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Energising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 40: Principles vs. MethodsIn this episode, Lynsey, Zatto and Mike chat about putting principles before methods when it comes to your health and fitness.
The team also summarise the main themes over the seasons and Zatto shares her story and how she came to be a coach at AKR.
2022-02-0745 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 39: Addicted to Pizza w/Stevie TaylorIn this episode, AKR member Stevie joins Mike and Zatto to chat about his fitness journey.
Stevie shares how he always wanted to lose weight but wasn't able to. He was intimidated by gyms and found himself stuck in unhelpful eating cycles and drawn into wacky diets.
This is Stevie's story and how he turned it around.
2022-01-3152 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 38: How to Protect Yourself from Misinformation & FadsIn a follow on from Episode 36 about how your own brain fools you, Mike joins Lynsey and Adam to chat about how an understanding of science can help you protect yourself from misinformation and fads.
Adam also shares a little of his background and how he came to join Team AKR.
2022-01-2436 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 37: The Right Side of the Balance Point w/Chris GrayIn this episode, AKR member Chris joins Adam and Lynsey.
Chris chats reflects on the double-edged sword that being a highly driven person can be.
He chats about motivation, burnout and a shift from being highly goal-orientated to finding ways to enjoy the process in work, life and in fitness.
2022-01-1746 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 36: Fooled By Your Own BrainIn this episode, Mike and Lynsey chat about the various ways your own brain fools you on a daily basis.
Learn about heuristics, biases and fallacies so you can be a better thinker and better protect yourself against misinformation, particularly in the health and fitness world.
2022-01-1053 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 35: Strong Grandma w/Mhairi MacMillanIn this episode, AKR member Mhairi joins Lynsey and Matt to chat about her journey.
Listen in as Mhairi shares:
How your 50s can be a difficult time for women.
Giving up smoking. How she got into strength training.
Taking up running and achieving her first half marathon aged 60.
Dealing with injuries.
And more!
2022-01-0348 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 34: The Power of Reflection (+ Looking Forward to 2022)In this episode, the team reflect on the last year (or two!) and begin to look forward to 2022.
Coach Matt also joins the podcast for the first time and shares a little of his background.
2021-12-271h 00Energising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 33: Listener Questions: How to Stop Emotional Eating & More...In this episode we answer some more listener questions. Also Fabio joins the podcast for the first time and shares a little of his background.
Look out for discussion around:
I eat because I'm unhappy but then I'm unhappy because I eat.
How can I stop myself feeling a bit intimidated by being around fitter people?
How do you keep moving forward in the fitness journey?
How do you learn to allow yourself to take a day off from the gym?
If you could gain one skill instantly, what would it be?
Book mentioned: The...
2021-12-2049 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 32: Coping with Injuries and Overcoming SetbacksThe team wrap up Season 4 with a discussion of injuries and setbacks, sharing personal experiences and lessons you can use in your own life.
Mentioned in this episode:
Book:
What Happy People Know by Dan Baker
"The Three Ps":
Is it personal?
Is it pervasive?
Is it permanent?
2021-12-1332 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 31: Fitness And The Festive SeasonThe festive season can be a challenging time for a number of reasons. In this episode, the team chat about Christmas and what it means for your fitness.
2021-12-0629 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 30: Lucky To Be Alive w/Rachel ThompsonImagine walking down the street and suddenly being dragged underneath a car. That's exactly what happened to AKR member, Rachel, who joins us to share her experience of being run over.
Listen in as Rachel shares the extent of her injuries, how she feels her fitness saved her life, what she's done to recover and where she's at now - including completing a stand-up paddle boarding adventure.
Don't miss this inspiring story!
2021-11-2953 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 29: Tactics To Better Manage Your TimeTime management is ultimately about how you are spending your life. In this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about time, our experience of it passing, and how to better manage it.
Look out for the CATS acronym:
Capture
Analyse
Transfer to calendar
Seek improvement
Some books mentioned:
Getting Things Done - David Allen
Off The Clock - Laura Vanderkam
Eat That Frog - Brian Tracy
The One Thing - Gary Keller
2021-11-2238 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 28: Pressure, Mentality & Strength at 50 w/Stan WalkerIn this episode, Scottish champion sprinter and AKR member Stan, joins Jase and Mike to chat about how pressure impacted his sprinting career.
Stan walked away from the sport he loved at a young age. Listen as he shares his setbacks, his triumphant return as a masters athlete, and the impact of taking up strength training aged 50.
2021-11-1551 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 27: What Matters Most & How To Get It DoneIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about living life deliberately. They discuss values and priorities as well as where and how fitness falls into that.
2021-11-0840 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 26: Accepting A Life Changing Diagnosis w/Patrick NapierHow would you fare if you were diagnosed with a chronic illness?
That's a reality that AKR member Patrick had to face after beginning to experience some alarming symptoms in 2019.
In this inspiring episode, Patrick shares his story and what he's discovered along the way.
2021-11-0155 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 25: Listener Questions - Where does fat go? & more!In this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike answer listener questions, including:
Should I track calories? Where does the fat go when you burn it off? Exercise & aging, the biggest change in the fitness industry, the quirkiest fitness myth, your favourite workout music & more!
2021-10-2543 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 24: Season 3 Wrap up & TakeawaysA look back on the key points from Season 3 and how they were brought to life in the member interviews with Ryan, Jenna & Gill.
2021-10-1823 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 23: Losing 4 Stone & Finding Happiness w/Gill HughesAKR Member Gill joins the team to share her fitness journey. Having initially loved exercising, Gill found herself 4 stone overweight and hitting a turning point. This is the story of what happened.
