Young At Heart

For this episode, we're delving into the topic of Digital Inclusion and looking at how it can improve our health and wellbeing. Our special guest for this episode is none other than Rachel Benn, Senior Digital Inclusion Officer at 100% Digital. Rachel and the 100% Digital team have been long-time supporters and collaborators with us here at Your Back Yard and have been instrumental in our ability to deliver the work we do! So it's about time we had her on the pod! We discuss what is digital inclusion and why it's important. We also share the barriers individuals face to getting online which leads to groups being digitally excluded. We investigate how digital inclusion benefits people's lifestyles, health and wellbeing. Lastly, Rachel shares with us what is being done in Leeds to tackle digital inclusion and bridge the digital divide! Twitter: @100DigitalLeeds Website: https://digitalinclusionleeds.com/ For our next episode, we're taking it back to basics where your hosts Victoria and Tony will be reviewing previous episodes and sharing what we've learned!

We invited special guest Dr Maria Horne an Associate Professor in Community & Public Health at the University of Leeds to discuss the Benefits of Exercise for older adults and how this can slow down the ageing process. One of the focuses of Maria's research is exercise & physical activity in older adults specifically the theme; ‘promotion of health and wellbeing across the life course'. We discuss the difference between sport, exercise and activity, their benefits to older adults and What difference they actually make when it comes to slowing down the ageing process. We investigated whether these lifestyle choices make a difference to the ageing process wether they're introduced and maintained from early on in life or a later addition. We also asked Maria about her article of research ‘Multiple Levels of Influence on Older Adults' Attendance and Adherence to Community Exercise Classes'.  This was a really interesting episode and we hope you enjoy it! Coming up next will be an episode featuring Rachel Benn of 100% Digital where we discuss Digital inclusion, what it is and why it's important!

In this episode, we spoke with Lucile Allen-Paisant, Founder of Leeds Wellbeing Week and Director of Mind It to discuss all things wellbeing. We define what it is, why it's important and Lucile shares with us some tips to introduce wellbeing into our routines. We also investigate the importance of wellbeing to our overall health and the ways in which this interlinks with physical health and exercise. We discuss wellbeing from different perspectives and generations and also discuss the impact of COVID on mental wellbeing. This was a really interesting conversation with Lucille and we can't wait to get involved with Leeds Wellbeing Week next year!

In this episode, we invite back Councillor Fiona Venner to discuss the Government policies on Health and addressing health inequalities. We previously did an episode looking at Health Inequalities, what they are, how they are influenced and the factors affecting them as well as looking at how to tackle these in the UK. We had our guest Councillor Venner and an academic expert, Jolanta Shields. Since that episode in August, we have seen our government backtrack on some of its plans and policies attempting to tackle health inequalities. For this episode, we look at how these changes in our national government affect local governments and third-sector organisations. We ask Councillor Venner what she is doing in her local government currently doing to tackle health inequalities and how difficult this is to achieve when the national government stance does not align. We look at how the national government's backtrack on this policy affects government at a local level, and what have been the implications. Tony speaks from a third-sector organisation perspective as a company working to improve health, how this backtrack has and will affect Your Back Yard and similar organisations. A very interesting episode and an incredibly current and important topic so do have a listen!

For this episode we're talking all thing religion and health! We explore how these two complex topics are interlinked and look into both physical and mental health. Are some religions happier than others, why? How does being religious effect your mental well-being? Are some religions physically fitter than others? We answer all these questions and more!

For this week's episode we are joined by Lou Walker the Campaign Leader for Girls Who Can Leeds and our very own Joy from our Mixed Walking Football Team and this week's star player of the match! We discuss everything from the Lionesses incredible Euros win through the historic ban on womens football to our new womens walking football team. We delve into the issues effecting womens participation in sport as young girls all the way to older ladies. We each give our insight to what effects which sports we do and why and how they benefit our health. For anyone listening interested in joining our Womens Walking Football Team in Leeds, check out our Website and Social Media by searching Your Back Yard!

