Hey Team! We hope you are all well and looking forward to the slightly more snuggly months ahead!

We are back and this time around we are getting a bit more personal with one of the newer coaches to join the Valesco community; Thea!

It's always nice getting to know our members and coaches a bit more personally and today was no exception. Thea has a very varied fitness background and some great stories to tell so we hope you enjoy getting to know a little more about her over the next 30 minutes. How did Thea's early years look and what influence has China had on her growing up, despite leaving at such a young age? How did she break her arm? Why is she always upside down? What role does fitness play for her now? What even is cheer? Expect to learn all this and more.

These are always fun for us because we get to sit down and have a chat with what really makes Valesco. The people! As always, we hope you enjoy listening in and we will back very soon. Thanks for coming back and have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/thea_xyu || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Hey team! Welcome back! 👋

For this episode we are joined by Eoin Everard. Eoin runs a mile in sub 4 minutes and a 5K in sub 14 minutes. That’s probably enough said right? Wrong. He is also the current European Over-35 3000m champion, has represented Ireland on the track, is a chartered physiotherapist and Pilates instructor and has a PhD in Biomechanics.

We were super excited for Eoin to join us and to be able to tap into what he has to share. We will almost certainly be talking to him again as we feel like we barely scratched the surface so if you like this, keep your eyes and ears peeled.

Expect to learn how to adjust your training to optimise for more purposeful running workouts, how to avoid common injuries; running related and otherwise, the difference between mobilising and activating the muscles you are going to use in training, the importance of consistence mechanics and much more! This free-flowing conversation peaked our interest in so many ways and we hope it will offer the same to you too.

Knowing we are likely to be talking to Eoin again in the future, if there is anything you want to hear Eoin talk about or any questions you want us to ask him, specific to you or otherwise, as always, please let us know!

Until next time, have a lovely day! 😎

Find us here: www.everardpilates.com || instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective || www.valesco.fitness

Hey team! Welcome back and welcome to all our new members, coaches and listeners!

Today we are talking to fellow coaches and 'on-boarding team' Amy and Maddie about the Learn to Lift course, frequent questions from newer members and about how to make the transition from new member to seasoned pro as easy and comfortably as possibe!

How often should I train? What happens on which days? What do I do if I have questions? Lol, WTF is FFC? What does 'Scaling' mean and when should I do it? We have answers to all of these and more.

As always, your feedback and thoughts are very welcome and we hope to be back soon! If there is anything in particular you want to hear us talk about or anyone you want to hear us talk to, let us know!

Until we talk again, have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/nofearsofia || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Hey team! Welcome back and welcome to all our new members, coaches and listeners!

This time out we are joined by Sofia, former member of Valesco and one of few people we know to have experienced what it’s like to row across the Atlantic Ocean! It’s always lovely to hear from Sofia and this time, we wanted to share the enjoyment with all of you. 

How do you prepare for a 50 day row? How do you go to the bathroom on a rowing boat? What keeps your friends, your friends? What’s life - and the emotional rollercoaster - like after such a big event? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered so just sit back and listen up.

As always, feedback and thoughts are very welcome and we hope to be back again soon! If there is anything you want to hear us talk about or anyone you want to hear us talk to, let us know! Until then, have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/nofearsofia || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Hey team!  We are back for part 2 of training hacks and looking forward to sharing with you once again. The last episode got lots of positive reviews so we hope we can add to that today! As we did last time, Ellie and I discuss a selection of training hacks that we know of and, in most cases, use in the hope you hear something you've not before. Expect to learn how to stop some of those classic bad smells, how to stay beyond-hydrated, how to count your rounds and reps in a workout and more. 

Sit back, listen up and enjoy. 

As always hearing your thoughts and feedback is always nice so let us know if you have anything you wish to share or any have hacks of your own! We still have a few and a bunch of you have shared some already so a third episode is very much on the agenda - entirely crowd-sourced!

Have a great week and as always, have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles ||  instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Team! Guess what? We're back once again...

We love hearing your thoughts and if you have hacks of your own, send them over! If we get enough, we may even do a part 3 with the stuff we've learnt from you!

Have a great week team and as always, be sure to have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles ||  instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Hey team! We are joined today by Torie, much loved member and self-proclaimed non-competitive athlete.

If you know Torie, you'll understand why we were excited to have her with us. She is here to talk about the Crossfit Open and Fitness in general from the perspective of someone newer to exercise, who had no intention of competing and who has well and truly caught the bug.

This is a nice reminder to back yourself and do the things that make you a little uncomfortable sometimes... and to never miss Deadlift day.

As always, your thoughts and feedback are greatly appreciated and if you have anything to share or an suggestions of things you want us to talk about, get in touch! See you next time team!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/toriewd || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Team! Happy New Year!

We are back and joined by bodyweight wizard Sami Bousri. Calisthenics Athlete and Coach, Sami is here to talk about all aspects of the sport, the methodology and the benefits.

This is a really interesting chat and Sami is a super cool guy, i'm sure anyone who has been lucky enough to attend one of his workshops will agree! What would Sami put in Room 101? What is Calisthenics? How do you 'compete' in Calisthenics? What's the goal? Where can I go to see Sami do some cool stuff? Stay tuned!

As always, your feedback and thoughts keep us moving forward so please, get in touch with anything on your mind! See you all soon; have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/nirvana_movement || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Hey Team! I hope you are all well!

We are back, again! I know, quick for us right!? This time out we are joined by the man, the myth, the legend; Valesco member Harry French. If you know Harry you will, like we were, be looking forward to this. If you don't? Fear not, we've got you. Just a heads up, this is probably one we'll be turning on the 'Explicit Content' switch for but one that is absolutely worth a listen.

Who is Harry French? What does he think of topless gym-goers? What is it like training around family life? How did he find his first scaled competition? Donkey or Giraffe? You're about to find out.

These are always fun for us because we get to sit down and have a chat with what really makes Valesco. The people. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did recording it and we will back soon. Thanks for coming back and as always, have a lovely day and Merry Christmas!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/htfrench87 || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective

Team! Welcome back!

Today is a fun one and one to hopefully get everyone in the Christmas spirit! We are joined by Ellie - as always - and a bonus offering of Amy and Leila! What do we love about Christmas!? What should I be experimenting with at the dinner table? How long is Leila's carrot? What should I put in my mulled wine? Why wouldn't I want gravy? We're here with all the added value as ALWAYS.

Thanks for coming back team, Merry Christmas and any thoughts or feedback, talking points or suggestions, consider them always welcome!

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See you soon and have a lovely day!

To find all of us? Find us here: instagram.com/ellievalesco || instagram.com/jamesadiles || instagram.com/amy_vfc || instagram.com/wiliekit || instagram.com/valescofitnesscollective