Blokeology
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe aim with Blokeology is to explore the evidence in all sorts of areas that will improve our health, fitness, and life in general. I’m shooting at a warm healthy skepticism that helps to pierce through hokum and flannel but does it in a way that is respectful and inclusive.
My name is Dr Euan Lawson and I've been a doctor for over 20 years. I tackle plenty of health-related topics but I'm keen to dig into a wide variety of sciences and disciplines that underpin anything that affects our lives.
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Update for September 2019
September 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBEpisode Notes It's just a very quick hello to let you know that I'm taking the rest of the year off! Will be back in 2020 and look forward to getting back into more healthy skepticism then. Podcast Promotion I've moved away from most social media but I realise it is still an important part of many people's lives. If you want to share an episode or more on Twitter, Facebook etc then I'd be thrilled. Even better, why not mention it to a colleague, friend, or family when you next speak ...
Episode 060: Dr Alice Howarth on cancer and skepticism
September 13, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBEpisode Notes Dr Alice Howarth is a clinical and molecular pharmacologist who is heavily involved with Merseyside Skeptics Society and is co-host of their excellent Skeptics with a K podcast. She takes us through some of the science around cancer treatments and how the disease actually affects us. It's an emotive time when people are affected by cancer and it can increase one's vulnerability to suggestions of miraculous cures or other treatments that may not have a good evidence base. Sh...
Episode 059: Three books | Dr John Richmond on being human
August 30, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBEpisode Notes Next up for Blokeology Three Books is Dr John Richmond. He takes us through three books that can best be themed as 'being human'. What it is to be human, where we came from, where we are going, and, perhaps most importantly, how the hell we get on with each other a bit better. These books cover evolution, anthropology, the future and AI, and social psychology amongst other topics. They are: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Homo Deus: A Brief His...
Episode 058: Three books | A skeptic's toolkit
August 16, 2019 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBEpisode Notes I've put together a Blokeology Three Books - A skeptic's toolkit feature for this episode. These are the books I would recommend if you want to develop your understanding of how to tackle evidence. It can be a forbidding subject but these three books will take you from rank beginner to hardcore skepticism in little time. They are: Bad Science by Ben Goldacre How to Read A Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh Bandolier's Little Book of Making Sense of the Medical Evidence by Andr...
Episode 057: Psychology of conspiracy theories with Dr Dan Jolley
August 02, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBEpisode Notes Dr Dan Jolley comes on the show to talk about conspiracy theories and the psychology that underlies many of these beliefs. They can include just about any political and social event. Conspiracy theories around the death of Princess Diana and 9/11 seem incredible but there are sound psychological reasons why people believe them. And, of course, conspiracies about vaccines can have very real health consequences. Rather than dismissing conspiracy theorists we talk about the im...
Episode 056: A very modern anatomist - Professor Adam Taylor
July 19, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBEpisode Notes Professor Adam Taylor is a very modern anatomist who is on hand to correct our misconceptions around this important discipline. It's wrong to think anatomy is an old science and there is no more to learn. There are seven billion people on the planet and no two people are the same. We talk cadavers, dissection and how we teach anatomy these days. We also get into the public understanding of anatomy and research Adam has done suggests knowledge levels are surprisingly low. So...
Episode 055: Dr Charlotte Hardman on the psychology of food and appetite
July 05, 2019 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBEpisode Notes We don't just eat because we are hungry. It's a bit more complicated than that. Dr Charlotte Hardman is a researcher who knows all about the psychological determinants of appetite and eating behaviour. We talk about how we should approach food. She highlights how strictly controlling what you eat can then result in the disinhibition effect that traps us in cycles of restriction, bingeing, and negative emotions about ourselves. Crash dieting has a psychological impact as well ...
Episode 054: Professor David Cranston on prostate cancer and PSA testing
June 21, 2019 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBEpisode Notes Professor David Cranston FRCS is a consultant urological surgeon and comes on the podcast this week to talk about prostate cancer and PSA testing. Should you get PSA screening? The evidence doesn't support national screening programmes but individuals can still choose to be tested. Some urologists do, some don't. It's an opportunity to delve into some of the evidence and complexities in an important health topic for blokes with an experienced and distinguished surgeon and r...