For our 4th episode, we were joined by Councillor Fiona Venner, a Labor councillor of the Kirkstall and West Leeds ward and the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board in Leeds, and Dr Jolanta Shields, a politics lecturer at Leeds Beckett University who, before lecturing worked on research projects that looked at health inequalities and has worked with Manchester City Council exploring how policy choices affect the roles of CICs and the NHS. We discussed what are the current health inequalities in the UK, what factors that influence them, what we can learn from policies put into place and how we can move forward to further tackle this issue. With our special guests, we were able to explore how different sectors such as academics, government and CICs are working to tackle this issue. The #YoungAtHeart podcast is an informative but fun podcast hosted by Tony and Kyra from ‘Your Back Yard' who will be exploring a range of topics, fads, and affairs concerning your health, happiness, and fitness. From good nutrition to the politics of health inequalities. Plenty of tips and discussions on staying fit and healthy as you age, and debates around how healthy living opportunities can be made available to all, wherever you live.  You can expect a variety of episodes, lots of guest speakers, recipe and exercise ideas and, as they say on these things… much much more! You can get in touch with us by email using tony@yourbackyard.org.uk. You can also tweet us @YourBackYardCIC or by using the hashtag #YoungAtHeart.

For our 3rd episode we were joined by Sarah Astill, professor in motor control at the University of Leeds to discuss the benefits of exercise! We look at the benefits of dance, fall prevention, runners high and acute affects of exercise. The #YoungAtHeart podcast is an informative but fun podcast hosted by Tony and Kyra from ‘Your Back Yard' who will be exploring a range of topics, fads, and affairs concerning your health, happiness, and fitness. From good nutrition to the politics of health inequalities. Plenty of tips and discussion on staying fit and healthy as you age, and debates around how healthy living opportunities can be made available to all, wherever you live. You can expect a variety of episodes, lots of guest speakers, recipe and exercise ideas and, as they say on these things… much much more! You can get in touch with us by email using tony@yourbackyard.org.uk. You can also tweet us @YourBackYardCIC or by using the hashtag #YoungAtHeart.

We are back getting down with the ‘kids'. For this episode we were joined by Sydney O'Connor and Natalie Hopkins to discuss the health of the ‘Gen Z' generation! We evaluate if the younger generations will learn from the mistakes of previous generations to live healthier lives or they end up worse off! *Please excuse the background noise of a Lhasa Apso barking at the postman!* The #YoungAtHeart podcast is an informative but fun podcast hosted by Tony and Kyra from ‘Your Back Yard' who will be exploring a range of topics, fads, and affairs concerning your health, happiness, and fitness. From good nutrition to the politics of health inequalities. Plenty of tips and discussion on staying fit and healthy as you age, and debates around how healthy living opportunities can be made available to all, wherever you live. You can expect a variety of episodes, lots of guest speakers, recipe and exercise ideas and, as they say on these things… much much more! You can get in touch with us by email using kyra@yourbackyard.org.uk. You can also tweet us @YourBackYardCIC or by using the hashtag #YoungAtHeart.

We are finally here with our first ‘proper' episode. For this episode we are joined by the incredible Ann-Marie, nutritionist and owner of AB Nutrition. We discuss how our dierty requirements change as we age, who's generation is healthier, the future of diets and nutrition and much more! The #YoungAtHeart podcast is an informative but fun podcast hosted by Tony and Kyra from ‘Your Back Yard' who will be exploring a range of topics, fads, and affairs concerning your health, happiness, and fitness. From good nutrition to the politics of health inequalities. Plenty of tips and discussion on staying fit and healthy as you age, and debates around how healthy living opportunities can be made available to all, wherever you live.  You can expect a variety of episodes, lots of guest speakers, recipe and exercise ideas and, as they say on these things… much much more! You can get in touch with us by email using kyra@yourbackyard.org.uk. You can also tweet us @YourBackYardCIC or by using the hashtag #YoungAtHeart.

Get to know your hosts Tony and Kyra, the organisation they both work for, and what is expected to come from their first ever podcast!