2021-10-1138 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 22: Understanding the Different Types of MotivationMotivation is more nuanced than most people think. It's more than a sense of "fire". Not as simple as an on-off switch. In this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike introduce the different types of motivation and how you can draw upon them to help you stay on track with your fitness.
2021-10-0432 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 21: From a Miserable Marathon to Wedding Day Delight w/Jenna NelsonAKR Member, Jenna, joins us to chat about her fitness journey. From a miserable marathon experience to learning to enjoy exercise, feeling her best on her wedding day, deadlifting 100kg and setting up her own cooking project, @_the_messy_kitchen, Jenna's story has the lot!
2021-09-2745 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 20: The 3 Key Ingredients for MotivationIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about the most important theory we have for understanding motivation - both in health and fitness and in everyday life. Listen in to learn about self-determination theory and the three key ingredients to help you feel motivated.
2021-09-2039 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 19: Feeling Good w/Ryan MilneIn this episode, AKR member, Ryan, joins Jase & Mike to chat about his fitness journey. From being a Category 1 football referee, overcoming a serious bike accident and changing his view of fitness, Ryan's story is not to be missed.
2021-09-1352 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 18: Self Sabotage: What's Really Going On?In this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about self sabotage, sharing 10 ways to reframe it.
2021-09-0640 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 17: Anniversary Special + Listener QuestionsIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase & Mike answer listener questions and reflect on 6 years of AKR Fitness.
2021-08-3041 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 16: Season 2 Wrap up & TakeawaysIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike pull together the key points from Season 2 and add fresh insight as they summarise the discussion on the AKR skills practices.
2021-08-2323 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 15: Flourishing w/Susan StewartIn this episode, Lynsey and Mike welcome AKR member, Susan, who shares the ups and downs of her decades long fitness journey, from aerobics and battling with her weight to redefining fitness and finding herself at AKR.
2021-08-1653 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 14: 10 Tips to Help You Eat "Just Enough"Tired of will powering your way through diets?
In this episode, Lynsey Jase and Mike share 10 tips you can use to improve your relationship with food and learn to consistently eat the right amount.
1. Notice: Notice when you are getting full and stop eating (when you reach this point).
2. Portions: Plate nutritious and balanced meals.
3. No screens: Eat without screens.
4. Fork Off: Put the fork down between bites.
5. Halftime: Check in with your stomach halfway through your meal.
6. Find Flavour: Notice that flavour enjoyment is...
2021-08-0934 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 13: How to Snack Smart (& the power of moving more!)When are you most likely to go off track with your food - at meals or between meals?
The chances are you find it's mostly straightforward to put together a balanced meal (even if you might not always do it consistently).
Eating between meals (i.e. snacking) can offer a different challenge because there tends to be less planning or structure and our eating is influenced, not just by hunger, but also by feelings and emotions.
Being a little more switched on around your snacking could make a considerable difference to your energy...
2021-08-0230 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 12: Reaching a Turning Point w/Chris WardAKR Member Chris joins us to share his journey having never previously attended at gym.
2021-07-2635 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 11: Strategies for Self Renewal (& Eating Your Veggies!)Lynsey, Jase & Mike share self renewal strategies.
2021-07-1935 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 10: Prioritising Protein & Powering DownIn this episode, the team focus on two AKR skill practices as they chat about eating more protein and share strategies for getting a better night's sleep.
2021-07-1236 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 9: Skills, Habits & Behaviour ChangeLynsey, Jase and Mike introduce the AKR approach to behaviour change, discussing habit formation and our programme of lifestyle skills practices.
2021-07-0537 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 8: Wrap-up & Summary (Season 1)Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat through the main takeaways from the first season of the podcast. This is more than just a summary though. There's new stories, new chat and no clips of prior episodes.
2021-06-2831 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 7: Being a Beginner & Building Habits w/Lizzi PowerWe welcome our first guest! AKR Member Lizzi Power joins us to chat about her fitness journey. Lizzi shares how she went form never wanting to go into a gym to falling in love with feeling strong and building healthy habits.
2021-06-2146 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 6: 4 Simple Steps To Improve Your Relationship With FoodIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike get stuck into nutrition. Why it's so hard, why people get stuck in restrict-binge cycles and what are 4 simple steps you can take to improve your relationship with food.
2021-06-1433 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 5: 4 Simple Steps To Get Started With ExerciseIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike share a simple path to getting started with exercise and making it easier to stay on track.
2021-06-0726 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 4: Tools To Stay On Track For The Long HaulIn this episode, Mike, Lynsey and Jase normalise some of the inevitable ups and downs you'll experience on your fitness journey and share tools and strategies to help you stay on track for the long haul.
2021-05-3135 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 3: The Biggest Problem In FitnessIn this episode, Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about all-or-nothing, stop-start approaches to fitness. They begin with a discussion of the problems of such approaches and round-up by introducing two new ways to think about fitness that will help you stay on track for a much longer period of time.
2021-05-2424 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 2: Energy Is EverythingAt AKR, we're focussed on "Energising Life, Together". In this episode Lynsey, Jase and Mike chat about energy, how it impacts life and what you can do to feel a little more energised.
2021-05-2418 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessEpisode 1: Origin StoriesThis first episode is about introductions and origin stories. Listen as Mike, Lynsey and Jase share their respective journeys in the fitness industry and chat about how and why AKR got started.
2021-05-2434 minEnergising Life with AKR FitnessIntroducing the Energising Life Podcast!Welcome to Energising Life with AKR Fitness!
This teaser trailer gives a quick intro to what's to come...
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