Health Oddity Podcast

In this episode we discuss the 3 levels of curiosity & commitment we have found in our own health & fitness journey’s & those of our clients.

What leads to long term success & lifelong change? How do…

Putting Simon’s story into words is extremely difficult as it has had such a powerful effect on his own life and the lives of many thousands of others

Simon has recused hostages, negotiated the relea…

We welcome the original ‘friend of the show’ & world renowned strength coach Dan John back to the Health Oddity podcast for his 5th visit (we worked out that’s 5% of the shows).

We discuss Dan’s curr…

As we close in on episode 100 the 3 hosts share their feelings about the podcast so far.

From starting during the first Covid Lockdown in the UK to talking with experts, authorities & people with fas…

In this episode we are rejoined by Fabio Zonin from Italy & we discuss the important topic of maintaining AND building strength into our 40s, 50s, 60s & beyond.

Why is this so important for health & …

1 in 10 people over 40 in the UK now have Type 2 Diabetes. In USA 11.3% of the total population now have the disease including many children.

In this fun & engaging episode we talk to Ainsley Duncomb…

We are joined once again by Owen Hutchins from ‘My Vital Metrics’ (his previous visit was episode 68).

This time we focus on metrics & measurements that can be used to measure performance as well as …

We are re-joined by returning guest Chris Zaremba, who’s first episode ‘Fat to Fit at Fifty’ (number 42) is one that still gets regularly discussed & referenced today.

Chris talks about the many ways…

Tom Barber of Eat Move Lift talks to us about his beginnings training in a prison gym as a teenager

This took him down a path to learning about the old style of training before commercial gyms, machi…

In this episode James & Peter discuss some questions they’ve been getting around training & fat loss.

They also strip back & simplify strength training for people over 60 & discover that this approac…

We meet Jemma Wesson, the owner of The Unit Functional Gym in Teeside UK & a Strongfirst Elite Instructor.

We discuss Jemma’s training and career history from soccer player & lifeguard to bodybuilder…

With all of the confusion around what to actually do to become healthy we talk about our own  individual approach and why it has evolved over time

Lifestyle changes, kids, jobs, illness, injury all m…

We are joined this week by sisters Leonie & Makayla Gerken Schofield who recently represented Team GB in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Both still in their early 20s they started Mogul skiing before th…

Kids, businesses to run, family responsibilities and all of the other things that are there to take our ti…

This week, we meet Jeff AKA Sokol Strong a US Military Veteran & exceptional strength …

Starting as an athlete throughout high school and …

In this episode we talk about the all inclusive mindset and how it can stop us from seeing what else is available to us if we just expand our horizon

We also chat about how taking a step back can som…

He tells us about how he learned the art of coaching at an amateur rugby club after his first professional season

We also tal…

We discuss Kelly’s 20+ years in the fitness industry through conventional, corporate fitness to uncon…

We discuss what we each took away from the recent workshop with David Keohan which focused on Kettleyoga, mobility & kettlebell sport.

We also answer a listener question regarding ‘Standards’ for eve…