The Imperfect PT Podcast

The Imperfect PT Podcast: SHOW NOTES Season 5, Episode 2 – Healing your Relationship with Food (Part 2 – “The How To…”)  Having laid ourselves bare in part one by highlighting the many ways in which our own relationship with food has been complicated, bordering on toxic, we return with part two to talk tips and strategies!   Opening with a discussion around the contributing factors to disordered e...

Welcome back to the start of our fifth season of recordings and how we’ve missed you! A brand-new season deserves a weighty subject and so we launch with the multi-faceted and potentially contentious issue that is healing a negative relationship with food. In fact, such are the complexities that we deemed it worthy of a two-parter!   It’s with frightening regularity that we speak to both male and...

In drawing another fabulous season of recordings to a close, we return to our now traditional concluding format of a guest interview. We had the privilege of recording our season four finale with one of Amy’s long-standing clients, Jayne Devine who talks us through her own journey to improved strength and fitness as a female in her mid sixties. She is proof that age and physical impairment is no b...

It is often under appreciated that genuine diet success is only achieved if you can maintain the fat loss results. Losing ‘X’ number of pounds in ‘X’ number of weeks is only beneficial to your long-term health if you don’t regain that weight six months or a year down the line. Achieving results and then maintaining those results for the rest of your life should be the only goal that truly matters....

As American author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin says, “September is the other January”. In the sphere of diet and fitness, the “September reset” is often embraced and longed for more than the “New Year, New You” phase. Summer holiday indulgences alongside a lack of routine with the kids at home can play havoc with daily eating habits and activity levels, leaving us less at peace with oursel...

With millions of people worldwide experiencing poor health linked to obesity, the quest for fat loss is endless and the numbers impacted ever growing. From fad diets and fasting to gruelling detox retreats, there is no end to what lengths people will go to to shed body fat.   You would have to have been living under a rock to be unaware of the recent emergence of Ozempic and similar drugs that app...

Are you caught in the trap of over training while simultaneously under eating in the endless endeavour to drop body fat and/or gain muscle? Those who are often know something needs to change. The warning signs are all there: constant illness or injury, feelings of fatigue and low mood, sleep disruptions, menstrual cycle changes, training plateaus. However, they are so consumed by a fear of what mi...

While it’s a privilege to have the opportunity, the prospect of a period of travel can trigger a fear response in those who struggle with the perceived lack of control it brings with it.   The abundant temptations of all inclusive, all you can eat buffets, round the clock boozing, plus little to no exercise opportunities can make some dread a holiday or business trip rather than look forward to it...

Ever get the feeling life has become one long, stress-filled “to do” list? Struggling to live up to your values amidst the grind hard culture? Too consumed by guilt to administer any form of self care? Sadly, this is a far too familiar story for us not to devote an episode to the scourge that is…being TOO DAMN BUSY! The way we are living our collective modern lives is causing us physical and menta...

We’ve kept you waiting long enough for the launch of Season 4 and we couldn’t be more excited to be back with you, imparting yet more pearls of wisdom on how to achieve a more sustainable approach to long term nutrition and exercise habits, without the need for flawless perfection.   And we start as we mean to go on, with nothing but total honesty and personal insight!   Sick of feeling unhappy in...

It’s another season finale which therefore makes it guest interview pod time!   Throughout all our recordings, we strive to deliver a well rounded and inclusive perspective on the topics we bring to you. That said, it is inevitably delivered through the female lens and so, to give balance and equality to the subjects we’ve delved into this season, we welcome the lovely Tim Foster to the pod.   Hav...

If ever you needed reassurance that your Podcast hosts are still far from perfect, this is the episode that provides just that!  With another season of recordings soon drawing to a close, we reflect back on the wide variety of thought provoking topics we’ve covered and how they have impacted our own behaviours and habits. From our experiences of sobriety to our battles with ageing and body image d...