Episode 053: Talking colour blind awareness with Kathryn Albany-Ward
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBEpisode Notes Colour blindness is not a fringe concern. The numbers are big: 1 in 12 boys; 1 in 200 women, and 1 in every classroom. Overall, it means about 300 million people across the planet and it's mostly men. Kathryn Albany-Ward has been raising awareness of the challenges of colour blindness since 2010. Colour blindness can affect your school and exam performance; the occupations and careers you can take up are limited; there is a risk to health; and even apparently simple pleasu...
Episode 052: Pixie Turner - the wellness rebel fighting for science-based nutrition
May 24, 2019 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBEpisode Notes Pixie Turner is a passionate advocate for a science-based approach to food and she doesn't forget the importance of it fitting with the rest of our lives: being active, sleep, and our mental health. She has gone from self-declared "wellness w****r" to registered nutritionist with a Masters degree to back it up. We talk about clean eating and the anxiety associated with that pressure. She discusses how a hyper-focus on physical health can often be at the expense of mental ...
Episode 051: Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones on problem gambling and health
May 03, 2019 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBEpisode Notes The occasional flutter is something the majority of the population does but severe problem gambling affects nearly 1% with terrible health consequences including increased risk of death and suicide. And, as well as those 400,000 affected in the UK two million are thought to be at risk of worsening problems. Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones knows as much about the challenges of problem gambling as anyone. She's a London-based academic and consultant psychiatrist in addictions. We t...
Episode 050: Dr Adam Staten on burnout and lifestyle
April 26, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.8 MBEpisode Notes How do you manage daily stresses and could you be suffering from burnout? Dr Adam Staten has edited a couple of books on burnout and we dig into how it affects us in daily life and how we can promote resilience to keep it at bay. We talk about the importance of decision latitude in burnout, physical activity, and mindfulness and digital technologies. We also consider how hobbies can protect us and how essential sleep remains. Listen in and find out how to avoid burnout and ...
Episode 049: Jeff McCarthy on running with Lyme disease and chronic illness
April 19, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBEpisode Notes How do you continue to exercise and be physically active in life when you have a chronic disease? Award-winning blogger Jeff McCarthy has had Lyme disease and the effects continue to cause him problems. We discuss how he still manages to run and race regularly while managing a chronic disease and serious challenges with fatigue. If you are have any kind of chronic illness then his advice will be welcome and it's good commonsense stuff for anybody, with or without problems. ...
Episode 048: Gender socialisation, development and masculinity with Dr Judy Chu
April 12, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBEpisode Notes Dr Judy Chu is a researcher who teaches a course on Boys' Psychosocial Development at Stanford University in California. She has done some fascinating research into adolescents and younger boys examining gender socialisation, their development and relationships. She has fantastic insight into this field and we delve into masculinity issues that are relevant to all men. We talk about toxic masculinity and how that whole phrase is problematic, the pressures boys and men face ...
Episode 047: John Adams and Dad Blog UK
April 05, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBEpisode Notes I'm joined by John Adams who runs the Dad Blog UK blog to talk about fatherhood, parenting, and lifestyle. John is a stay-at-home father and the main carer for this kids while his wife goes out as the main wage earner. We talk about health and fitness as well as some of the attitudes and the has issues that have affected him in that role as a man. We also talk about the work he has done with the charity Hey Girls to help raise awareness about period poverty. A good topic fo...
Episode 046: Skepticism with Professor Chris French
March 29, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBEpisode Notes In this episode I chat to Professor Chris French who is an active skeptic and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris is Special Advisor and former Editor-in-Chief of The Skeptic Magazine, the UK's foremost and longest-running skeptical magazine. It's a chance for us to talk about skepticism and the use of science, reason, and evidence to examine all sorts of phenomena. We cover the paranormal, near death experiences, co...
