The Yorkshire Fitness Podcast

In episode 43 we had psychotherapist Jon Bell with us talking about the links between body image and self worth, and how many people may try to lose weight to feel better about themselves , but dont get the feelings they were hoping for. In this episode we discuss how can you do something abou this.

It's Janauary 2025 and the the shops are full of health foods and gyms are filled with new members, but why? 1st January heralds the dawn of the new year, new me health kicks, with people setting resolutions to be a reinvented version of themselves, but why and is this a good thing? How can you set resolutions that stick? Listen and find out...

In this episode we are joined by our long time friend and Psychotherapist Jon Bell. The focus is today is the driver of many people’s fitness journey, losing weight to feel better about themselves. But does losing weight make you feel better? Is exercise the cure and cause of poor body image and self-worth? Listen to find out.

This is the second part of our look at the pillars of a sustainable healthy lifestyle. So you can be fitter for longer. This time we cover pillars 5,6,7 and 8 Recovery Lifestyle Consistency Realism

In this episode we review our knowledge and experiences to come up with what we believe to be the eight pillars for sustainable, long-term health.

After a bit of a gap between episodes, we've got back together and had a chat about what we have been doing, learning about and some of the hot topics of the health and fitness world.

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ on this link  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@YorkshireFitPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Yorkshirefitnesspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Yorkshire Fitness Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode we are joined by anothe...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠ on this link  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@YorkshireFitPod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@Yorkshirefitnesspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Yorkshire Fitness Podcast⁠⁠⁠ In this episode we talk about the relationship...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠ on this link  Twitter: ⁠⁠@YorkshireFitPod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@Yorkshirefitnesspodcast⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠Yorkshire Fitness Podcast⁠⁠ In this episode we talk about the often emotional link...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel on this link  Twitter: @YorkshireFitPod Instagram: @Yorkshirefitnesspodcast Facebook: Yorkshire Fitness Podcast One of the most common question asked in the field of health, fitness a...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠ on this link  Twitter: ⁠⁠@YorkshireFitPod⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@Yorkshirefitnesspodcast⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠Yorkshire Fitness Podcast⁠⁠ Over the many episodes so far we have talked about all...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our ⁠YouTube channel⁠ on this link  Twitter: ⁠@YorkshireFitPod⁠ Instagram: ⁠@Yorkshirefitnesspodcast⁠ Facebook: ⁠Yorkshire Fitness Podcast⁠ One of the most common question asked in the field of health, f...

Welcome to this weeks episode where we bring you another hot topic in health and fitness. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this weeks info, please take a moment to check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel on this link Twitter: @YorkshireFitPod Instagram: @Yorkshirefitnesspodcast Facebook: Yorkshire Fitness Podcast Last week we spoke about fat and how to burn it, so this week we couldn'...

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It's January and a crunch time in the world of diet, fitness and health (terrible pun!) Lots of people flooding into the gym and making resolutions to be fitter, thinner, healthier and happier!! But is the new years enthusiasm doomed to failure or the start of a life affirming journey? We talk about the hits and misses of the new years resolution.

We often hear that motivation is the key to success in health and fitness and social media is filled quotes and images to drive us to do better. However, lots of people lack even the smallest amounts of motivation or find that it comes and goes very easily, but why? In this episode what motivation is, what types there are and how it can be changed.

A continued theme across all episodes so far is that whatever your health and fitness goal is, it is always linked to your diet and nutrition. However, knowing what to eat is just one part of the puzzle, how do you manage to eat those foods and not stray into the biscuit barrel or simply eat too many of the right things, thats the real challenge. Whether it's getting fitter or losing fat, intermit...

The use of personal training has become ever more popular, with so many more trainers and ways to access training but what are pro's and cons of having more than one person being trained at the same time?  As the cost of living crisis gets worse many people are considering ways of cost saving, not wanting to give up their training they turn to small group sessions, but are they a false econom...

It's been a while since we had a natter about we've doing ourselves, and thats pretty much how we started this podcast. So we have gone back to the old Skool and talked to each other about what we have been doing and how its been going.

As we are in August and the height of the summer, going on Holiday is a common theme that gets discussed on the gym floor. This can be quite a challenge for those trying to maintain a health and fitness programme, so we have a chat about it.

Over the last few weeks we have been joined by Laura Gomm, John Heaton and Mick Hill who have shared their stories of what they do and what they have achieved. So today we take a moment to sit back and reflect on what we have taken away from those conversations and some of the key messages that we can all learn from

In this episode we are joined by Mick Hill a record holding veteran runner. He talks us through his life as a competitive runner and how the trials and tribulations of life have impacted on his running training and performances.

This week we were joined by John Heaton, currently a lecturer in Sport and Public services at Wakefield College. John was a two time world champion natural body builder, Strength and Conditioning coach and personal trainer. He shares with us his experiences so far and the key things he has learned. John has also been very prominent in his willingness to discuss mental health issues, including his...

Is having goal that important, are they a help or a hindrance?  We talk about our own approaches to training and personal preferences and how between us we have very different approaches to basing our training on clear goals.