Podcasts by The Good Gym Guide
Guy Lochhead of Bristol Co-operative Gym talks to other people on the fringes of the fitness industry about their work, the problems they see in the mainstream gym model, and what their ideal training environment would look like. Together, let’s imagine a better alternative.
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Powerlifting for Mental and Physical Strength with Sabrina Moore from 2022-04-08T10:45:59
This conversation is with Sabrina Moore of Donut Barbell in Cardiff. Sabrina is a 3x British champion powerlifter in the 63kg weight category, and a women'...
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Personal Trainers and Feudalism with Geraint Harvey of Western University from 2022-04-04T06:15:42
This conversation is with Professor Geraint Harvey. Harvey is the DanCap Private Equity Chair in Human Organization at Western University in Ontario. His r...
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Running a Yoga Studio with a Social Purpose with Abi Nolan of Supply Yoga from 2022-04-01T05:00
Today I am speaking with Abi Nolan, the founder of Supply Yoga. Supply is a social enterprise changing the culture of access to wellbeing services through ...
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Inclusivity Standards for the Fitness Industry with Laura McCafferty of Inclusive Wellness from 2022-03-21T06:00
This interview is with Laura McAfferty, the founder of Inclusive Wellness, a social enterprise and community committed to increasing accessibility, diversi...
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Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex with Justice Williams of Fitness for All Bodies from 2022-03-18T06:32:52
I'm so excited to share this conversation with Justice Williams and to reflect on how his world-leading work at Fitness for All Bodies can inform our renov...
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The Lost History of Co-operative Gyms with Conor Heffernan of Physical Culture Study from 2022-03-13T08:21:19
The first episode of this special series of the Good Gym Guide is with Conor Heffernan, a historian of strength currently based at Ulster University whose blog Physical Culture Study is the best re...
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Maintaining our Gym’s Unique Culture with Darren Faulkner of Primal Gym from 2019-10-23T09:14:37
For the last episode of this series, I spoke with Darren Faulkner, one of the founders of Primal Gym in Leeds. When I asked Darren to imagine his ideal training environment, he paused for a while...
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Truly Accessible Training with Gina&Chris Hopkins of Adaptive Martial Arts from 2019-10-16T05:00
This episode is with Gina and Chris Hopkins, from Adaptive Martial Arts. AMA provide martial arts training for all abilities. Rather than coaching in a particular lineage or tradition, they take an...
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Gyms as Shared Play Spaces with Charlie Bones of X-Ray Spexercise from 2019-10-09T05:00
This episode is with Charlie Bones, who runs the X-Ray Spexercise Punk Aerobics classes. In the familiar environments of music venues and pubs, she pairs classic punk culture with simple aerobic ex...
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Designing for Different Needs with David Sully of Stride Fitness from 2019-10-02T05:00
This episode is with David Sully, who runs two very different exercise groups in Bristol - the LGBTQ fitness classes at Hamilton House and the Yate Active Wellbeing Group. Although the content of ...
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Making the Gym an Urban Idyll with Devaki of Curvy Girl Yoga from 2019-09-25T05:00
This episode is with Devaki, the founder of Curvy Girl Yoga. In her classes, Devaki creates a dedicated, celebratory space for women sized 16 or more to practice yoga. She describes how she builds ...
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Learning from Global Training Traditions with Peter Hodkinson of Body Mind Fitness from 2019-09-18T05:30
This first episode is with Peter Hodkinson of Body Mind Fitness. Peter produces beautiful wooden training equipment, as used in movement traditions from all across the world - clubs from India, mee...
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