I did when we first went into lockdown in 2020. I did it by myself, in my sons bedroom and gav...

This is Jessie.  A successful Personal trainer and class instructor with a London marathon medal round her neck. From the outside, she is thriving.  Ask Jessie though and you’ll get a different answer. She massively suffers from imposter syndrome, something that ordinarily would hold people back from making bold decisions, like leaving a well paid salary job to pursue a self employed career is a c...

Gary has had two lives. One as a rockstar, one as an inspirational gym member. In this episode we will here about Gary’s phenomenal life story. He is one of the most accredited keyboard players that ever lived, working with bands like the Beegees.  A few years ago, he got Guillan-Barre syndrome. A rare disorder in which your body’s immune system attacks your nerves meaning not only was he not able...

On June 1st 2020 Damien and Andy went out for an evening cycle and neither of them returned. It was a tragedy that rocked the local community.  I’ve wanted to have this conversation with Tracey for ages. Not to talk about the tragedy, which still to this day breaks your heart to think about, but to talk about the life that her husband Damien lived.  There are very few people that I’ve met in my li...

I first met Maddy when she turned up to the secret bootcamp in 2014. These were the first sessions I did out of my mums back garden before the Fitlife journey began, and so it’s safe to say that Maddy is a real FitLife OG.  Maddy was in good shape. She would perform the exercises well but she wasn’t one of the competitive types that would try to be first to finish or do the most reps. She was happ...

In this episode I chat to Molly, our resident nutritionist. This conversation stemmed from a heated debate about calories… Is a calorie really a calorie? Can we actually measure calories in v calories out? Do we absorb calories equally? We try to figure all this out whilst also undressing topics like calorie labeling in restaurants, ways to track without tracking and what a well balanced day of ea...

This is Fraser. We met in 2010 when we were team mates playing football for AFC Wimbledon.  Fraser retired from Football in his 20’s due to a heart condition that meant regular intense exercise was high risk for heart failure. With the novelty of being able to have a drink midweek and not have training to wake up to, Fraser’s relationship with alcohol spiralled. He was not an alcoholic, but the ne...

This is part 2 with Ashton Josephs. Ashton has become a beloved member of staff at FitLife following her time as a member. She trained as a yoga teacher to deepen her beliefs of what mindfulness can do to overcome tough times in life.  We deep dive into what yoga means to Ashton and how it can benefit us all. Plus the other benefits and practises that we can all experience on and off the mat. Enjo...