Fitness and Thinking

Johnny Wilson | You Didn't Go Bankrupt Overnight | F&T53

Most injuries don't happen in a moment.According to physiotherapist Johnny Wilson, they start long before the pain appears.In this episode of Fitness & Thinking, we explore why so many people get injured: clue "too much, too soon", why speed is just as important as strength, and how a hip break and a heart break can be so (similarly) lethal the older we get.Johnny has worked with everyone from recreational runners to professional footballers, and his approach goes far beyond sore knees and tight backs. We discuss the hidden cost of modern lifestyles, whether sitting is the new smoking, why apps like Runna are brilliant for me and Johnny...but maybe not for new runners, and the role of AI in both the physio and PT game.Topics include:• Too much, too soon and injury risk• Speed, strength, power and ageing• Running injuries and training load• Sitting, movement and modern life• Elite athletes versus everyday exercisers• AI, expertise and coaching• Building bodies that last.More from Johnny:https://nottinghamphysio.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmkwZ3lQZUZGRFlRczdiNGhQcjdObGE4azhyQXxBQ3Jtc0ttT0xkTzNJbTdWV0F6U0hvdU1Jbkp5ZkpiSGZyRVh0NDlmOWNhNS1uR2xvRlZOLW53VXQ2OEJTUl9FRGVJUXk4RGhMcm1SUDFGSUpQczlhem9ZNjlVZlo2YVhBV0x1MDNiTFA0UjJuVkgzZHdOaTNjTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnottinghamphysio.com%2F&v=LnEhb0K_I3w] https://www.instagram.com/notts_physioChewing the F&TEach week, I sit down with experts, practitioners and interesting folk from the UK and beyond to better understand what it means to live well in the modern age.📺 New episodes every Wednesday on YouTube🎧 Available Thursday on Spotify & Apple Podcasts📩 Newsletter every Wednesday morningFollow along:Instagram: @fitnessandthinkingCoaching: coachjackmann@gmail.comPodcast enquiries: fitnessandthinking@gmail.com

Helen Woodford - When Did You Stop Making Things? - F&T52

Why do so many adults stop making things? This week on Fitness & Thinking, I'm joined by Helen Woodford, artist, teacher, and founder of creative workshops that help people reconnect with something many of us lose somewhere between school and adulthood: the ability to create without needing a reason. We explore why adults struggle with beginnerhood, how perfectionism kills creativity, and why so many people arrive looking for an art class but leave having found something much deeper. From painting birds on a Friday afternoon to building community through shared activity, Helen reflects on creativity as play, recovery, connection, and self-expression in a world increasingly obsessed with productivity. We discuss: Why adults stop making art Perfectionism, creativity, and fear of getting things wrong Why analogue hobbies feel so restorative in a screen-heavy world Community, belonging, and the power of making things together Why women often give themselves permission for creative spaces more readily than men Identity beyond work, parenting, and productivity What creativity can teach us about wellbeing Along the way, we talk about motherhood, self-belief, reinvention, the importance of curiosity, and why some of the most meaningful things we do never need to become businesses. If you've ever thought "I'm not creative", this one's for you. More from Helen: https://www.createartschool.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/createartschool Chewing the F&T Each week, I sit down with experts, practitioners and interesting folk from the UK and beyond to better understand what it means to live well in the modern age. 📺 New episodes every Wednesday on YouTube 🎧 Available Thursday on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 📩 Newsletter every Wednesday morning Follow along: Instagram: @fitnessandthinking Coaching: coachjackmann@gmail.com Podcast enquiries: fitnessandthinking@gmail.com

Your Idols Were Clueless (And Some Still Are) | Fitness & Thinking #51

Your idols were clueless, some of them might still be. Welcome to Fitness & Thinking 51 from the secret garden, somewhere in the middle of England. This week, we delve into six-ish lessons I've learned since our last round-up. New episodes: 📺 YouTube: Wednesdays 🎧 Spotify & Apple: Thursdays 📩 Newsletter: Wednesday mornings Follow along: Instagram: @fitnessandthinking Coaching: coachjackmann@gmail.com Podcast/guest ideas: fitnessandthinking@gmail.com

How Do You Know You’re On The Right Path? | 50 Episodes of Fitness & Thinking

50 episodes. I didn’t know a year ago how I was going to make it to three! Over the last year 50 weeks of Fitness & Thinking, I’ve sat down with researchers, athletes, therapists, doctors, coaches, founders, artists and genuinely brilliant people to ask a deceptively simple question: What does it mean to live well in 2026? Across six pillars — physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional and financial wellbeing — we’ve talked about everything from testosterone to trauma, loneliness to love, money to meaning, and why so many of us feel simultaneously healthier and more lost than ever.And underneath almost every conversation – no matter the specialist across from me – sat the same quieter question: How do you know you’re on the right path? If you’ve listened, watched, commented, shared an episode, suggested a guest or quietly followed along: Thank you. If you're interested in keeping it going, I’d love to know: What topic should we explore next? Who should come on the podcast? What conversations are we not having enough of?

Jack Mann | The Tuesday Evening Theory | Ritual Disruptions, Nostalgia & Living Well | F&T49

Many moments in life don’t feel magical while they’re happening. * Tuesday evenings. * Fish and chips. * Watching TV with a parent. * Laughing at jokes you maybe didn’t fully understand yet. And somehow, years later, those become the things you remember, alternately things you can recreate and things you wish you still had.In this solo episode of F&T, I explore the idea of “Tuesday evenings” — the on-the-surface very ordinary but infrequent moments that disrupt the routine and make life feel richer. Another framing too is to bring yourself back to where you are and remind yourself that you "get" to do whatever it is you are/n't doing right now. We talk about: * The importance of low stakes, low budget rituals * Growing up between homes and finding safety in routine * Why modern life makes ordinary moments harder to notice * Shared attention, family, food and feeling grounded * What wellbeing looks like in real life Because maybe living well isn’t always optimisation. Maybe it’s building small things worth staying around for. I’d love to know: What’s your version of a Tuesday evening?What ordinary thing from your childhood or life now still feels quietly magical? — Fitness & Thinking explores six pillars of fitness: Physical, Mental, Social, Spiritual, Emotional & Financial. New episodes: 📺 YouTube: Wednesdays 🎧 Spotify & Apple: Thursdays 📩 Newsletter: Wednesday mornings Follow along on Instagram: @fitnessandthinking Coaching: coachjackmann@gmail.com Podcast/guest ideas: fitnessandthinking@gmail.com