Episode 045: Mudfest: Post Race Debrief
March 22, 2019 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.4 MBEpisode Notes After a brief hiatus it's time for another informal and chatty episode this week with Dr John Richmond. We were all psyched up for the Lakeland Trails 18K Cartmel Challenge Race but the weather chipped in to rain on the plans. We still had a great day, despite the efforts of Storm Gareth (a name which seems more sinister for its complete normality) and we reflect on how it went as we slogged through 10K of mud and water, some thoughts on over-training and under-resting, and...
Blokeology Update
March 08, 2019 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBEpisode Notes This is just a few minutes with a very quick update on the latest Blokeology news. Hope all good with yourselves and normal service will be resumed next week (all being well). Podcast Promotion I've moved away from most social media but I realise it is still an important part of many people's lives. If you want to share an episode or more on Twitter, Facebook etc then I'd be thrilled. Even better, why not mention it to a colleague, friend, or family when you next speak...
Episode 044: Preparing for Races and Events
March 01, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBEpisode Notes It's an informal and chatty episode this week as John Richmond and I talk through how we go about preparing for events and races. Back in the very first few episodes of Blokeology John and I talked through some of the basics of running. We're both running a local 18k trail race in a few weeks and we discuss how we've trained for it, how we'll prepare for the day, and some thoughts on our strategy for the race as well. None of this is rocket science but it's good to run over...
Episode 043: Vybarr Cregan-Reid on Primate Change and Modern Life
February 22, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBEpisode Notes Vybarr Cregan-Reid has written a fascinating book on how our bodies are affected by the modern world and our current environment. He's written extensively about running, movement, and the body. In many ways, as Blur, said "modern life is rubbish". It's all covered in his most recent book Primate Change. We talk about modern diseases that didn't exist thousands of years ago and how we need to appreciate how our lifestyles have changed us. Vybarr also wrote a wonderful accoun...
Episode 042: Addictions and Peak Performance with Nick Elvery
February 15, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBEpisode Notes Nick Elvery has a fascinating background. He’s now a 'Peak Performance' coach for CEOs and spends his time helping people make positive changes in their life. Nick has had his share of problems. His father was very unwell with MS and Nick used drugs as a coping mechanism. He had many years of addiction to drugs and alcohol. We talk about those: ketamine, ecstasy, cocaine, and cannabis amongst others. Nick ended up using crystal meth in Cambodia before he bottomed out and ...
Episode 041: Strength Training for Runners with Jason Fitzgerald
February 08, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBEpisode Notes Jason Fitzgerald is a runner who has seen huge changes with strength training and helped many achieve results through his coaching and training. He's been running the strengthrunning.com website since 2010 where there are tons of resources. He found strength training helped him recover from a serious ITB injury and he's studied it in depth and put it into practice. He knows all about strength and conditioning for runners. We chat about why you would want to incorporate stre...
Episode 040: Alan Flanagan, The Nutritional Advocate
February 01, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.8 MBEpisode Notes Alan Flanagan is a passionate advocate for science-based nutrition and communicating nutritional science. He has very clear views in a host of areas that could completely change how you think about nutrition: he lingers on the middle class fetish around carbs and fat; the need to change energy availability in the environment and food culture; the role of mandatory regulation on public health; and he jumps into one of his big passions on how nutritional science needs to enga...
Episode 039: Lifestyle Medicine with Dr John Sykes
January 25, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBEpisode Notes Dr John Sykes is a GP and a Trustee and Director with the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine. We talk about the lifestyle medicine movement, nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and how we can try to ensure that lifestyle change is not simply a middle class aspiration that worsens health inequalities. We range across a lot of different areas that are all about lifestyle medicine: physical activity and finding the right movement for you; HIIT and the evidence; fad diets and p...
