Matt Marney Podcast

In today´s episode Matt speaks to Keith O´Malley-Farrell.  Keith is a personal trainer, rehab specialist and multiple business owner based in Dubai.

In the interview Matt talks to Keith about a recent expedition to climb Kilimanjaro and the funds it raised for a local school for kids with special needs in Tanzania.

Keith describes the training and challenges faced when preparing for such a hike and the gym members it inspired to really focus on their training to ensure they were able to complete a near 6000 metre summit.

The conversation then moves onto to discuss the need for people to have a reason for getting fit, a WHY to ensure long term adherence to any new fitness or rehab routine.

Interested in climbing Kilimanjaro with Keith in 2022 or working with Keith to improve your fitness or rehab from an injury? Details below  

A Life of Education – Online CPD courses for fitness professionals 

https://alifeofeducation.com/

The Physical Training Company – 1 to 1 and group training

https://thephysicaltrainingcompany.ae/

Instagram 

https://instagram.com/keitho_malley_farrell

The Christmas period is synonymous with overeating, sedentary behaviour and ultimately weight gain. This weight gain can be extreme and lead to anxiety and poor training (all or nothing) and poor nutrition (fad diets) choices in January which can be detrimental to long term success.

In today´s podcast Matt gives tips and suggestions on how to make better choices around nutrition and training during the festive period. 

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In this episode Matt Speaks to Stephanie Karl. Stephanie is a clinical dietician with a masters in sports nutrition.

 In this conversation the pair discuss the use of a metabolic cart in determining the fuel sources your system favours and how this propensity towards fats or carbohydrates can influence training and nutritional protocols to achieve weight loss goals or improve performance.

 Stephanie talks about the quality of our food and how a lack of certain minerals and vitamins can impact the health of our mitochondria which can affect our efficiency to utilise fuel and lead to over eating or lack of energy. The discussion then moves onto common misconceptions around nutrition and metabolism as we age.

Want to connect with Stephanie. Details below

 Instagram @purenutritiondubai

 Email [email protected]

 Website www.upandrunningdubai.com

Having high blood pressure doubles your risk of heart disease or stroke and causes eight million deaths globally per year. Hypertension often has no symptoms and is therefore called the silent killer. Many people are told they are border line or have hypertension but continue with their current lifestyle because there are no obvious issues.

 In this solo show Matt discusses what blood pressure is, the causes of hypertension and the consequences of poorly managed hypertension.

 26% of the adult population has hypertension; that´s 1 in 4 people. Maybe this episode would be useful for you or someone you know?

 
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In today´s episode Matt speaks to Anthony White.  Ant was a Royal Marine Commando for 8 years and is now a personal trainer and business owner in Dubai.

In the episode Ant discusses the mental and physical challenge of passing the 32 week training course and becoming a Royal Marine Commando plus the ongoing demands once you have secured that green helmet.

 Ant discusses the experience of serving all over the world in different conditions including Afghanistan and the skills he developed and now uses as a coach to inspire change in others.

 The conversation moves onto his philosophy on training and how his company Level up is inspiring woman to strength train safely and develop lifelong skills that will ensure long term health and vitality. 

 If you are interested in knowing more about Level up or working 1 to 1 with Anthony details are below. 

 
Instagram 

@antwhitecoach 

@levelupwithantwhite

 
Email 

[email protected]

In today´s episode Matt speaks to John Evans. John has been in the fitness space 27 years and been a freelance personal  trainer for 22 years in the City of London. 

John and Matt discuss the impact of gym closures on the industry and how each of them acclimatised to the new online world in 2020.

They discuss what they learnt from this experience, the pros and cons of working in this way and the role online training will have in the fitness space moving forward.

John discusses a course he has designed based on this experience to help personal trainers and fitness professionals expand their reach and maximise their earning potential with good effective online training. 

Want to reach out to John or sign up to the 4th wall training program? Details below

4th Wall –Putting personal training online course

https://store.comeragroup.co.uk/movement-science/

website – www.qoltraining.com

Instagram - @jevans.qol

In today´s episode Matt speaks to Nathan Gardner. Nathan has been in the movement/fitness space for 35 years. He is a former international skier and has been a Pilates educator for 20 years. 

