The Move Better Podcast | Functional Fitness, Mobility & Strength for Real Life

Could reconnecting your body with the Earth improve your sleep, recovery and overall health?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Frazer Clacherty, founder of Down To Ground, for a conversation about grounding — also known as earthing — and why something as simple as connecting to the Earth has become an increasingly popular health practice.

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Troy Casey — the Certified Health Nut — has spent more than 30 years exploring holistic health, movement, nutrition, breathwork, meditation and our relationship with the natural world.

But his journey started somewhere very different.

In this episode, Troy takes me from his days modelling for Versace and living the party lifestyle through sobriety, Vipassana meditation, time spent learning from traditional healers and his...

How hard do you really need to train to get stronger?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by StrongFirst Master Instructor Karen Smith for a conversation about strength, kettlebells, bodyweight training and staying physically capable as we get older.

Karen explains why StrongFirst treats strength as a skill to practise, rather than something that requires constantly pushing yourself to exhaustion. We discuss ...

There’s no single perfect diet.

In this solo episode, I break down my personal approach to nutrition — what I believe works, what I use myself, and what I’ve found works well with clients after more than 20 years in the fitness industry.

I cover:

• Why I prioritise real, whole foods
• Why I lean towards an animal-based / carnivore-ish approach
• Why constantly eating and snacking may be part of the problem
• Fasting and tim...

What does it actually mean to be strong?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by TACFIT Master Instructor and BJJ black belt Robert Miller to explore why traditional strength training alone may not be enough if your goal is to move well, perform better and stay physically capable for life.

We discuss how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu changed Robert’s approach to strength and conditioning, why rotation and multidir...

What if the biggest mistake in training is simply doing the same thing for years?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Ritchie Januszek, a fitness industry professional with more than 25 years of experience and a passion for exploring different ways to build strength, movement and physical capability.

Ritchie’s own training has evolved from traditional bodybuilding and rugby into a much broader approa...

What does it actually mean to be strong — and is conventional gym training really helping you perform better?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Coringa Conway, a BJJ black belt, Capoeira coach and strength coach with experience across MMA, strongman, Highland Games, sumo and more.

We talk about why training should be built around what you actually want your body to DO — rather than simply cha...

What are you actually training for?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Jessie Salas from Foundation Training to explore how easily people can start out wanting to get fitter, stronger and healthier — only to accidentally specialise in a particular style of training.

We discuss bodybuilding, powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting and CrossFit as sports in their own right, and why simply adopting one of ...

Are you training to get better at your sport — or just getting better at the gym?

In this solo episode of The Move Better Podcast, I question one of the biggest assumptions in sports training: that continually increasing your squat, bench and deadlift automatically makes you a better athlete.

Strength matters. But once you're already strong enough, would the next 8–12 weeks be better spent adding another 10kg to your squa...

What if some of the aches, pains and injuries we blame on training actually start with something much more basic — how we stand, walk and interact with the ground every day?

In Episode 19 of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Ricky Stanzi, former NFL quarterback and one of the leading coaches behind GOATA Movement.

GOATA stands for Greatest Of All Time Actions and takes a very different approach to movement. Rather th...

Most people jump straight into lifting heavier weights, running further or attempting advanced exercises without first making sure their joints can move - and stabilise - properly.

In Episode 18 of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Tom Morrison, creator of The Simplistic Mobility Method, to discuss what mobility training should actually involve and why repeatedly stretching or foam rolling the painful area often fails to ...

Does having a big bench press, squat or deadlift automatically make you strong in the real world?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I’m joined by Tom DeGiuli, owner of DeGiuli’s Gym in Long Island, New York, to discuss why strength training shouldn’t be limited to barbells, bodybuilding routines and conventional gym exercises.

Tom explains how he combines traditional lifts with kettlebells, sandbags, steel...

What does it really take to remain strong, mobile and physically capable as you get older?

Strength coach and author Dan John joins Mark to explain why effective training is often far simpler than the fitness industry makes it seem.

Dan discusses the importance of maintaining muscle as we age, why constantly switching programmes holds people back, and how training with the seasons can help develop a broader range of physical abilitie...

Breathing is automatic—but that doesn’t mean it’s optimal.

In Episode 15 of The Move Better Podcast, Mark Broadbent speaks to former professional rugby player, breathing coach and author David “Jacko” Jackson about how the way we breathe can affect our running, exercise performance, recovery, stress levels, movement and sleep.

Jacko explains why breathing is one of the most overlooked areas of health and...

Most of us spend around 90% of our lives indoors—but what is that doing to our health?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, I sit down with researcher Jonathan Jarecki to explore the science of sunlight, circadian rhythms, metabolism and why getting outside may be one of the simplest ways to improve your health.

We discuss why sunlight is about far more than vitamin D, how morning light influences your sleep and energy, ...

Most people focus only on where it hurts.

Perry explains why, for chronic pain, the real cause is often somewhere else in the body.

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, Perry explains why chronic pain is rarely caused by the painful area itself and how movement, the nervous system and the lymphatic system all work together to help the body heal.

We discuss:

• Why pain is an awareness signal—not a damage signal
• Why moveme...

What if the biggest reason you're not moving better isn't that you're doing too little, but that you're doing too much?

In Episode 12 of The Move Better Podcast, Mark Broadbent is joined by movement coach and GMB Fitness co-founder Ryan Hurst to explore why so many people get stuck chasing numbers, workouts and gym routines that don't actually improve how they move.

Ryan explains why your "why" should shape every aspect of your train...

Most people think pain is something that happens to them.

Eric Goodman believes otherwise.

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, Mark Broadbent sits down with the creator of Foundation Training to discuss why chronic pain is often the result of modern movement habits, poor posture, weak movement patterns, and a lack of body awareness.

Eric explains why traditional fitness approaches often miss the bigger picture, how breathing i...

Is lifting heavier really the answer to better movement, better health, and fewer injuries?

In this episode of The Move Better Podcast, Mark Broadbent sits down with Brian Betancourt, Director of Performance at MovNat, to explore why modern fitness may be missing the bigger picture.

They discuss the difference between training and movement practice, why movement is fundamentally problem-solving, and how specialising in a handful of g...