The Everyone Active Podcast

This week, we take a look at some of our past episodes where guests have espoused the YOU+ Brain principle of taking on and overcoming new challenges. Oli Patrick and Steph Heath take us through the science behind the importance of taking on new challenges, while Paul Minter, formerly of the Royal Marines and founder of the Head Up charity describes some of the challenges he's faced both in the military and since returning to civilian life. Finally, Tim Franklin takes us through some of the challenges he's faced – including the death of his father – while taking on one of the toughest challenges of all; running around the globe. Listen, watch and set yourself some challenges! Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined by Caroline Odogwu, co-founder of She Is You, a social impact organisation set up to help women and girls fulfil their potential. In this episode, we're focusing on the dance programme Caroline and She Is You runs at one of our centres in Sutton, learning about how it works and the effect it's having on the local community. Find out more about She Is You here: https://www.sheisyou.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/sheisyouuk/  https://twitter.com/sheisyouuk?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/sheisyouuk/ https://www.instagram.com/sheiscaroline/ Contact Caroline: [email protected] Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, we're joined by Denise Gray - an Everyone Active Master Trainer and EA Breathing Space expert. In this episode, she takes us through all the details of the new Breathing Space class, what it involves, what you should wear, what to bring with you, what to expect, how the class is structured and all the benefits that come with it. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/   Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

We're back in the North East this week for our 100th episode, chatting to Bob Glass - Sunderland Aquatic Centre member, Ibiza Wellness Retreat competition winner and regular gym-goer - who's here to tell us all about how activity has changed his life. He tells us how he thought winning the competition was a 'scam', that going to the gym pretty much every day does him the world of good and that yoga and Pilates could well have saved him from needing a knee replacement. For all this, and more listen in to this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast.  Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined by John Lofting, Managing Director of D2F Fitness, one of our key gym equipment suppliers. In this episode, we'll hear all about How John got to where he is today, the evolution of D2F itself and precisely what it is the company does. We'll also learn about how the relationship between D2F and Everyone Active has managed to remain so strong for the past 20 years! Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined by Keiser's UK & Ireland Manager Garry Spreadborough and, continuing on with YOU+ Movement Month, we're talking all things indoor cycling. Garry's the oracle when it comes to indoor cycle classes - he still teaches - and we learn everything there is to learn about the company, the bikes and what makes them special and why Everyone Active chooses them. Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo's joined by Harpenden Leisure Centre Personal Trainer, Tom Doe, to discuss everything to do with functional fitness. What it is, why it's so important and how to incorporate it into your health and wellbeing regime.  Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

It's YOU+ Sleep month, so for this week's episode, we've delved into the archive to bring you some of the best bits from previous episodes dedicated to helping you sleep better. Firstly, Jo and Michelle are joined by the architects of YOU+, Oli Patrick and Steph Heath to talk about how sleep works and why it's so important. Secondly, they're joined by clinical psychologist Michaela Thomas to talk about how living with ADHD can affect your sleep and effective strategies to help combat it. Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined once again by Nikki Wells – Fitness Manager at Harborough Leisure Centre – as well as one of Harborough's expert yoga teachers, Courtney Lee. As it's YOU+ sleep month, they'll be taking us through all the ways yoga can help us sleep better and, subsequently, become a more 'well' version of yourself. We'll be discovering which yoga poses we can practise before bed to help us sleep, take a look at the science behind it all, bust some myths and finally enjoy a guided body scan to help us nod off! Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, we're back at The Sunderland Aquatics Centre, where Jo is joined by Tigz - the Fitness Manager at Redcar Leisure Centre. We hear all about what her role involves, but also how YOU+ has impacted her life. How she has implemented the various pillars into her routine and how it has helped turn around the parts of her life that weren't quite working as well as they could. Find out more about the podcast here:  https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