The pair discuss what they feel Pilates is and, perhaps more importantly, how to manage client expectations to produce the best possible outcome and experience for that client. 

The conversation covers the many different approaches used by the modern Pilates teacher and the importance of staying open minded to new approaches and accepting that different paths can achieve the same result. 

The discussion also touches on the camps that have appeared within the Pilates community, particularly online and how labelling stuff right and wrong can be confusing for teachers and students alike (let’s all play nicely together).

The conversation finishes with Nathan describing the L4 courses he has written and delivers for Bodycontrol Pilates and how this knowledge can be used to enhance the amazing job Pilates teachers are doing all over the globe. 
 

If you are interested in Nathan’s courses or want to reach out, details below: 

KineticNRG Movement Teaching Academy

Phone: +44 (0) 7710485132

Email: [email protected]  

Website: kinetic-nrg.com

Facebook Page: facebook.com/KineticNRG.uk

Instagram:  @kineticnrg.uk

NRG Pilates

Phone: +44 (0) 7710485132

Email: [email protected]

Website: nrgpilates.com

Facebook Page: facebook.com/nrgpilates.co.uk

Instagram: @nrgpilates

In today´s solo show Matt talks about strategies to make your gym routine more time efficient. He discusses the value of opposing muscle group supersets and how to implement them. Matt also suggests how to avoid hanging around waiting for equipment to complete your workout when the gym is busy.

It is strongly recommended that you listen to episode 23 on resistance training before.

Matt has done some videos to accompany the episode. These can be found on his Instagram page @mattmarneyfitness under highlights page called podcast. Each video is titled gym busy (3 videos)

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Countless studies have shown the mental and physical benefits of a gratitude practice. In today´s solo show Matt describes his own practice and shares the science on how a simple thing such as writing down 10 things you are grateful for daily can actually change the structure of your brain, and with it your perception of the world and how you react to it.

Matt gives you practical tips on how to start and develop a practice and shares his own experience of this simple spiritual tool and the profound effect it has had on his life.

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Rosemary Davies is a counsellor for older adults. She did her masters degree on the effect of counselling on this population and has just started her PHD looking at counselling and dementia.

In the episode Matt and Rosemary discuss why older adults seek out counselling and what services are available for them. They talk about attitudes towards older people and how this has a direct impact on the mental wellbeing of people as they age and how these vary globally.

The conversation then moves onto the impact this pandemic has had on older adults who are suffering physically and cognitively from this forced isolation from family and friends and a lack of movement. 

Rosemary then shares her insights into what dementia is and how it is diagnosed, advice on what  that diagnosis means and most importantly how we can best serve people with Demntia.

Please contact Rosemary on the below e mail. She kindly left a bunch of resources for people to access

 [email protected]

Kitwood, T. (2019). Brooker. D (ed). Dementia Reconsidered, Revisited. Open University Press. London.

Killick, J. 2008 2nd ed. You are words., Hawker Publications. London.

Validation therapy – Naomi Feil – You tube

Naomi Feil and Gladys Wilson – You tube

British Association of Therapy (BACP) How counselling can help older people https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/what-therapy-can-help-with/older-people/

Known International Working or Advisory Groups

Dementia Alliance International (DAI) https://www.dementiaallianceinternational.org

All members have a diagnosis of dementia. Considered the global voice on dementia, an active organisation for human rights internationally, providing advice, grass roots support, mentoring, peer to peer support groups etc. grassroots support.

Dementia Advocacy Support Network

Scottish Dementia Working Group

Alzheimer’s America

Highlands Dementia Working group

European People with Dementia Working Group

Dementia Australia Advisory Committee

Irish Dementia Working Group Working Group

NZ Dementia Advisory Committee

Dementia Alliance International

Japan Dementia Working Group

Southern (Kiama) Dementia Advisory Group

Ontario Dementia Advisory Group

Dementia Advocacy Awareness Team

3 Nations Dementia Advisory Group

Reimagining Dementia – an international coalition for justice for people living with dementia https://changingaging.org/dementia/reimagining-dementia-a-creative-coalition-for-justice-join-us/

UK organisations providing advice and support for people with dementia and their carers

Alzheimer’s Society - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk Dementia UK - https://www.dementiauk.org.