Jess & Sacha are joined by women’s health physio and nutritionist Chloe Steven (@chloestevensphysio) on this week’s podcast. Chloe shares what got her interested in women’s health, some of the wildest overgeneralisations she hears, navigating challenges such as prolapse and incontinence, and where the health and fitness industry crosses the line between empowerment and exploitation. If you’ve enjoyed this week’s podcast, go ahead like, share and subscribe.

Today we narrowed down the huge topic of distractions. There are completely valid distractions such as kids, illness, workload etc. and then there are distractions we bring on ourselves, such as comparison, allowing charlatans to unleash hell on our ears via irresponsible podcasting. And lifestyle distractions, such as focusing on strange anomalies instead of what's been slapping you in the face for months. Stepping over pounds to pick up pennies is huge in the wellness industry, try not to let it distract you.

Ahead of Thursday's "GIVE ME STRENGTH" webinar, we go into RPE today and why effort is so important when it comes to your training. A perfect programme is nothing without a person who is willing. We also go into the subjectivity of training and how too much focus on data can lead us into a false sense of security, and also enable us to become attached to our past performances. *GIVE ME STRENGTH TICKETS > https://shorturl.at/nuFT9

Jess and I had a bit of a deep chat today about the amazing lessons fitness has taught us beyond the gym. From having the confidence to do a Ted Talk, to just knowing that hard shit is OK and should be welcomed. We want to help people realise that fitness opens so many doors, but to have access to those doors, you need to keep at it and never quit. *Get tickets to our ‘Give Me Strength’ webinar taking places Thursday March 7th @7pm here > https://shorturl.at/qJTX5

Joining Sacha & Jess on the podcast this week is British athlete and coach, Vic Williamson (@vicswilliamson) From being an elite track cyclist winning medals, to navigating a life changing injury in sport, she shares her resilient journey back to competing and changing lanes to bobsleigh. If you loved this week’s episode as much as we did, share over on socials, tag us and let us know your thoughts!

After a little social media driven tangent at the beginning, we get into the topic of too much rest. What happens when we take too much time away from training? Physically? Mentally? We then go into how experience is what allows us to know when we need rest and when we need to ignore the voices in our heads and get on with it. We go into our personal experiences of this, and how knowing yourself is key to staying consistent with your training.

We recorded in the same room today, which was a treat. With all the talk of HYROX, we wanted to go into a few training principles which will help you understand why structure is your best friend when training for an event that involves both endurance and strength. We also talk about why getting good at running should be your number one priority.

Are you resting between sets enough to accumulate quality work, or are you turning everything into a circuit?

Are you committing to a programme or do you assume the answers lie in the one you'll try next?

Are you over-analysing protein but not creating an environment for muscle to grow?

We answer all of those questions in today's episode. Enjoy!

On today's episode, Sacha & Jess go into the inevitable peaks and troughs of training for life, and how it's best to accept and move on than to dwell. Both also go into some great analogies involving music volume and concerts, to rubber and glass balls – and how they make perfect sense for fitness in our current world. From performance to mindset, the ups and downs will never go away – today's chat focuses on how to feel fine about it, and even use it to our advantage.

Jess and Sacha go into some in-depth details surrounding body image and how it can affect everyone so differently. They go into why it is consuming so many people's thoughts how it came to be, and some personal stories that helped them come out the other side. If you need help with this, a podcast might cause you to have some realisations, but please seek a professional if you feel you need it.