Podcasts by Personal Best
Gillian Russell introduces a mix of personal stories, kit and app reviews, expert advice and the latest fitness news to help listeners get the best out of their mind and body
Further podcasts by BBC Radio Scotland
Podcast on the topic Gesundheit und Fitness
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A Christmas Meditation from 2018-12-20T13:00
If you find Christmas Eve a bit mad busy and stressful, why not let Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team help you to chill? This week our gift to you is half an hour of total relaxation ... a...
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Giving and Receiving from 2018-12-17T15:00
To get into the festive spirit, this week Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are all about giving and receiving … but not necessarily the things in life that can be gift-wrapped! What heal...
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Perfection from 2018-12-03T15:00
Would you describe yourself as a perfectionist? Admirable high standards or impossible goals? Trying just a bit too hard for that perfect Christmas?! Gillian Russell asks whether the pursuit of p...
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Friendship from 2018-11-26T15:00
How important are friendships for our health, our happiness and our wellbeing? Gillian Russell asks whether, in our increasingly busy lives, we should be paying a bit more attention to them?
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Music for Body and Soul from 2018-11-12T15:00
Gillian Russell explores how we can use music for mind, body and soul … as part of our health and fitness toolkit.
Gillian visits Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to meet Tom ...
Seasonal Tonic from 2018-10-22T15:00
Heading Into Winter: with the clocks about to change, Gillian Russell asks how we can best prepare mind and body to minimise the impact the long, dark days might have on our mood and our motivation...
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Different Cultural Approaches to Health and Wellbeing from 2018-10-15T15:00
Gillian Russell discovers what we can learn from other cultures’ approaches to health and wellbeing and asks how we might adopt some of it into our own lives?
Beth Kempton’s passion for Ja...
A Good Night's Sleep from 2018-10-08T15:00
Do you long for a good night’s sleep? Worry that you’re not getting enough? And just how much attention do you pay to your sleep hygiene? This week Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are...
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Procrastination from 2018-10-01T15:00
"The thief of human potential” - Gillian Russell discovers why we procrastinate and asks whether we can learn to change our ways?
Antony Sammeroff describes the impact procrastination had ...
Five Minute Fixes from 2018-09-24T15:00
“I don’t have time!” is one of the biggest excuses for not exercising, failing to cook from scratch or never getting round to relaxing properly. Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are on th...
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Tapping into Childhood from 2018-09-17T15:00
Gillian Russell asks whether we should all be climbing more trees and practicing our cartwheels?
Fifty-something mum Jo Mosely describes the sheer joy she gets from doing headstands and ta...
A Healthy, Happy Workplace from 2018-09-03T15:00
How can we leave work happier and healthier than when we arrived? An impossible dream – or achievable with the right systems in place and a shift in attitude?
Gillian Russell visits staff ...
Digital Health from 2018-08-27T15:00
Lots of us spend time worrying out our physical health and our mental wellbeing ... but how much consideration do we give to our digital health? Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are back,...
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StreetFit Homeless Project from 2018-07-09T15:00
Each week on Personal Best we're all about inspiring each other to get the most out of our fitness and health ... but if you're homeless, it's probably pretty low down on your list of priorities. O...
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Reversing Type 2 diabetes from 2018-07-02T15:00
Around a quarter of a million people in Scotland have Type 2 Diabetes and the number is rising. If you've been diagnosed with it and feel the future is bleak, just how can you get the best out of y...
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The Pelvic Floor from 2018-06-25T15:00
How much attention do you pay to your pelvic floor? Do you know where it is, what it does and why it matters? Gillian Russell and the team seek the best advice for having a fit and healthy pelvic f...
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Anger Management from 2018-06-18T15:00
What makes you angry - bad driving, your computer crashing, rudeness, constantly having to pick up wet towels from the bedroom floors?! This week we're all about managing anger - our own and other ...
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Good Gut Health from 2018-06-11T15:00
When you pass a mirror, do you automatically suck in your tummy? Are you doing any extra fitness to get your stomach ready for the beach? Never mind the look on the outside, how much attention do y...
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Daily Mile for Adults from 2018-06-04T15:00
Grab your jacket, your shades or your brolly - today Gillian Russell and the team are embracing the hugely successful Daily Mile scheme by getting outside and doing a mile throughout the programme....
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Muscle Recovery from 2018-05-28T15:00
Whether you're training for something or just want to get a bit fitter for the summer, what's your routine after exercise? Stretch, have a warm bath and eat protein? Or is it more likely you'll hav...
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Altered Body Image from 2018-05-21T15:00
Gillian Russell ask how we can create - or perhaps regain - our Personal Best body confidence when life takes an unexpected turn?
Sarah Russell, exercise specialist in rehabilitation and c...
Stand and Deliver from 2018-05-14T15:00
Whether it's a wedding speech, a presentation at work or speaking up at a community council meeting, most of us will have to face public speaking at some point or another ... and yet studies show t...
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Prescribing Exercise from 2018-05-07T15:36
Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy. Surgery. Drugs. That's probably what you expect to be prescribed when you've got cancer - but what if your doctor was to suggest exercise as well? On this week's Persona...
