This week Sacha and Jess talk about what it means to trust your gut. When hiring a coach, how can you tell if their advice is solid or you need to better trust your own judgement? When it comes to moving through your health and fitness journey, if the goal is autonomy - how do you get there? As always if you’ve enjoyed this week’s episode don’t forget to like, share and subscribe!

Have you ever put some cardio into your weekly routine as a bit of an after thought? Maybe you’ve done it for a while but not really felt like it’s going anywhere or knowing why. This week Sacha & Jess jump in on what makes programming cardio more intentional, more specific to you and your goals, and how getting there has to be unique to you. If you’ve enjoyed this week’s episode as always, like, share or drop us a review!

What’s the thing that threatens us feeling our best, performing well or moving through life? Stress. But before we put all stress into a negative train of thought it’s worth acknowledging there’s both good and bad stress. There’s also things we should be considering to avoid, adapt, alter and accept it in our lives. Join Sacha and Jess as they jump into this week’s episode. As always if you’ve loved this week’s episode why not head over to social and share.

What are some of the most common programming mistake we see as coaches? What are the things that stall clients progress and what are the things that help move them forward? This week Sacha and Jess share a few stand out things including talking all things ability, variety and intensity. As a coach, what’s some of yours you’ve noticed? Or as a client, where have you fallen guilty of some of the above? We’d love to hear your take so head of to socials and let us know.

Ever wondered why some swear that their way is the only way when it comes to improving your health and fitness? How about catching yourself saying something about what you believe, but not really knowing where it came from? “Carbs are bad…right?” This week’s episode Sacha and Jess jump into some of the usual nonsense we hear, give you some clarity on what to look out for, and have you questioning some of your own biases too. If you’ve enjoyed this week, as always be so kind and hit us with a like, share or review - we really appreciate it.

The choice and freedom of exercise can often leave us a bit stumped. “Do I have to do something to get a desired result, or do I get to because I just want to?” When does fitness feel like a box ticking exercise and when can you have a little more fun? This week Sacha and Jess explore the situations where you might find yourself pushing to do things you might not be all that bothered about, enjoying fitness for a feeling of play, and all mixed in with some usual behind the scenes coaching chat. If you’ve enjoyed this week’s episode please leave us a review or drop us 5 stars 🫶🏼

This week Sacha and Jess fly solo for an episode all about things heard on the grapevine with clients. Ever caught yourself saying ‘I should be able to do X by now’ or how about ‘I ought to be Y already?’ You’re not alone. Feeling like you ‘should’ be somewhere with your health and fitness goals could be telling you a few things about where your values and priorities lie, as well as the trap of expectation and moving the goal posts. If you’ve enjoyed this week’s episode, don’t forget to like share and subscribe!

If the goal is to live a fitter and healthier life, how do we find balance with it amongst the demands of our goals, values and life’s priorities? What’s the difference between striving for performance and general health, and what are the costs? How do we ensure excitement in training doesn’t lead to obsessive behaviours? Join Sacha and Jess as the deep dive into it all and more on this week’s pod. Let us know where you’re tuning in.

This week Sacha and Jess are joined by women’s health and fitness coach, Danni Bosworth. Discussing her own journey from bodybuilding, to helping competitors restore their health post shows, Dani shares the details behind the world of bodybuilding and how it’s not what you might expect when chasing health. You can find Danni on socials @dannibosworth and tag us to let us know your thoughts on this week’s episode @sachalucas_ & @s3lfuk

What are your expectations around building fitness foundations? If your first thought rushes to ‘I’m not a beginner I don’t need this’ - we’d encourage you to keep listening. This week’s 100th episode emphasises the importance of building from the base up and acknowledging you can’t just keep stacking ‘more’ on forever. The foundations are buildable, but you can’t just continue to add more weight in the gym or faster times - eventually somethings got to give. Here the foundations create a place for you to always fall back on, a base to build from and a springboard for when you may want to push onto challenges in the future. If you’ve enjoyed this week’s special milestone episode, head over the socials and share to your story. Thanks again for supporting the podcast!