In the wake of the Everyone Active Champions Awards, held at The English Institute of Sport in Sheffield in February, we took some time out to chat to some nominees and winners in the Community Champions categories to uncover more about their inspirational stories. We heard from dance collectives The Y.E.S Project and Pinder Dance Productions, mental health warriors Active Minds and sports group 6+1 to discover who they are, how they operate and how being part of the Everyone Active Community Champions Scheme has benefitted them. Listen in to find out more! The Y.E.S Project Active Minds Pinder Dance Productions 6+1 Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is in Sunderland, speaking to Nikki Francis - Fitness Manager at The Neptune Centre in Middlesbrough, as well as her friend, client and Neptune member, Yasmine Abulfia who has come on the show to tell us all about her YOU+ journey, with a particular emphasis on the Recovery pillar and how it has transformed her life for the better Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Get more workouts with Everyone On Demand - https://www.everyoneactive.com/Everyone-On-Demand/ ➞ Get fitness advice, gym tips and more - https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/ ➞ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everyoneactive/ ➞ Find your local centre - https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/ ➞ Learn more about Sporting Champions - https://www.easportingchampions.com/

Heat therapy is a growing area of wellness and it's been proven to play a vital role in improving how we recover. In this episode, Jo and Nikki explore some of the science behind heat therapy, how to get the best out of a sauna, as well as busting some common myths you may have heard! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by Nikki Wells - Fitness Manager at the Harborough Leisure Centre. Together, they chat about Heart Rate Variability - HRV - and its importance to you and me. They discuss what it is, its relevance to everyday active people, as well as elite athletes and how its measured. In this episode, we focus on how it affects our recovery and how a lower HRV can make our recovery less effective and a higher HRV can improve it, as well as strategies to improve it ourselves. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Today Jo is joined once again by Gary Foley to talk about breathwork and the new Everyone Active Breathing Space class. Joining them on the podcast this week is the class's inspiration and guru - breathwork expert Jamie Clements. He'll be speaking to us all about how and why he became interested in the practise, why paying attention to our breath is such a good idea and give us an idea of what the Breathing Space classes will feel like. As a special treat, as well, he'll also be giving us a short guided breath meditation at the end of the episode, giving us a powerful insight into what a Breathing Space class might feel like. Listen on to find out more! Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined by the returning Steph Heath - Everyone Active's National Fitness Products & Training Manager - as well as Mike Murphy, who is our nutrition partner, Nutrable's chief nutritionist. In this episode, they have got together to discuss Everyone Active's all-new Medicated Weight Loss Support Programme. This is a new product that's been designed to help people who have been prescribed medicated weight loss drugs get the most out of them. How can you be sure not to put all the weight back on? To eat the right foods when you're eating less and so much more. We answer these questions. Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Michelle is joined by Keri Paliczka from our ever-popular Coral Reef Waterworld site. With five outrageous water slides, rapids, a lazy river, a pirate ship sailed by Pete the Pirate, it really is the perfect day out for the whole family. With half term approaching and the Easter holidays following rapidly on their coat tails, there's never been a better time to book your session!  Coral Reef Waterworld Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

In this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, we're talking to Mike Murphy, Chief Nutritionist at Nutrable – a nutrition company with which Everyone Active has just partnered. As YOU+ members, you'll have access to a Nutrable membership and Mike will take us through exactly what this means, what you get with your membership and how you can benefit. He'll also take us on his journey from the tech industry to nutrition and give us his – and Nutrable's – nutrition manifesto. For example, is fat fattening? Are 'low calorie' foods really that healthy? And what's responsible for the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic of the last few decades. Listen in to find out! Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

For our first episode of 2026, Jo and Gary take a look at the ACSM's (American College of Sports Medicine) list of fitness trends for 2026. They'll analyse what's new on the list, what's moved up, what's moved down and how you can enjoy what's on that list at your local Everyone Active centre! Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

