Dr Adnan Ali, GP, Health Improvement Expert and Coach talks about the 7 tenets of health, corporate skipping challenges, making health a daily habit, and how the fitness industry needs to lean on education as a route to help more people with their health. Adnan is a co-author of The Power of Coaching.

Company Wellness Ambassador for the UKIHCA, Joanna Shurety joins the conversation this week to talk about supporting people with getting started. She shares some valuable coaching stories about stress, sleep, and choosing or limiting clients to make a small change, or just one thing to focus on, and how that can be a catalyst to change.

One of the most candid and honest conversations we've had on HealthSeeker Stories, Andy King says everyone should be a healthseeker, but unfortunately, they're not.

We talk about Cath Philips delivering health to farmers, Sport England's outreach, and Andy's personal journey and experience with the GLP1 weight loss medication.

Listen to more Andy King on YourDreamGym, or on his own podcast, The Conveners.

Tanya has been talking about HealthSeekers for some time, and would even classify herself as one.

She helped implement EGYM at Broxbourne Borough Council, and as a result of a moving HealthSeeker story, decided to join EGYM to be able to make a bigger difference to more people's health.

The conversation turns from the fitness industry not trying to be everything to everyone to how we need to deliver health outcomes and help the NHS, by embracing data and tech. And

Tanya gives us a preview of what promises to be another very thought provoking session at the Elevate conference in June 2024.

An old podcast friend Alex Armstrong joins Guy this week to chat healthseekers, healthspan, and longevity.

There are some great stories about building confidence and knowledge in personal training clients, and how, as fitness professionals, we need to remember that many healthseekers are absolute beginners at the fitness game.

We also talk about weightloss drugs, GLP1, as a positive way to get people into exercise, to demonstrate a quick win, and coach people on the path to improving their health.

Joanne Groves, Trainer, Presenter, Mentor, and PT joins us this week to talk about reducing fear through movement, understanding clients' unique goals and fears, and how positive language and tailored experiences are important in attracting and supporting healthseekers.

Joanne shares some great anecdotes, like helping a polio survivor regain mobility and confidence. We talk about community based activities, pilates, walkie talkies, exercising in parks (particularly for young females), and celebrating movement.

This episode of HealthSeeker Stories features Hussain AlZabaidi, the lifestyle GP and media medic.

Hussain shares his personal journey toward better health and emphasizes that everyone prioritizes health to some extent, though the degree varies. He stresses the importance of preventative care over solely treating problems as they arise and highlights the need for collaboration between healthcare and the physical activity sector.

The conversation delves into the importance of building relationships between healthcare professionals and the fitness industry to better support patients in their health journeys.

Hussain also discusses initiatives like the Active Practice Charter and the Royal College of GPs' Lifestyle Medicine Course, aimed at equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to promote preventive healthcare practices effectively.

Overall, the episode highlights the transformative power of small, consistent lifestyle changes and emphasizes the need for collaboration and communication between healthcare and the physical activity sector to promote holistic well-being effectively.

It's not the first time I've chatted to John about HealthSeekers, but it's the first time we've recorded our conversation.

This episode gets into a lot of different areas, from the Promote/Connect/Provide pillars at ⁠Life Leisure⁠, to the QALY and WELLBY measures for health improvement, stopping in Brinnington and Bramhall to look at differences in deprivation and life expectancy.

It's great to hear from John about highlighting and sharing good practice, think about how we scale better across places and organisations, and trying to understand more, to help everyone with their wants, so we can help them discover their needs.

Izabella is the CEO of the UK & International Health Coaching Association, having spent over 40 years working on and in health programmes.

She's passionate about raising public awareness on health improvement, particularly through coaching. We talk about waking people up, nurturing and educating them about health.

Choice is important, rather than being prescriptive, and taking baby steps to see progress. Izabella talks candidly about her own health journey, research, and experiences, and believes there's never been a better time for the health coaching industry.

Check out her book The Real Food Solution.

In a crossover between YourDreamGym and HealthSeeker Stories, today we hear from Jo Fleming, Physical Activity Ambassador for the UKIHCA (UK & International Health Coaches Association).

Jo's dream gym is all about community and social connectedness, nature, and variety... not necessarily exercise. There are lots of lessons and stories in this episode about physical health and social wellness, ways of getting more people into your gym, but also supporting more people outside the traditional gym.