Episode 038: Vegetarianism and Healthy Eating with Anita Bean
January 18, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBEpisode Notes Anita Bean is an award-winning nutritionist and author. She specialises in sports nutrition and was a British champion bodybuilder in her 20s. She is an expert at taking the science of nutrition and presenting it in easily digestible chunks. In this episode we talk about healthy lifestyles and cover Vegetarianism 101. In the process, Anita tackles and busts some of the common myths around vegetarianism and offers a potful of tips for improving your diet as part of a healthy...
Episode 037: Orthorexia and Healthy Eating with Renee McGregor
January 11, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBEpisode Notes Registered dietician Renee McGregor is a best-selling author and leading performance and eating disorder specialist with over 15 years experience working with elite athletes, coaches and sport science teams. She understands how to offer nutritional support to athletes and does a lot of work working with people who have developed a dysfunctional relationship with food. We discuss healthy eating, orthorexia, and we talk generally about good dietary principles and bust a few m...
Mid-Winter Break
December 07, 2018 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBEpisode Notes I'm having a winter break! I should have mentioned in last week but completely forgot. It's just a chance to take a breather and I'm still busy interviewing some great people for future episodes. We will be back on 11 Jan 2019 with those new episodes. Enjoy the holiday season and I hope you get a chance to relax, reflect on the year gone, and look forward to 2019. Podcast Promotion We’d love it if you could please share #blokeology with your Twitter followers. You can do ...
Episode 036: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with Dr Michelle Swainson
November 30, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBEpisode Notes What is the evidence for high intensity interval training (HIIT)? Is it worth doing and is it safe? I used to be a bit of a sceptic about HIIT but strong evidence is emerging and I talk through the topic with sports and exercise scientist Dr Michelle Swainson. It's a good lesson for me in recognising when bias is creeping in rather than basing my views on the evidence. The evidence is compelling in many groups now and it turns out I've been doing HIIT all along! We also tal...
Episode 035: Colour Blindness and Pink Elephants
November 23, 2018 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBEpisode Notes I am colour blind. I don't have the necessary red cones and in this episode I talk about my experience of being colour blind and how to affects me. From my early days of colouring in the sky purple and painting elephants in pink to my general feebleness as a cricketer there are several ways colour blindness has had an impact. And my career in bomb disposal never got off the ground... I cover the basics of the condition, how it is inherited, how it changes how I see blood, a...
Episode 034: Autumn Update and Reflection
November 16, 2018 11:00 - 18 minutes - 13.2 MBEpisode Notes I have an update this week on my own activities and it's a bit of a chance to reflect on some interesting episodes over the past few weeks. Episodes looking at the benefits of physical activity on mental health, suicide, Parkrun and the concept of 'Zettelkasten' have had a real impact for me. I also talk about the research paper on kinesiology that I promised to cover in this week's Journal of Blokeology newsletter. Links Samaritans article on phrases to avoid when talkin...
Episode 033: The Transformative Power of Parkrun with Dr Simon Tobin
November 09, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBEpisode Notes Dr Simon Tobin is a GP in Southport and a Parkrun Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing. He has lots of stories of the amazing power of Parkrun to transform lives and it's about a lot more than running a 5K. It's really all about community; Parkrun gets people moving and it can also stop them being social isolated and it can help tackle loneliness. And the best thing: it's a grassroots bottom-up organisation driven by volunteers and enthusiasts with no agenda to make a profit...
Episode 032: Physical Activity and Mental Health with Dr Brendon Stubbs
November 02, 2018 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBEpisode Notes Just how good is physical activity for your mental health? Dr Brendon Stubbs is a research physiotherapist with a specific interest in mental health and over 400 published papers. He knows this area inside out and talks on the podcast about the evidence around physical activity and its impact on our psychological health. From the most severe illnesses such as schizophrenia to lower levels of depression and anxiety the research is all very encouraging. We need to get more ac...
Episode 031: Suicide Prevention with Professor Rory O'Connor
October 26, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBEpisode Notes Professor Rory O'Connor is the Director of the Suicide Behaviour Research Laboratory in Glasgow and one of the world's leading experts on tackling suicide. Suicide is a complex topic with no easy answers but it affects everyone and the research shows that men are three times as likely to kill themselves as women. We talk about his model of suicidal behaviour, factors that can turn suicidal ideation into action, and interventions that could save a life. Many people who dev...