In this special festive edition of The Everyone Active Podcast, we take a look back at some of our favourite moments from the best episodes of 2025. This year, we've introduced revolutionary new wellness concepts with YOU+, taken on knife crime with The Ben Kinsella Trust, tackled breast cancer, social inequality in east London, performance nutrition, looked at how to get the most out of your post-natal self and so much more. There are links to the full episodes featured here in the description, so if anything piques your interest, you can find out more! Thanks for all your support this year and we look forward to seeing you in 2026! Introducing YOU+ Ben Kinsella Trust Parkinson's UK Breast Cancer Now The BADU Way Fuel Your Fitness Mummy MOT Join YOU+ Today - Join - Everyone Active Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo is joined in the co-host's chair by Gary Foley to chat with Harpenden member and owner of several incredible stories, Enzo. In this episode, Enzo regales us with his life story; through hardship, tragedy, health difficulties and yo-yo-ing weight before finding his community with Everyone Active at Harpenden Leisure Centre. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ 

This week, Jo is joined by Chloe Moore - a swim teacher at Harborough Leisure Centre, who's going to talk to us all about Swimming Crash Courses. What are they? Who are they for? When are they available? What's so great about them? To find out all this and more, listen to this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast now. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

On this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo is joined by Ness, a visually impaired member from our Harborough centre, who has overcome a number of challenges in her life - as well as barriers to getting active - to find a community that has embraced her and enabled her to enjoy getting active at Harborough Leisure Centre. Listen to her inspiring story now! Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

This week, Jo and Sally are joined by Kirstie Simpson, Chief Operating Officer of Mummy MOT - a pre- and post-natal health service that helps mums and mums-to-be get the most out of themselves. In this episode, we hear all about how Mummy MOT operates, what its practitioners do, what a session might look like, how the many changes a woman's body goes through during pregnancy affects them and for how long and how physical activity fits into all of this, as well as so much more!   Find out more about the Mummy MOT here - https://mummymot.com/ Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.   

This week, Jo is joined by Ian Mansel-Thomas, Team Principal of the Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco junior cycling team. In this episode, Ian tells us all about what it takes to run a succesful junior cycling team, how it came into being, how it weathered the storms of Covid, what it takes to mix it with the big beasts of the cycling world and how to ensure the brightest British cycling talent achieves all it can, as well as so much more! Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco | Junior Cycling Team Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco (@tofautieveryoneactivemajaco) • Instagram photos and videos TOFAUTI - African wildlife and communities charity - HOME Majaco | Home Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ ---- Get more workouts with Everyone On Demand - https://www.everyoneactive.com/Everyone-On-Demand/ ➞Get fitness advice, gym tips and more - https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/ ➞Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everyoneactive/ ➞Find your local centre - https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/ ➞Learn more about Sporting Champions - https://www.easportingchampions.com/

This week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast features Richard Randall, 66 - a member at Harpenden Leisure Centre. In May 2025, Richard was inspired by Everyone Active's Grit Challenge to take on something extraordinary - a HYROX. Having never attempted anything athletic in his life, Richard spent the next six months training hard for this life-defining event. Using a programme developed in accordance with the YOU+ principles by his Personal Trainer, Becks, Richard aced the HYROX event and is now looking forward to his next challenge! ---- Get more workouts with Everyone On Demand - Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ https://www.everyoneactive.com/Everyone-On-Demand/ ➞Get fitness advice, gym tips and more - https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/ ➞Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everyoneactive/ ➞Find your local centre - https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/ ➞Learn more about Sporting Champions - https://www.easportingchampions.com/

