S15 Ep7: BEN SHEPHARD ON HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER, NEW REALITY SHOW AND HIS #FITATFIFTY CHALLENGE
This week on the @Monday_mile_series, I’m joined by the wonderful @benshephard!
Ben has been anchoring morning television for over 20 years, from his early mornings on @gmb to now hosting @thismorning with the lovely Cat Deeley.
This week we chat about Ben’s incredible challenge #Fitatfifty, from what inspired him, and how he’s found the challenge so far. Ben explains that although he’s found the physical side of the challenge really rewarding, it’s the mental challenge and the community that it’s built that his really pushed him to keep going
We also discuss his non-negotiables for how to stay fit and how he’s always been good at not letting a big night out affect his day.
We chat about filming the new show reality show ‘The Summit’, what it was like travelling out to New Zealand to film and how it’s one of the ‘most exciting things’ he’s ever done.
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S15 Ep6: ROB MADDEN ON THE PROS AND CONS OF WEARABLE TECH, REDUCING MICRO DOPAMINE HITS AND SLEEP OPTIMISATION
Welcome to another episode of the @Monday_mile_series and this week I’m joined by performance coach and physio @rob_opti7se
Rob specialising in recovery optimisation and sleep, from training the some of the biggest athletes in the world like Antony Joshua, to entertainment artists like Oasis, Rob has done it all.
This week we discuss the pros and cons of wearable tech, from helping to track your sleep to telling you to take it easy in a particular workout, Rob shares his thoughts on what kind of athlete benefits from wearable tech and who should avoid it.
We chat about the micro dopamine hits that come from things like vaping and social media and we discuss how to increase our attention spans and create a constant flow of energy.
We also chat about what he’s learnt from working alongside some of the biggest athletes in the world… trust me you won’t want to miss this!
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S15 Ep5: KAI WIDDRINGTON ON HIS WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY AND GETTING THE NATION DANCING
Another week, another @monday_mile_series, and this week I’m joined by the fantastic @kaiwidd!
Best known for his time of @bbcstrictly, Kai has created some iconic routines over the years, remember when the nation found out Angela Rippon was incredibly flexible? That was all him! He’s not all just sequins and scores though, he’s on a mission to change perceptions and make dance accessible for all
This week we chat about his time on Strictly, his career so far and the stereotypes that surround being a male dancer.
We chat about his weight loss journey, how he motivated himself to stick to it and how happy and content he feels now.
We also chat about his partnership with the incredible Angela Rippon, their combined effort to make dance officially recognised as a form of exercise and the creation of National Dance Day!
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S15 Ep4: ANYA CULLING ON HER INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FROM CASUAL TO ELITE LONDON MARATHON RUNNER
This week on the @Monday_mile_series, I’m joined by a woman who has proved that anything is possible if you put your mind to it… @a.culling
Since running the London marathon in 2019 as a casual runner, she has since shaved two hours off her time and ran as an elite in the 2024 race with a time of 2:44
We chat about her journey into becoming an athlete, why she started running and how she managed to improve her time so drastically in just a few years.
We also chat about social media, working with brands and the ins and outs of being a ‘running influencer’
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S15 Ep3: CARL FRAMPTON OPENS UP ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER AND LIFE SINCE RETIRING
This week I’m joined by @theframpton, aka The Jackal
A man known best for his skills in the ring and the first boxer from Northern Ireland to hold two world title in two weight classes.
Carl and I chat about his incredibly successful career; the sacrifices he’s had to make and what it takes to become a champion.
We discuss growing up in Ireland during The Troubles, he opens up about how it affected his childhood and how having good influences in his teachers and coaches helped him to stay on the right path.
He opens up about his family life, his wonderful wife and kids, how life has changed since retiring and his exciting new ventures like @stablematewhisky
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Former Team GB double winter Olympian, and no broadcaster and author Aimee Fuller is on a mission to find the secrets for Monday motivation from some of the most successful sports men and women of our time and other well-known celebrities which will drop every week.
Aimee will be probing for answers from the full spectrum of routines; the early birds who have finely tuned Monday mornings, to the late risers who struggle to get up before 11am. How do elite athletes find the motivation to kick start their week come rain or shine? How do celebrities deliver no matter what the time of day? What knowledge can they pass on?’
Each episode will drop on a Monday morning and plays out in real time. Aimee will meet each of her guests for a walk and a chat and over the course of the mile she will find out how they cope on a Monday morning - their idiosyncrasies, breakfast routines, alarm noises - and how, when they need to, find the motivation to kick-on through the week.
Dropping every Monday as a bitesize 23-35 minute piece of content and weekly dose of motivation - right when you need it - sharing some of Britain's greatest athletes’ secrets on self-motivation, candid thoughts on what they struggle with and a sideways look at some of their more unusual morning habits.
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