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The Great Outdoors from 2018-04-30T15:00
Do we all need get outside more? According to recent research, 80% of people in Scotland feel that they spend too much of their free time indoors so should we be using what's all around us as a rou...
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Keep On Running from 2018-04-23T15:00
Does being fit and active matter to you? If so, are you planning to stick with it in years to come? Or if you've never really got round to exercise, do you think that you've perhaps left it too lat...
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The menopause from 2018-04-09T15:00
On today's Personal Best, Gillian Russell discusses two menopauses: the female one (if you've been through it, is there stuff you wish you'd known and if you haven't, how well informed are you?) .....
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Dementia Dancing from 2018-04-02T15:00
Gillian Russell visits Greenhills Care Home in Biggar to find out from fitness instructor Fiona Pagett and manager Jean Dunlop about the weekly dance and movement classes the residents are taking p...
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Sexual Health from 2018-03-26T15:00
This week's Personal Best is getting up close and personal...
While we seem to be getting better at addressing our physical and mental health ... and we understand the importance of sleep,...
Personality Change from 2018-03-19T15:00
Neurologist Jules Montague talks to Gillian Russell about the personal story which led her to write her book Lost And Found. From dementia to brain injury, from personality disorders to coma, Jules...
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Happy Feet from 2018-03-12T15:00
They're stuck at the end of your body - usually encased in socks and shoes - but just how much thought do you give to your feet? Love them or loathe them, Gillian Russell is on a mission to find ou...
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Bad Habits, Good Habits & The 28 Day Update from 2018-03-05T15:00
Swearing? Biting your nails? Smoking? Spending too much time on your phone? Gillian Russell delves into our bad habits and asks just how much our health and happiness might improve if we knocked th...
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Winter Sports And Our Fitness & Health from 2018-02-26T15:00
If you've been glued to the Winter Olympics on tv, has it inspired you to give some of those sports a go ... or do you tend to feel they're just for elite athletes? Gillian Russell visits Lecht Ski...
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The Impact of Pets on Our Fitness, Health and Happiness from 2018-02-19T18:11
Woof! Miaow! Squeak! Gillian Russell explores how much of an impact pets can have on our fitness, our health and our happiness.
Gillian goes out walking with Margaret Ross and her dog Harr...
Couples' Coaching Cards & Growth Mindset from 2018-02-12T15:00
It's Valentines' Day this week ... and if you have romance in mind ... would you consider using Coaching Cards For Couples to enhance your relationship? Gillian Russell speaks to Kim Morgan, Managi...
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When To Jump from 2018-02-05T15:00
Would you make a big life change if you weren't scared? Mike Lewis did just that and has created a global community of fellow "jumpers" who share their experiences of creating the life they want. M...
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Challenging Our Perceptions from 2018-01-29T15:00
Throughout January there are no New Year's Resolutions here on Personal Best! Instead Gillian Russell and the team are focusing on trying new things, changing our perceptions of what's possible and...
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Confidence from 2018-01-22T15:00
Forget new year's resolutions! Throughout January Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are focusing on trying new things and filling our lives with more of what's good for us so we can squeez...
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The 28 Day Alcohol Free Challenge & Mad Diet from 2018-01-15T15:00
Forget new year's resolutions! Throughout January, Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are focusing on trying new things and filling our lives with more of what's good for us so we can squee...
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The Four Pillars Of Health & Veganuary from 2018-01-08T15:00
Forget new year's resolutions! Throughout January, Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are focusing on trying new things and filling our lives with more of what's good for us so we can squee...
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New Year Reflections from 2018-01-01T15:00
Gillian Russell takes a reflective look back over the past year of Personal Best and shares her favourite health, wellbeing and fitness tips.
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Christmas Stresses 4: Creating The Christmas You Want from 2017-12-18T15:00
Continuing our Advent Calendar of festive stresses that we're opening, unpicking and resolving for a happier, healthier Christmas!
This week Gillian Russell asks if your Christmas is in ne...
Christmas Stresses 3: Relationships & Family Dynamics from 2017-12-11T15:00
Continuing our "Advent Calendar" of festive stresses which we're opening, unpicking and resolving for a happier, healthier Christmas! This week we're all about relationships and family dynamics as ...
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Christmas Stresses 2: Social Pressures from 2017-12-04T15:00
Gillian Russell and the team continue to open the "Advent Calendar" of festive stresses, unpicking and resolving them for a happier, healthier Christmas! This week - how do we juggle all the social...
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Christmas Stresses 1: Shopping & Cards from 2017-11-27T15:00
Over the next four weeks Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team will be featuring an "Advent Calendar" of festive stresses which will be opened, unpicked and resolved for a happier, healthier C...
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Mindful Exercise & Friendships from 2017-11-20T15:00
"I run, therefore I am. For me, running is more than just a sport; it's my definer, my rock, my soulmate". Tina Chantrey tells Gillian Russell how running helped her get through her separation and ...
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Loss & Body Confidence from 2017-11-06T15:00
Having heard our programme on the power of water, listener Susanne Powell got in touch with us to say how much it resonated with her own life. Susanne joins Gillian Russell to talk about the positi...