The Everyone Active Podcast is BACK and this week, Jo is joined by Amy O'Connor, Global Lead for Policy & Advocacy at Movember. In this episode, Jo and Amy will be discussing the Movember campaign as we go into November, how it started and everything to do with men's health. Why are men so much more likely to die four years earlier than women? What are the barriers men are experiencing when attempting to access healthcare? How can Everyone Active play a role in improving the situation? And so much more besides.  Listen in to find out more. To get involved and donate to Movember's campaign, visit their website: Movember | Changing the face of men's health - Movember Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Once again, Michelle and Jo are in Wakefield, and this week they are talking to Nikki Riozzi, the Music Label manager for Pure Energy. Together, they have a deep dive into the science of audio, how music can aid our recovery, and the evolution of music for group exercise classes. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are back in Wakefield, talking with Dan Richardson, a performance nutritionist. Together, they discover how small changes to your diet can make a big difference to your workouts. Dan shares practical, easy-to-follow tips to boost energy, stamina and recovery, as well as busting common nutrition myths to help you get the most from your exercise regime. Find more from Dan right here: https://www.instagram.com/drnnutrition https://linktr.ee/DRNnutrition  Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are on the road, visiting Pure Energy Music in Wakefield. They're chatting to Pure Energy's CEO, Andy Pickles about his career in the music industry, Pure Energy's formation and how it helped revolutionise how music is used within the fitness industry. They also talk about how important music is to fitness and how that relationship translates to an improved experience for both trainers and members. Find out more about the podcast here: https://www.everyoneactive.com/content-hub/online-tools/everyone-active-podcast/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by Eric Morecambe Centre General Manager Kate Barton to chat all things Everyone Theatre. Together they discuss why Everyone Active has taken on a selection of theatres, what sort of productions our new theatres are putting on - including pantomimes, stand-up comics and community theatre as well as talking about what benefits they bring to the communities in which they operate. It's not just about entertainment, but education and social wellness too. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are joined by Jane Bains. Jane's a Personal Trainer at Harpenden Leisure Centre, but she's also a qualified, registered nutritionist of 15 years' experience. Jane's joined us to talk all about sugar. What is it? How much of it should we eat? Are we eating too much? Well, the answer to that is: probably. Jane, therefore, takes us through some strategies to reduce the amount of sugar we consume and what the consequences might be if we don't. Trust us when we say this is an episode you don't want to miss! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

On this week's episode, Jo is chatting to fully-qualified One Living Drinks nutritionist Sofi Goncalves. She tells us all about her role within the company, who One Living are and what makes One Living Drinks' range of Kombuchas, health shots and CBD drinks so special. Sofi and Jo also talk about the importance of taking care of your gut health and how it can power your mental and physical wellbeing, as well as what these products can do to help achieve that; and so much more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are once again joined by Oli & Steph to discuss the nutrition pillar of Everyone Active's revolutionary YOU+ wellness membership. Nutrition is the foundation of everything. It's the fuel that powers your workout at the gym, your group exercise class or that game of badminton with friends. It also powers your mind and body; it's fundamental to everything we do. That's why it's so important to get the basics right. You won't hear any fad diets espoused here, just the importance of a varied diet, packed with veg, fruits, seeds, nuts and legumes. They'll also talk about the importance of hydration, as well as the pros and cons of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by Julie Grimes, a qualified menopause coach to discuss this life-changing hormonal change that effects every woman. Over the course of the episode, Jo and Julie talk about exactly what the menopause is, what the symptoms are, how they can affect you and what you can do to reduce the impact and make this time in your life as easy as possible. To find out more, keep listening! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by Neil Orza - chef, member at our Harpenden site and person who lives with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode, Neil discusses with Jo exactly what it was like being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes late in life and how it impacted his life as a chef. meanwhile, we also talk about how, since he retired from the restaurant game, getting active at Everyone Active Harpenden has given him a new lease of life - both physically and mentally! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by Dr Nana Badu, founder and CEO of The BADU Way, a revolutionary social enterprise based in East London that's dedicated to improving the lives of young people from underserved communities through physical activity, community enterprises, education and mentoring. Listen in to discover how this fantastic organisation - alongside its partners like Everyone Active - has revolutionised the lives of countless young people and set them on their way to a better, brighter future. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Oli & Steph return to discuss with Jo and Michelle how important the Social Wellness pillar of our YOU+ revolution is and how we can address it. They talk about how vital it is for our continued wellbeing that we seek out the company of others - whether that's family, friends or co-workers - what the science behind this is and how these changes can affect us. We'll also talk about the importance of getting out in the open - especially now the weather is improving - and how this biophilia can positively impact our wellness. Join YOU+ now! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is joined by EA personal trainer and international powerlifter Isaak Nathan to discuss PT taster sessions that are available at Everyone Active centres all over the country. These are a great way to try out personal training sessions and see if they are for you. Today, they talk about how you can book your sessions, what the sessions involve and what the benefits are. Book yours today! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are joined by Alistair Macfarlane - one of our senior Health & Wellbeing managers - who specialises in helping older adults stay active. During the episode, they'll discuss all the benefits of staying active as we get older, as well as how Everyone Active can help you do that, through the various programmes and sessions that we offer. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Donate to Breast Cancer Now - https://www.justgiving.com/page/everyoneactive-breastcancernow  Today, Jo and Michelle are joined by Cassie Kingswell, a nurse with one of our charity partners for this year Breast Cancer Now. Together, they discuss exactly what breast cancer is and the risk factors behind it, as well as what Breast Cancer Now is doing to help those living with it, through research, support, campaigns and fundraising. Meanwhile, the trio will also talk about how Everyone Active is supporting those valiant efforts. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, Steph and Oli are back, joining Jo and Michelle to discuss everything to do with your brain. This includes brain health, brain function and how to optimise these things to ensure overall wellness. Oli and Steph tell us about how physical activity plays an enormous role in your overall brain health, while having healthy emotional connections with friends and family is also vital. But it's also about grit and resilience - ensuring we can deal with any challenges that we encounter, as well as so much more. To learn more, make sure you listen or watch, right now! Join Everyone Active and You+ today - https://www.everyoneactive.com/join-membership/   Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are talking all things Everyone On Demand - Everyone Active's digital offering that all MOVE+ members and beyond have access to. You'll find out all about the programmes available and how to get involved with the plethora of activities you're able to enjoy across the multitude of channels on Everyone On Demand. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

