The Everyone Active Podcast

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.

This month, Oli and Steph are joining Jo and Michelle to talk all about sleep. Is it just wasted time when we could be doing something more productive? Or is quality fundamental to our wellness? If so, what is good sleep? How can we achieve it? What common behaviours should we try and alter to attain it? All this and more can be found in this month's YOU+ edition of The Everyone Active Podcast. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

DONATE To Breast Cancer Now: Everyone Active is fundraising for Breast Cancer Now This week, Jo is joined by yoga teacher and lawyer Susannah Russell as she discusses her breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and, eventually, recovery. We explore Susannah's journey and how she dealt with everything emotionally and physically through it all. Given that it's our YOU+ Recovery month, Jo and Susannah also talk about Susannah's recovery from the condition and the treatment and getting back to teaching yoga. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

DONATE NOW: Everyone Active is fundraising for The Ben Kinsella Trust This week, Jo is speaking with Patrick Green, CEO of The Ben Kinsella Trust - a knife crime charity and one of our charity partners. We discuss The Ben Kinsella story and the founding of the charity, what The Ben Kinsella Trust does to help young people avoid knife crime in the first place and what Everyone Active is doing to provide support for its charitable works. It is worth noting that this episode includes discussion of murder and knife crime, which some may find upsetting or disturbing. Please listen or watch with discretion.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Oli and Steph are back, joining Jo and Michelle to talk all about recovery - one of the key pillars of our brand-new YOU+ offering. But what is recovery? Why is it so important? What is happening to our bodies when we become stressed and need to recover? All these subjects and more are explored in this week's YOU+ edition of The Everyone Active Podcast. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, we're bringing you a special, feature-length, edition of The Everyone Active Podcast. Joining Jo and Michelle are the architects of Everyone Active's revolutionary new YOU+ wellness membership - leading clinical physiologist Oliver Patrick and Everyone Active's own National Fitness Products & Training Manager, Steph Heath. Together, they'll guide Jo, Michelle and you through this seismic change in the way we approach our relationship with our members and how we can help you achieve your goals. Listen to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Today we're talking to Suzanne Gabb from Good Boost. Good Boost is a brand-new AI-powered, app-based group exercise class designed specifically for people with limited mobility musculoskeletal conditions. Suzanne tells Jo and Michelle all about exactly how Good Boost works and how people can benefit from it. Tune in to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle converge on Bracknell Leisure Centre to discuss all things movement. What is it? How important is it? How can we move more? For the answers to all these questions and more, keep listening! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo's joined on the podcast by George - Swim Manager at Harpenden Leisure Centre - to discuss our approach to swimming lessons. Swimming is a vital skill, and we teach life saving techniques to thousands of members daily. George takes us through how he got into swimming, the various stages children go through in our lessons, and how it's never too late to learn how to swim. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo's joined by Sally Riley - Fitness Manager from our Melton Centre - to chat about their top tips for staying motivated as the nights - and weather - draw in. At this time of year, it's easy to 'hibernate' away from your activity schedule; putting everything off until the new year. If anything, it's more important to stay focused on your goals right now, so stay tuned to check out our fabulous winter workout motivation hacks! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

With Michelle unfortunately absent this week, Jo is joined by Personal Trainer and international power lifter Isaac Nathan to discuss both his international competition record and the fitness trends for 2025. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, we're talking all things activities, so whether you prefer skiing, climbing, enjoying a game of badminton or table tennis with friends, or maybe learning new skills with sports courses, you're sure to find something for you. Listen in to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

The Everyone Active Podcast is BACK for a fifth series and this to kick us off, Jo and Michelle are delving into the fascinating world of Reformer Pilates. Listen in to find out all about this fascinating off-shoot of mainstream Pilates, how it works, what the benefits are and even how it came into being!  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this week's final episode of the series, Jo and Michelle are discussing all things cycling; from indoor to outdoor, from BMX to track cycling. How can you get into it? What are the benefits? What kit do you need and how does Everyone Active support cyclists everywhere to enjoy this fantastic workout? Listen to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

We're deep into the summer of sport, and Michelle and Jo focus on one challenging event - the triathlon. They discuss the different disciplines involved, how to train for an event, and our partnership with Superhero Series - a triathlon event for people with disabilities and their team. You can find out more about Superhero Series here - https://superheroseries.co.uk/ Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo is talking to former international athlete and current Activities and Wellbeing Manager with Everyone Active, Rowell Gordon, about the Olympics and their memories of their favourite summer games, as well as track and field and competing at the highest level. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle are talking all things heart rate zone training - today's fitness hot topic. What is it? What's it for? How do you calculate your heart rate zones? How do you know when you're in each of them? Listen in to find out! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Discover our brand new Buggies & Bands group exercise with Jo and - programme designer - Michelle in this, the latest episode of The Everyone Active Podcast. Designed to help parents and caregivers of young children get active while their child is still in a buggy, this all-new class is a great way to start moving again, as well as helping you meet people in a simliar situation. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this week's episode, Jo and Michelle are talking all things tennis as they are gripped by Wimbledon fever! They give their expert tips on how to improve your form on the court, by improving your fitness and taking your training to the next level off it! Listen to find out more. 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 take a look at outdoor workouts and how you can get involved with Everyone Active this summer.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this week's podcast, Aaron is back, talking to Jo and Michelle about the new group exercise class he's developed exclusively for Everyone Active - Performance and Conditioning. This class is all about improving your athletic performance and boosting your body's ability to perform whatever tasks you require of it. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