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The F Word ... (Fat!) from 2017-10-30T15:00
What is it with our obsession with weight? Gillian Russell asks if we'd be better focusing on our fitness and our happiness ... or does the fact that two thirds of adults are overweight mean we're ...
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A Sense of Community from 2017-10-16T15:00
The BBC's Grand Culture Tour of the five remaining places hoping to become UK City Of Culture 2021 is visiting Paisley today - as part of BBC Radio Scotland's special day of programming, Gillian Ru...
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Leading By Example from 2017-10-09T15:00
Fiona McQueen, Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, talks to Gillian Russell about feeling like a hypocrite when she was overweight and unfit.
She describes the lightbulb moment when she decided...
Student Special from 2017-09-11T15:00
With thousands of students going off to university for the first time or heading back for a new year, Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team have a guide to healthy, happy student life so that ...
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Quest 79 and Freedom Seeker from 2017-09-04T15:00
Author of Freedom Seeker Beth Kempton tells Gillian Russell about the freedom she felt in her youth, why she lost sight of it as she got older and the steps she took to find liberty, joy and fulfil...
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Measuring Our Fitness & Health from 2017-07-17T15:12
BMI test, activity tracker, bathroom scales, cholesterol check, calorie counting, heart rate monitor ... or just whether your jeans fit?! How do you measure your health and fitness? Gillian Russell...
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Teen Girl Special from 2017-07-10T15:00
Another chance to hear this special Personal Best focussing on teen girls.
What do you think girls need to grow up happy, healthy, strong and free? We live in an exciting, face-paced world...
Curing Phobias and Children's Holiday Downtime from 2017-07-03T16:07
Richard Reid, psychologist and author of Cure Your Phobia In 24 Hours, talks to Gillian Russell about his own experiences of phobia and explains the differences between fear, phobia and anxiety. Ju...
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Life/Death Plans and Body Intelligence from 2017-06-26T15:58
Bronnie Ware, author of The Top Five Regrets Of The Dying, talks to Gillian Russell about why she thinks we all need a "life/death" plan, how coming to terms with your own mortality can help you to...
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Eat, Move, Sleep, Relax from 2017-06-19T16:12
He's back! Gillian Russell hears more from Dr Rangan Chatterjee about his four pillars of health - eat well, move well, sleep well, relax well - and invites him to address listeners' questions abou...
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Fitness and health for older mothers during and after pregnancy from 2017-06-13T10:21
Gillian Russell explores fitness and health for older mums during and after pregnancy
Gold medalist Jo Pavey talks about her experiences as an older mum, how she altered her fitness regime...
Let lifestyle be your medicine from 2017-06-12T15:43
Hazel Wallace, junior doctor, personal trainer and author of The Food Medic, tells Gillian Russell about the significant impact food can have on our health and explains how she learned to nourish h...
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Food as Medicine, Apps for Health and Snoring from 2017-05-31T12:31
Stress, IBS pain, exhaustion... East Lothian mum Lorraine Cunningham had reached the end of her tether so took the decision to turn her life around. She tells Gillian Russell how she's now fitter a...
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Post-Challenge Blues, Hay Fever and the Art of Breathing from 2017-05-29T15:54
After running a marathon, taking part in a cycle challenge or fundraising for a charity walk, how do you pick yourself up when the initial euphoria wears off? Runner, GP and author Dr Juliet McGrat...
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Different Is Good from 2017-05-15T15:19
Body image campaigner Stephen Bell tells Gillian Russell about his own experiences of being different and explains why he's created a portrait project celebrating uniqueness by using a group of wom...
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Reclaiming Your Lunch Break and Surviving or Thriving? from 2017-05-08T15:18
New research for National Walking Month has revealed that almost 40% of us spend our lunch breaks eating at our desks. Gillian Russell hears from Living Streets, the UK's walking charity, about why...
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Turning 50 and Blogging for Happiness from 2017-05-01T15:40
What does 50-something look like in the 21st century? Is 50 really the new 40?! Gillian Russell explores how significant it is to turn 50 and what it means psychologically and physiologically. Shou...
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Exercise with Disability from 2016-09-05T17:00
With the Paralympics in Rio about to get underway, Gillian Russell explores the drive to push yourself physically when you have a disability, the importance of events like the Paralympics in inspir...
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Nakedness and Body Image from 2016-08-29T17:00
Nakedness And Body Image Special
How comfortable are you in your own skin? When was the last time you got your kit off and stood in front of the mirror?! Do you like what you see or are yo...
Ditching the Data from 2016-08-22T17:00
Ditching The Data: Gillian Russell asks if it's time to throw away the activity trackers that register our calories/heart-rate/distance/speed and go back to basics with our exercise? Claire Maxted ...
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Garden your way to good health from 2016-05-30T17:00
Never mind a gym session - take yourself out to the garden and work those muscles in your own outdoor gym! Physiotherapist Jacqueline Knox tells Gillian Russell that gardening is more of a physical...
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27/07/2015 from 2015-07-27T17:03
Gillian Russell explores why increasing numbers of people are opting for fitness holidays and asks to what extent improving your fitness and health is important to you when you're away on a break?<...
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