For today's special episode marking Parkinson's Awareness Month, Jo and Michelle are joined by two guests - Gary Shaughnessy, Chair of Trustees for Parkinson's UK and Alistair Macfarlane, one of our senior Health & Wellbeing Managers - to discuss Everyone Active's work with Parkinson's UK, the free membership for those living with Parkinson's, Gary's experiences, the effects the condition can have on those living with it and how activity can help. Donate to Parkinson's UK - https://donate.parkinsons.org.uk/ Find out more about Parkinson's UK - https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

On this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are joined by Rob Lee, research manager for the world-renowned LES MILLS fitness empire. Having flown all the way from New Zealand to be with us, Rob takes us through the meticulous process through which a new LES MILLS programme becomes reality. We'll also hear a little bit about the history of the company, how it became the all-conquering behemoth it is today and how all that relates to the LES MILLS class you enjoy at your local Everyone Active centre or at home.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Oli and Steph are once again joining Jo and Michelle to discuss the Move pillar of Everyone Active's new YOU+ wellness memberships. This week, they discuss the differences between movement and exercise, as well as how vital movement is to the proper functioning of human physiology. You'll also learn all about the mental benefits of movement, along with how different types of movement and exercise - cardio, strength and mobility - all play their part in our longevity. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle get together to discuss EA Series Rejuvenate, one of our own group exercise classes that we developed in-house. EA Series Rejuvenate focuses on 'mindful movement' and myofascial release. This helps us recover from workouts, as well as helping to prevent injury in the future. Keep listening to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, as part of our YOU+ Sleep month, we're talking to clinical psychologist Michaela Thomas about ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - and sleep. People living with this condition often have difficulty with several aspects of life, but sleep is one of the key facets. Michaela talks about ADHD in general, as well as giving some thoughts on how best to tackle these challenges. Listen - and watch - to find out more! Find out more about Michaela Thomas on Instagram or on their website.   Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle discuss geographical Blue Zones. These are areas of the world where it's common for people not just to live well into old age - often well beyond 100 - but to thrive. In this episode, our hosts discuss why this is and what can we learn from these groups of people to perhaps improve our own longevity? Listen in to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

To celebrate International Women's Day this year, Jo and Michelle are joined by psychologist, author, businesswoman and all-round superstar Jessica Chivers, aka 'The Comeback Coach'. Together they'll be discussing how women can return to work, activity or, well, anything really, after a long leave of absence - for whatever reason that may have been. What barriers (both internal and external) they may encounter and how to surmount them. You can find Jessica here: https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/ Her podcast is here: https://comebackcommunity.co.uk/comeback-coach/ Find her on Instagram: @comebackcommuk Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.