GoPerform Podcast

In this episode Sarah sits down with several of the talented Leighton Park sports scholars to glean their experience and advice on managing their education and sporting commitments.

If you would like to know more about the sports scholar services please contact our office directly via [email protected]

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Jake is coming to the end of his placement year with us. In this episode Jonny sits down with him to reflect on how he has grown and developed into a wonderful coach and practitioner. 

He highlights how his confidence and adaptability has significantly increased, how much he has enjoyed working 1-1 with clients and how his coaching knowledge has improved. 

Jake has fitted in so well and has been such a fun and committed member of the team to work alongside. This is an important listen for anyone hoping to apply for our student placement programme. 

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Tilly Waight is a Performance Coach at GoPerform. She has lots of experience working with & delivering training programmes for females throughout every stage of life. In this discussion with Physio Sarah Holmes they discuss puberty, adolescence, peri-menopause and menopause and the importance of being in tune with your body. 

Tilly highlights the importance of creating training environments that feel safe & supportive with each persons individual needs being catered for, and where honest conversations can be had. 

This is a great insight into Tilly's experience and specialism working with girls and women of all ages. 

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The gym can be a transformational place for teenagers when build on a foundation of knowledge and correct technique. In this episode our expert youth strength & conditioning coaches Stu and Jonny work through some of the key questions parents & teenagers often have, and discuss the evidence base for the youth development model offered here at GoPerform. 

We run a Learn to Gym workshop here in Reading for 11-16 year olds here in Reading UK, you can learn more about it and book on here. 

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This podcast episode is a recording of a recent talk Heidi gave to a group of teenage sprinters and their parents. It's full of helpful advice for youth athletes of all sports focussing on the three pillar of nutrition, recovery and injury prevention. 

Heidi Zymela-Sandy is a Sports therapist, nutrition and performance coach at GoPerform and combines this with working as a lecturer at Bucks University. 

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We sat down with sleep expert & exercise physiologist Dr Sarah Gilchrist to discuss her new book "The Essential Guide to Women's Sleep" , exploring women’s sleep across the life cycle, from adolescence to perimenopause, and how simple, pragmatic changes can transform daily energy, recovery and overall wellbeing. 

Sarah is a sleep and performance specialist who has been working in high performance sport since 1999. She saw a growing need for more resources around women's sleep and has written this excellent book described as: 

"..the perfect guide to navigate the complex and often overlooked relationship between women and sleep".. to facilitate this.  

You can check out Gilchrist Performance for further resources and information on how you can work with her. 

The Essential Guide to Women's Sleep is out on the 21st October 2025, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and is available on Amazon, Four Bears Books and all of the usual places.

Pre-order link: https://uk.jkp.com/products/the-essential-guide-to-womens-sleep

Discount code: GOPSG15.  Select 'apply' to claim the discount. This code is valid until 31st December 2025 and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

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Kaya Slater is a Team GB U20 sprinter who has consistently improved over the past 3 years and now finds herself in an elite group of British sprinters. In this conversation with Dan she discusses the transition to training full-time, her breakthrough season, adapting to university life and the specific areas in which she is trying to improve. It's a great snapshot of where she finds herself at the start of a Commonwealth games year. 

You can follow along with Kaya's journey by following her instagram account @_kaya.sprinter

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Strength and Conditioning Coach Robbie Wilde presents on the subject of long term athletic development and the science of strength training for youth athletes,  including the youth training model we have developed at GoPerform. This presentation was recorded at our recent Youth Athlete Seminar which is also available to watch via our Youtube Channel.

This is a great resource for youth athletes, parents, coaches and teachers. You can contact [email protected] if you have any follow up questions. 

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In the second part of their pregnancy series, local athlete and PE teacher Sophie Mures discusses with Sarah Holmes (specialist female health physio) her experiences of returning to physical activity and exercise after the birth of her daughter. 

The discussion referenced Returning to running postnatal guidelines and the Squeezy App. Links below: 

Returning to running postnatal guidelines

Squeezy App

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Alex Voakes ambitiously signed himself up for his first marathon in New York, 15 years ago on a whim. Since then he has fallen in love with the marathon and ultra marathon distances. Prior to running his first 100 mile Centurion Race last week, he sat down with Tristan Baker to discuss all he has learned in the subsequent years as he approaches completion of the 6 World Marathon Majors in early 2026. 

This is an interview we have been looking forward to doing for several months. It's an inspiring listen for all long distance runners, enjoy!

You can follow Alex on Instagram via: al64_v 

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