Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller

This week on the @Monday_mile_series I’m joined by a man best known for his creative flair and artistry on the dance floor. A positive light and a very good friend of mine… it’s gkx_carlos
This week we take a stroll and discuss his move to the UK after getting his dream job working on Strictly Come Dancing. 
We take a deep dive into growing up in China as a gay man and how he feels he’s able to express himself more freely since moving to the UK. 
We also chat about his brand-new tour ‘Reborn’ with @amy_dowden, and what we can expect from their exciting new show. I’ll certainly be going along to cheer for them both in the front row!
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This week on the @Monday_mile_series I’m joined by real-life spiderman, fresh back from the Olympics in Paris where he clinched the gold…@toby_climbing

We chat all about his recent win and the years of intense training all leading up to that incredible final moment. 
He opens up about his relationship with his dad, sharing how grateful he is to have him support him through everything as his coach and how incredible it is to have his family by his side. 
He also gives some advice to those who want to take up climbing, he shares his journey from 7 years old to now and encourages those who want to get involved to try it as they’ll soon get hooked!
It was so great to chat to someone who has achieved so much at such a young age. He’s an inspiration! 
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This week on the @Monday_Mile_Series I’m joined by rockstar mama and all-round boss lady @JManrara . Best known for her time as a professional dancer on #Strictly Come Dancing, she’s now an author, broadcaster and regularly graces our screens hosting @bbcmorninglive and @bbcstrictly It Takes Two.
 
This week we take a deep dive into Janette’s working life - how she balances an incredibly busy work schedule rushing from Morning Live to hosting It Takes Two  and still managing to be an incredible mother to her daughter Lyra.
 
She opens up about dancing with her partner Aljaž and how dancing together and finding that ‘flow state’ with someone you love is one of the most euphoric things she’s ever experienced.
 
We chat about her new book ‘Tiny Dancer Big World’, how much she poured into the book and how it felt like a bit of therapy for her and like she was giving birth to another child!
 
I had such a great time chatting with Janette Manrara, she really is a force to be reckoned with!
 
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This week on @Monday_mile_series, I’m joined by a lady who has graced not only our airwaves but our television screens for over two decades! From Sky Sports News to one of my personal favourite radio stations @smoothradio - It’s the lovely @gallacherkirsty! 
This week we talk all things career transitions, passion projects and dating in the public eye. Kirsty opens up about her divorce and being a single mum, how she navigated that time period. We discuss the all-important topic of dating, how she feels about dating apps and how she came to find peace within herself before she met her new man!
We chat about joining the @smoothradio team after leaving Sky Sports - the huge transition from sports broadcasting to talking music and how she loved getting stuck into that challenge.  
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We’ve decided not to do a media alert for this episode, but I’ll edit a second clip for you on Monday to go out next week.

ROSIE MEEK ON THE NEW GOVERNMENTS’ PROPOSED PRISON REFORM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS INTIATIVES IN PRISONS
For the final episode of this series of the #MondayMile podcast, I’m joined by a very special guest, Professor of Forensic Psychology and my yoga buddy Rosie Meek! 
Rosie is an incredibly impressive woman, from working with the United Nations to demonstrating the value of sport interventions in preventing youth crime, using sport as a tool for good. 
We discuss how increasing sports initiatives in prisons and in youth centres will not only help to prevent crime but will improve the mental and physical wellbeing of those who are incarcerated. 
We take a deep dive into the new governments’ intentions for prison reform, discussing how it’s an opportunity to reduce the pressure on prisons to allow for more educational and therapeutic programs that can lead to fewer instances of reoffending and safer communities. 
Hearing Rosie discuss the problems with the prison system today and how we can use sport initiatives to improve the system was so fascinating and I hope all you Monday Mile listeners will agree!