Intermittent fasting (IF) has become one of the world’s most popular health and wellness trends with the tantalising promise that changing mealtimes, rather than the meals themselves, can be good for you. Worn almost like a badge of honour, proponents of IF claim that it can lead to weight loss, improved metabolic health, and a host of other longevity benefits.   Humans have been fasting for thous...

When it comes to a child’s relationship with physical activity and nutrition, it’s clear that parents play a major role.  They are typically the earliest influence in a child’s development of attitudes and values, including those related to food, body image and exercise. No pressure there then! It’s natural to want to encourage your child to eat well and be active to support their physical and men...

Eating well and engaging in regular physical activity is the bedrock of healthy living. The benefits are undisputed, well researched and universally understood. From weight management and disease prevention to facilitating longevity and independent living, it forms the basis of most of the fodder we talk about on this very podcast. But at what point does prioritising healthy behaviours tip past th...

We live in a food abundant society where the fast pace of life demands our food be supplied, prepared and often ingested ever more quickly.  Convenience is king and so it’s no surprise that food in its natural form has been replaced by snacks and ready meals that, all too often, offer very little nutritional value. They are designed and marketed to be alluring, hyper palatable, exceptionally moori...

Frustrated by lack of discernible progress in the gym? Devoting time to physical activity but not really seeing the results you expected? Could it be because you are still exercising instead of training?  Perhaps you’ve always considered “exercise” and “training” to mean the same thing, both terms referring to moving your body to burn calories and achieve a certain physical goal.  It’s surely poin...

We launch our third season of recordings by discussing the topic of ageing, the most natural of human processes. From our conception to the day we die, we are ageing, without exception or immunity. It is a privilege rather than a disease that not all get to experience.   However, there seems to be a well-established myth that ageing is an inevitable, slippery slope of decline from the vitality of...

  Missing your weekly fill of our imperfect musings then you’re in luck! We’re back with a bonus episode, not only to fill the void until season 3 hits the air waves, but because we simply couldn’t leave this topic any longer.  This episode is dedicated to the complex and multifaceted subject that is BOOZE!   The impetus for us to deliver a pod on alcohol has been growing over the last few months,...

Hard to believe that this recording draws to a close our second season – time flies hey!  It’s been another phenomenal few months for us as podcasters and we are hugely appreciative of all the supportive messages and feedback we’ve received. So, to finish the series, we’re returning to our now traditional concluding format of a guest appearance. Today we welcome to the pod Lucy Robinson.   Lucy is...

As we approach the final full week of January, it’s possible the best intentions or endeavours to improve our nutrition or exercise behaviours might not have yielded the results so dearly wanted. It’s often at this time that, in desperation, we seek that ‘magic pill’ or missing puzzle piece. And that’s when we turn to supplements as the obvious solution!  Surveys suggest that more than half of Bri...

As we near the end of another season of recordings, we hope our listening community has come to know and understand us pretty well; as podcasters, PT’s and “imperfect” people.  You’ll hopefully be clear in your minds therefore that we are nothing but empathetic of the struggles people face to take control of their health and fitness goals.     By our own admissions and candid honesty, you know we...

For many, the month of January brings with it a degree of pressure to overhaul our nutrition practices. Whether that stems from the guilt associated with over indulging during the festive season or the non-stop media focus on “new year, new you”, it leads us to apply a greater level of consciousness to what we’re eating.   Never a bad thing but, as consumers, we can sometimes fall foul of clever m...

New year, new fitness gadget?   In this age of tech mania, there are bound to be a few of our listeners who put wearable fitness trackers on their Santa list.  So, what better time to discuss some of the benefits and potential dangers of these devices as we pose the question, when is it too much information?     It’s a saturated market with all manner of devices available, packed with an abundance...

Today’s episode rouses a few emotions for us both as we discuss the huge topic that is body image.   It’s an issue that effects all cross sections of society – men, women, young and old; I doubt there is a listener out there who is immune to feelings of insecurity about how they’ve looked at some point in time.  As a culture, we are entrenched with the faulty ideas of body perfection, living in a...