LTB Podcast

Maggie chats with personal trainer and mother Elle Brown to explore what it really means to help clients "find their movement groove" in a world that often makes that far more complicated than it needs to be.

Together, they dig into:

• The role running has played in Elle's life and how her relationship with movement has evolved
• The intersection of fitness, motherhood, identity and societal expectations and how these forces shape women's experiences of movement
• What needs to change in the fitness industry if we want to genuinely help clients (and ourselves) in the long term
• The gender gap in fitness, the very recent history of women's exercise, and the systemic barriers that still shape who feels welcome in movement spaces
• What we can do, as PTs, to build fitness environments that feel safer, more inclusive, and more responsive to everyone's needs

This episode is for anyone interested in movement beyond "exercise prescriptions" especially coaches, trainers, and women navigating movement alongside work, care, and complex lives.

Books Mentioned:

As promised, here are the recommended reads from the episode:

• Let's Get Physical - Danielle Friedman
• What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat - Aubrey Gordon
• Disobedient Bodies - Emma Dabiri
• Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez
• Teaching to Transgress - Bell Hooks

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Claire and Maggie dive into the realities of New Year fitness trends, exploring why January isn't always the best time for goal-setting and how to keep clients engaged beyond resolutions. They share practical strategies for client retention, marketing timing, and re-engagement, plus insights on navigating seasonal business fluctuations. Whether you're a fitness professional or just curious about industry trends, this episode offers actionable tips and fresh perspectives.

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Claire chats with Tom Morgan about what actually counts as plyometric training, the benefits general-population clients gain when plyos are programmed well, what coaches get wrong about it, how to progress plyometrics and much more.

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Maggie sits down with Kim from Body Image Fitness to explore what it truly means to train for joy rather than aesthetics. Kim shares how her weight‑neutral studio creates space for every body to move, belong, and thrive, free from the pressures of diet culture. Together, they unpack why fitness is best rooted in celebration, connection, and empowerment, not comparison or correction.

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Claire and Maggie chat about productivity including the negatives of hustle culture as well as some practical tips for being productive when action is genuinely needed.

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Claire and Maggie discussed the concept of self-sabotage, challenging its scientific validity as well as ways personal trainers can approach clients who may be exhibiting maladaptive / sabotage like behaviors.

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Chris chats to Zac Fennell, owner of BA1 Hair about the importance of looking after your customers, creating a brilliant team and much more.

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Claire and Maggie chat about the role of goals and working with clients who don't have something that fits in a nice structure.

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Jake talks to Sally about the world of Online Coaching and what Personal Trainers should consider having ready in the early stages of building their Online Coaching service.

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Claire chats to Maggie and Jake about how we can be confident in our knowledge and ways to verify our beliefs, or those stated by others, so that we know how to support our clients and aren't adding to the misinformation out in the world.

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