With the Euros having just kicked off, Jo and Michelle come together to chat about the benefits of exercising away from the football pitch and how concentrating on certain workouts can improve your performances on it. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this first episode of the fourth series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle discuss the variety of children's activities available at Everyone Active centres, as well as the importance of keeping kids moving. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, we're talking to Luke Simkins, the South East Regional Manager for Everyone Golf. He tells us all there is to know about our golfing offshoot, how it can benefit you, as well as how to get involved! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

For International Women's Day, we've spoken to some of the members of the Everyone Active family to discuss their experiences in sport, work and life. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, Jo and Michelle and discussing how to take on challenges and overcome them, including training for marathons and ultra-marathons.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Today we're chatting to clinical nutritionist Emma Ellice Flint about the impact that our nutrition can have on both perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms and how you can make easy changes to your diet to improve your lifestyle and reduce the impact of those symptoms. Find more information about Emma on her website or follow her on Instagram. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this week's episode, Michelle and Jo are chatting to Victoria Batey – one of Everyone Spa's Regional Managers – to have a very relaxing chat about spas. Everyone Spa is Everyone Active's Spa offering and Victoria takes us through what it offers, what's new in the industry right now and how Everyone Active members – and non-members – can enjoy all the fantastic treatments they have available and how they can benefit everyone. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week we're talking to Paul Minter, ex of the Household Cavalry and veteran of five tours of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as founder of the Head Up Charity. Jo and Michelle talk to Paul about his experiences in the armed forces and what inspired him to found this charity aimed at helping both serving and former service people deal with the mental toll their experiences have had on them. We understand some of the themes in this episode may have caused some of you distress. If this is the case and you need urgent help and any further support, please contact the appropriate agencies urgently. You can find their contact details here: Emergency Services: 999 Samartians - 116 123 Mind's Info Line - 0300 123 3393 CALM - 0800 585858 Donate to Head Up here: https://www.head-up.org.uk/ Find them on Instagram: @head_up_charity Find them in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/headupcharity/  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are chatting to serial Paralympic gold-medal-winner, Team GB icon and EA Sporting Champions Elite Athlete Maisie Summers-Newton about her life and career so far.   Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

For this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, PT and Master Trainer Aaron Dunn takes us through the intense world of HYROX and all it involves! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, we're welcoming someone who can only be described as a legend in both British and world athletics, Colin Jackson CBE. In this third episode of the series, we'll be chatting with Colin about a whole range of subjects, from his career, his life, as well as his involvement with the Everyone Active Sporting Champions for which he is an ambassador.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

For episode two of series three of The Everyone Active Podcast, we're focussing on health and wellbeing and welcome Kirsty Jones - one of our Active Communities Managers - as our special guest to talk about the fantasic work she does bringing activity into the community.    Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Kicking off the third series of The Everyone Active Podcast, we're chatting to an old friend of the podcast and strength training expert, Rory Golden. They'll talk about all things strength training, as well as the importance of balance in your workout regime. They also touch on how training is different for men and women and how younger people can get into incorporating strength training into their programme without putting too much strain on their bodies.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, for the final episode of this series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle welcome a special guest. They're joined by Alison Sutherland, Everyone Active's National Aquatics and Sports Training Manager, to tell us everything there is to know about swimming and Everyone Active.  Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week on the Everyone Active Podcast, Michelle and Jo are discussing holistic workouts. This includes Yoga, Pilates, Les Mills Bodybalance, EA Rejuvenate and so much more! Listen in to find out everything you need to know about this oft-neglected world of workouts!   Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week, on episode 10 of this second series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are taking a deep dive into that subject that everyone loves to hate - cardio! What is it? How does it work? What are the best cardio workouts, what can you hope to achieve with your cardio exercise programme? Is it just running, HIIT and heart rates, or is there more to it than that? All these questions and so much more will be addressed. Listen to find out more! Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, your hosts Jo and Michelle are exploring the realms of staying active as you get older. How important is it? What are the benefits? How can you do it? Listen for the answers to all these questions and so much more!   Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

In this week's episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are talking all things Personal Training. From how it can help to busting any myths there may be around it and also looking into other variants of Personal Training you'll find at your local Everyone Active centre. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, we're talking Teen Training. What is it? Why is different? Why is it important to take your age into account? Our experts, Jo and Michelle answer these questions and so many more. Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.  

Ultra-runner, adventurer, extreme athlete and Australia's Forrest Gump, Tim Franklin joins us this week to share his story of how he came to be taking on one of the most extreme athletic challenges a human can do - running right the way round the world. Donate to Tim's charities here: https://tr.ee/uffX4rqtTJ Check out his Instagram here: https://instagram.com/timmyrfranklin?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Everyone Active - everyoneactive.com Join us over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.