Episode 030: How to Take Smart Notes with Sönke Ahrens
October 19, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBEpisode Notes Sönke Ahrens has written a book How to Take Smart Notes that could completely revolutionise how you go about this deceptively simple task. This episode digs into a slightly different area of lifestyle - reading, writing, and thinking. It doesn't matter if you are an academic, a student, a non-fiction writer or just someone who wants to understand anything at a deeper level then you'll get a lot from this episode. It builds on the 'slip box' technique (Zettelkasten) used by...
Episode 029: Coping with Conferences and Other Reflections
October 12, 2018 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBEpisode Notes I was at the RCGP Conference last week so I talk about my experience of conferences and trying to look after my health and wellbeing while I was away. I had some success and came home feeling less exhausted than I usually do. I also reflect on my own biases and on the past three episodes with André Tomlin on mental health and evidence-based medicine, Phil Cain on alcohol and its harms, and Peter Francis on running and healthy habits. Links André Tomlin, The Mental Elf: Epis...
Episode 028: André Tomlin, Mental Elf, on Postnatal Depression
October 05, 2018 11:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBEpisode Notes André Tomlin started the website The Mental Elf back in 2011 and he has built it into a remarkable and detailed resource with 100s of contributors and a constant stream of freely available advice on research relevant to mental health. He's also had personal experience of postnatal depression and he talks about that and the evidence on this neglected and under-researched area in men. We also discuss the important network meta-analysis recently published in the Lancet looking...
Episode 027: Interview with Peter Francis, Sports Scientist
September 28, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.6 MBEpisode Notes Peter Francis PhD is a sports scientist, runner, and Musculoskeletal Science Lead at Leeds Beckett University. We talk about running, managing pain, achieving consistency, and barefoot running amongst many other things. If you've ever had an achilles problem then you need to listen to his advice on managing that injury. How about barefoot running for plantar fasciitis? Could be a game changer. And we were in agreement that the porridge-like lump between our ears might be th...
Episode 026: Talking Alcohol with Phil Cain
September 21, 2018 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I interview the journalist Phil Cain about alcohol. Phil is an experienced journalist with expertise in the SE region of Europe but, in recent times, has turned his hand to detailing some of the evidence around alcohol and telling its story. His book, Alcohol Companion, is fundamentally a science-based approach but Paul turns his journalistic hand to present the evidence in a compelling way. We talk about the newest evidence from the Lancet suggesting there...
Episode 025: Personal Update
September 14, 2018 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I have a bit of a personal update. There has been quite a lot going on for the past six months and this is the first time I've talked about it on the podcast. I also talk about my new discovery this week: Zettelkasten. If you’ve not heard of this and you work in academia or write non-fiction at all then you should listen in. And, I've a quick update on forthcoming interviews. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thi...
Episode 025: Personal Update on Cancer and Zettelkasten
September 14, 2018 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I have a bit of a personal update. There has been quite a lot going on for the past six months and this is the first time I've talked about it on the podcast. I also talk about my new discovery this week: Zettelkasten. If you’ve not heard of this and you work in academia or write non-fiction at all then you should listen in. And, I've a quick update on forthcoming interviews. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thin...
Episode 024: Burnout and Me
September 07, 2018 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I talk about burnout. It's a big problem in the medical profession but it's not one that is exclusive to doctors. I have definitely had my own experience of burnout and it has taken a long time for me to structure my life and career to keep it at bay. I go through some of the circumstances when burnout can become a problem, the symptoms you might experience, and start to discuss how we can all build some resilience and structure our lives to minimise the pr...
Episode 023: Regression to the Mean and Strength Training
August 31, 2018 11:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I tackle regression to the mean and it's a chance to fine tune your BS detectors and understand this common phenomenon that doesn't get enough attention. Don't get conned into thinking medications or other interventions are working. And perhaps you might think twice before calling for your football team's manager to be sacked as well. I also talk about a new paper in the BJSM about strength training and the strong evidence that is emerging on its value for ...
