Alanna Reid | Achieving my first chin-up was a spiritual experience | Being excluded over gender is the exact opposite of this

Alanna Reid is a senior policy advisor to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.In this wide-ranging discussion, Alanna and I get into the experience of finding your sport and finding yourself as an adult via Tom Rasmussen’s 2023 album ‘Bodybuilding’, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso all bookended by the moment Alanna unlocked their first chin-up with me in Sheffield City Centre.There are so many incredible lines and ideas that I think you’ll take from our chat, recorded in one of my favourite buildings in the world.Check the spoken word piece, “Glass”, out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-ICcoU2E8kAnd catch Alanna’s first chin-up from my perspective right here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvo6TuOIw3z/Forget six packs, we’re looking at six pillars to gauge fitness: F&T is interested in the physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional and financial aspects of being.What do you think about that?Never miss an episode!Subscribe onApple podcasts (audio only): https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/fitness-thinking/id1840384710 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kFI7JcGD6kSUfYa4RPPl5 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fitnessandthinking and catch the newsletter on Substack:
https://fitnessandthinking.substack.com/ F&TForget six packs as a measure of wellness, over this way, the Fitness & Thinking podcast centres on six pillars and you can now catch us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify on Wednesday evenings and on YouTube on Thursday mornings.What more? Check out the newsletter – typically weekly.Substack: https://fitnessandthinking.substack.com/Want to help? I'm looking for an editor/producer and a social media manager.Get in touchEmail: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/fitnessandthinking/