Remove the Guesswork: Health, Fitness and Wellbeing for Busy Professionals
The Remove the Guesswork podcast is for busy professionals who want to improve their health, fitness and wellbeing using the latest science and technology to cut through the noise and get better results, faster. In each 30 minute episode I’ll talk with some of the leading names in the health and wellbeing industry about the latest innovations, interview people who have transformed their health to find out how they did it, and share my own personal story of chronic stress, burnout, career change and subsequent lifestyle transformation. Other popular topics include personalisation; optimizing human performance; work/life blend; the importance of recovery; finding consistency; thriving not surviving; becoming a health warrior; biohacking and intelligent training. Leanne Spencer is an expert in health, fitness and wellbeing. She is the author of two bestselling books, Rise and Shine and Remove the Guesswork and TEDx speaker on why fitness is more important than weight. Visit our website www.bodyshotperformance.com for more information.
Episodes
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This week is the final episode of the Remove the Guesswork podcast.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
What has been shared on this podcast since it began.
Where the archived episodes will continue to be available.
The stand-out experts that have been on the show over the years.
The project that’s coming up next for Leanne and what to expect from it.
Where the idea of the agile business athlete came from.
The methodology of being an agile...
This week we’re talking about resilience and your discomfort zone.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
A little about Evy Poumpouras and her book “Becoming Bulletproof.”
How a bulletproof vest is made and why malleability is its strength.
The types of events that may test our resilience.
Why people are becoming increasingly interested in extreme events and activities.
Who Leanne interviewed recently and why.
Why it’s important to test ours...
This week we’re talking about the agile business athlete.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
Key takeaways from the last episode about burnout.
How athletes manage to work hard year-round and not burn out.
The key thing athletes do that enables them to recover.
What it means to be an agile business athlete.
How anticipating the events in your life can support your health longevity.
What activities you should double down on in preparation ...
This week we’re talking about the different faces of burnout.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
Why it’s important to know what to look for as signs of burnout.
Creating the 12 Stages of Burnout resource.
The four fundamental ways burnout can present.
When burnout is normal and when it becomes a problem.
What passive burnout looks like and how to identify it.
The types of emotions that are associated with burnout.
The definition of ...
This week we’re talking about going from burnout to Bodyshot.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
When Leanne realized her career in the city was over.
What she became jaded about and how this ties into feeling a lack of authenticity.
The Greek myth of Sisyphus and how this relates to Leanne’s experience.
The amount of alcohol Leanne used just to cope with the stress of each day.
What rock bottom actually looked like for her.
The two...
This week we’re talking about doing something that is meditative.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
Why meditative practices are a part of Leanne’s non-negotiables.
How meditation has an image problem, and what it actually is.
Why meditative practices are worthy of your time and attention.
The three ways in which meditation and breathwork can benefit you most.
What an average resting heart rate is.
How it’s not always about having ...
This week we’re discussing the sleep staircase.
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
Why we sleep.
The amount of sleep most people need to function properly.
How a larger emotional load can negatively affect your sleep quality.
Why you need to create a strong evening routine.
Why temperature matters when trying to sleep.
Creating a parasympathetic dominant state.
About the autonomic nervous system and how it functions.
What is the sleep ...
This week we’re discussing how your environment affects your wellbeing.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
What we usually think about in terms of our health besides our environment.
How Leanne has designed her immediate environment to energize her.
Pollutants and other hazards to check for in your environment.
Why having an energizing environment is important.
The role that lighting plays in wellbeing.
How you can arrange your sp...
This week we’re discussing how mirrors may be ruining our lives.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
A story about the time Leanne went to an acrobat show and what she noticed.
Why we need to change the way we look at fitness.
How judging our bodies makes us feel and what the data says.
How the messaging we receive from society influences our view of self.
The way we use social media to present a false image and why it’s harmful.
What...
This week we’re talking about what makes a business athlete
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
Why you shouldn’t get too caught up on the word “business” in “business athlete.”
The definition of a business athlete and benefits of being one.
How being a business athlete can improve your personal life.
The five things you need to focus on to become a business athlete.
How far in advance you should plan your peak events.
What the peak e...
This week we’re discussing part two of my blueprint for good health and wellbeing.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
A recap of last week's episode.
The fitness classes and disciplines Leanne is investing time in right now.
Why Leanne finds that Kung Fu has been a great addition to her wellness rout...
This week we’re talking about my blueprint for good health and wellbeing.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
Why good health and wellbeing matters.
The benefits of being physically strong.
Examples of how functional fitness helps you in everyday life.
Leanne’s four main reasons ...
This week we’re talking about what to look for in a personal trainer
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
When Leanne started as a personal trainer.
Your ideal criteria for selecting a personal trainer.
When Leanne had a personal trainer.
Why Leanne is a big fan of getting a coach...
This week we’re talking about consistency
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
The importance of consistency.
The common mistakes that people make to sabotage their own ability to be consistent.
What can help you form consistency in any aspect of your life.
What consistency is es...
This week we’re talking about movement snacking.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
A review of the three foundations of fitness.
What movement snacking is and why it matters.
What a typical day of movement snacking looks like for Leanne.
Examples of gentle movement that’s grea...
This week we’re talking about wearable technology.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
What biohacking is and how it intersects and relates to wearable technology.
Examples of popular biohacking technology.
The potential for a future episode about testing technology.
How Leanne ...
In this episode, we’re covering the foundations of fitness. What are they and why are they so important? There are a few strategies you can easily work into your daily life to maintain your foundations of fitness, which Leanna explains. These foundations not only influence your physical health, but your mental wellbeing too.
“This study found that when an individual walked briskly for t...
Visit https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/topic/podcasts/ for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.
Announcements:
Wellbeing at Work Scorecard - https://wellbeing-at-work.scoreapp.com/
As always, if you want to register your interest in some of the ideas that I’m putting together with Bodyshot Performance, send an email to anne@bodyshotperformance.com.
Visit https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/topic/podcasts/ for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.
Announcements:
Wellbeing at Work Scorecard - https://wellbeing-at-work.scoreapp.com/
As always, if you want to register your interest in some of the ideas that I’m putting together with Bodyshot Performance, send an email to anne@bodyshotperformance.com.
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