Episode 022: [Summer Short] The Descent of Man, Man Up, and Everyday Sexism
August 24, 2018 11:00 - 8 minutes - 6.52 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, we continue with the fourth instalment of Summer Shorts for the month of August. The episodes have all been around ten minutes long as it's time to get outside, enjoy the open air, take our holidays, and most importantly, catch up on some reading. So, as before, this Summer Short will cover a couple of books that are recommended and one book that I'm going to be reading myself. This week we take a dive into some books around masculinity. The Descent of...
Episode 021: [Summer Short] Why We Sleep, How Not To Die, and Mindfulness for the Frazzled
August 17, 2018 11:00 - 9 minutes - 7.14 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, we continue with the Summer Shorts for the month of August. The episodes are around ten minutes long as it's time to get outside, enjoy the open air, take our holidays, and most importantly, catch up on some reading. So, each Summer Short covers a couple of books that are recommended and one book that I'm going to be reading myself. The books in this week’s summer short are pretty much guaranteed to get you feeling better about your life. You may end up mo...
Episode 020: [Summer Short] Deep Work, Mini Habits, And Not Giving A Flying One
August 10, 2018 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.37 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, we launch into the Summer Shorts for the month of August. The episodes will be around ten minutes long as it's time to get outside, enjoy the open air, take our holidays, and most importantly, catch up on some reading. So, each Summer Short will cover a couple of books that are recommended and one book that I'm going to be reading myself. This week we have: Deep Work by Cal Newport I’ve definitely mentioned this before. This is my most recommended book ...
Episode 019: [Summer Short] 80/20 Running, Factfulness, and The Confidence Game
August 03, 2018 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.59 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, we launch into the Summer Shorts for the month of August. The episodes will be around ten minutes long as it's time to get outside, enjoy the open air, take our holidays, and most importantly, catch up on some reading. So, each Summer Short will cover a couple of books that are recommended and one book that I'm going to be reading myself. This week we have: 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower by Matt Fitzgerald I’ve mentioned ...
Episode 018: Acclimatisation, Hydration, and Keeping Cool Exercising in the Heat
July 27, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBEpisode Notes In this episode, I cover some evidence around exercising and coping in the heat. Based on the 2015 consensus guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine I cover acclimatisation, dehydration, and cooling. There's time for a brief mention around the thorny and somewhat controversial issue of exercise-associated hyponatremia as well. If you understand a bit more about hydration then you should be at low risk of problems and you can keep yourself safe when exer...
Episode 017: Run Daddy Run with Keith and Gary Moseley
July 20, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode I have an interview with Keith and Gary Moseley from Run Daddy Run. They are both relatively new to runners and we talk about they got into it. We've plenty of useful tips for newbies as well as more experienced runners. Keith, Gary's father, has taken up running later in life and Gary wanted to do something to help his health and manage his weight. They went on to set up the Facebook group, Run Daddy Run, and we delve into the importance of running community and how much it...
Episode 016: Running and Type 1 Diabetes with Rob Brown
July 13, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBEpisode Notes In this episode I have an interview with Rob Brown from Diabetic Dad Runs. Rob is a journalist, a runner, and has been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years. Rob has been out running ultras in preparation for the Marathon des Sables in 2019. He's raising money for T1International. We talk about his initial diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and the complexity of managing it in general. And he tells me about how he manages his nutrition and reduces the risk of hypos while he is out for l...
Episode 015: Fitness Behaviours with Bevan James Eyles
July 06, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBEpisode Notes In this episode I have an interview with Bevan James Eyles. I’m a big fan of Bevan. If you looked at Bevan’s achievements over nearly two decades you might just assume he is one of those lucky blokes who were just sorted. Not the case. Listen to hear Bevan tell of where he started from. But, the first thing I do want to highlight is all his achievements. He’s been working in the fitness industry since 1999 and is a multi award winning fitness instructor. He has competed a...