The Women's Footy Podcast: Fitness Tips for the Female Footballer

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show Jacob shared his expertise on how to optimise football performance. He highlighted the significance of strength training, which should be prioritised over conditioning, and proper running mechanics to enhance performance while conserving energy. Additionally, he emphasised the importance of completing a full pre-season without injury to improve aerobic fi...

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Jacob and Ryan discussed Ryan's life journey, including his early life and how he got into football, eventually leading to his current position as coach of the St. Mary's football club women's team. They bonded over their shared experiences growing up in Darwin and the challenges of living in tough neighborhoods and dealing with peer pressure. Ryan share...

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Ricky Nolan provided insights into the world of football, specifically the importance of ruck work and team culture. Ricky shared his experience as a ruckman and how it takes time to develop the necessary skills, as well as the under-recognised aspects of being a ruckman. Additionally, he emphasised that all organsitions have a culture, whether that be g...

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Shannon Millar and Jacob Andreae discussed Shannon's role as AFL Talent Manager for the NT. Shannon shared her background and sports experience, including growing up in a small town in Victoria and playing netball and swimming competitively. She also talked about her experience coaching football in a male-dominated space and her excitement for the AFLW t...

In this episode of the Mind Your Body Show Heidi Thompson  shared her coaching journey, including her experience coaching teams at the highest level and the challenges of combining roles. She also discussed the gender differences in sports and the importance of adjusting coaching styles accordingly.   The conversation then shifted to the Waratah team's upcoming season, with Heidi providi...

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Jacob interviewed Shannon Motlop. The episode began with the pair discussing Shannon's involvement in his family business: Something Wild; a native food and beverage company. Shannon discussed his role harvesting green ants for distilling in their world-famous Green Ant Gin. Shannon explained the process of collecting the ants and the health benefits of...

In this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Jacob Andreae interviewed Ryan Nyhuis, a former Fremantle Dockers player, about his life beyond football. They discussed various topics such as camping, teaching, and junior development. Ryan shared his experiences growing up in Darwin and playing for the Nightcliff Football Club. Ryan also talked about his journey from playing in the local leagues to be...

On this episode of The Mind Your Body Show, Jacob Andreae and Aaron Motlop discussed Aaron's life story, including his childhood, family life, and football career. Aaron shared his experiences playing various sports, including touch footy, rugby league, rugby union, and AFL, and the pressure he felt being the son of a football legend. He also discussed his football journey, including his decision...

Ryan was born and raised in Darwin and went to Sanderson Primary and Sanderson High School. He began playing football at the age of 9. Growing up Ryan was always involved in sports and loved challenging himself. He was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to represent the Northern Territory in the primary school championships in years 5, 6, 7, U15s, 16s, and 18s while also representing the NTF...

Anthony Xavier Vallejo, currently employed by the Clontarf Foundation in Darwin for 15 years, is the present St Mary's Football Club Men’s Premier League Coach, and has been for the past 5 seasons. He grew up on a small Aboriginal mission in Nauiyu/Daly River, 230km south of Darwin, attended St Paul's in Nightcliff for primary school, and later pursued high school education at St John's College in...

Fleur Elizabeth is a coach specialising in mastering your relationship with food and alcohol since 2017, which she believes is inseparable from the success or failure of your human existence. Her approach is to (1) address a problem or challenging behaviour. (2) Help you identify the costs of that behaviour to your life. (3) Provide psycho-education regarding the issue. (4) Offer a strategy to man...

Erin Wanganeen is a cousin to the Superstar behind the Mind Your Body Show. Erin is a 38 year old mum of two. At the end of 2021 Erin and her partner Steven were excited about their two children taking a massive step and starting boarding school in Victoria. They made plans of joining a gym and getting fit.. that all came to a crashing halt when in December 2021, she was diagnosed with breast canc...

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If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag  us, @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of  The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on...

If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag  us, @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of  The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on...

If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was.  Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple...

If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was.  Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple...

If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag  us, @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of  The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on...

This is a coaching call with Melissa, she wanted to find out how to start training for a half marathon. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us,  @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Mind Your Body Show. If yo...

If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear about it and know what your biggest takeaway was. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag.  us,  @Jacob_Andreae Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Mind Your Body Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and  leave a quick rating and review of the...

Josie Stevens is an ACE certified personal trainer, ACE corrective exercise specialist, and pre/post natal exercise specialist. She played Division I soccer in college and has enjoyed all types of physical activity her entire life. Since playing soccer competitively at a young age, fitness, feeling good, and pushing herself and teammates to the next level have always been at the heart of what she...

Blake Worral-Thompson is an Australian writer who used to write for national health magazines. He had a strong interest in fitness but has transitioned to a lifestyle and mindset coach. He has created a program called "Life by Design" which aims to help individuals take control of their lives and design a life that aligns with their values and goals. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear...

Ben Angel is a bestselling and award-winning author, speaker, and online course creator. With over 350,000 international followers, his work has helped tens of thousands uncover the root cause of their fatigue, procrastination, and mental health concerns with his unique strategies on performance and productivity through his books, resources, and online courses. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d lo...

Mitch Greaves is head of strength and conditioning at Hawthorn Football Club with their AFLW players and was previously AFLW Performance Preparation Coordinator at Carlton Football Club. Mitch is co-owner of Melbourne Fitness & Performance, operating as an Exercise Physiologist and Athletic Performance Coach within the business and within La Trobe University's Elite Athlete Program. Mitch has...

Luis Resa is an experienced APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist with a unique track record of successfully working across a broad range of professional organisations, sports and elite athletes both in Australia and internationally. Luis has completed post graduate studies in Sports Medicine and is an ASCA level 2 Strength and Conditioning Coach. Currently, Luis works as 1 of only 4 Lead Sports...