Check out the Everyone Active Podcast – a brand new show designed to help everybody enjoy their workout regime. Your hosts Michelle Laurie and Jo Hancock cover a different subject each week, ranging from weight loss tips to busting strength training tips to women’s health and fitness issues. We’ll also be chatting to some awesome guests and bringing you a raft of great ideas to help improve your workout regime. Listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episode 6 – Movement
This week, Jo and Michelle converge on Bracknell Leisure Centre to discuss all things movement. What is it? How important is it? How can we move more? For the answers to all these questions and more, keep listening!
Episode 5 – Swimming Lessons
This week, Jo’s joined on the podcast by George – Swim Manager at Harpenden Leisure Centre – to discuss our approach to swimming lessons. Swimming is a vital skill, and we teach life saving techniques to thousands of members daily. George takes us through how he got into swimming, the various stages children go through in our lessons, and how it’s never too late to learn how to swim.
Episode 4 – Winter Workout Motivation
This week, Jo’s joined by Sally Riley – Fitness Manager from our Melton Centre – to chat about their top tips for staying motivated as the nights – and weather – draw in. At this time of year, it’s easy to ‘hibernate’ away from your activity schedule; putting everything off until the new year. If anything, it’s more important to stay focused on your goals right now, so stay tuned to check out our fabulous winter workout motivation hacks!
Episode 3 – 2025’s Top Fitness Trends
With Michelle unfortunately absent this week, Jo is joined by Personal Trainer and international power lifter Isaac Nathan to discuss both his international competition record and the fitness trends for 2025.
Episode 2 – Activities
This week, we’re talking all things activities, so whether you prefer skiing, climbing, enjoying a game of badminton or table tennis with friends, or maybe learning new skills with sports courses, you’re sure to find something for you. Listen in to find out more!
Episode 1 – Reformer Pilates
The Everyone Active Podcast is BACK for a fifth series and this to kick us off, Jo and Michelle are delving into the fascinating world of Reformer Pilates. Listen in to find out all about this fascinating off-shoot of mainstream Pilates, how it works, what the benefits are and even how it came into being!
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Episode 10 – Cycling
In this week’s final episode of the series, Jo and Michelle are discussing all things cycling; from indoor to outdoor, from BMX to track cycling. How can you get into it? What are the benefits? What kit do you need and how does Everyone Active support cyclists everywhere to enjoy this fantastic workout? Listen to find out more!
Episode 9 – Triathlons
We’re deep into the summer of sport, and Michelle and Jo focus on one challenging event – the triathlon. They discuss the different disciplines involved, how to train for an event, and our partnership with Superhero Series – a triathlon event for people with disabilities and their team.
Episode 8 – Olympics Special
This week, Jo is talking to former international athlete and current Activities and Wellbeing Manager with Everyone Active, Rowell Gordon, about the Olympics and their memories of their favourite summer games, as well as track and field and competing at the highest level.
Episode 7 – Heart Rate Training
This week, Jo and Michelle are talking all things heart rate zone training – today’s fitness hot topic. What is it? What’s it for? How do you calculate your heart rate zones? How do you know when you’re in each of them? Listen in to find out!
Episode 6 – Buggies & Bands
Discover our brand-new Buggies & Bands group exercise with Jo and – programme designer – Michelle in this, the latest episode of The Everyone Active Podcast. Designed to help parents and caregivers of young children get active while their child is still in a buggy, this all-new class is a great way to start moving again, as well as helping you meet people in a similar situation.
Episode 5 – Tennis Workouts
In this week’s episode, Jo and Michelle are talking all things tennis as they are gripped by Wimbledon fever! They give their expert tips on how to improve your form on the court, by improving your fitness and taking your training to the next level off it! Listen to find out more.
Episode 4 – Outdoor Workouts
On this week’s episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle take a look at outdoor workouts and how you can get involved with Everyone Active this summer.
Episode 3 – Performance & Conditioning
In this week’s podcast, Aaron is back, talking to Jo and Michelle about the new group exercise class he’s developed exclusively for Everyone Active – Performance and Conditioning. This class is all about improving your athletic performance and boosting your body’s ability to perform whatever tasks you require of it.
Episode 2 – Football Workouts
With the Euros having just kicked off, Jo and Michelle come together to chat about the benefits of exercising away from the football pitch and how concentrating on certain workouts can improve your performances on it.
Episode 1 – Soft Play & Children’s Activities
In this first episode of the fourth series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle discuss soft play and the variety of children’s activities available at Everyone Active centres, as well as the importance of keeping kids moving.
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Episode 11 – Everyone Golf
This week, we’re talking to Luke Simkins, the South East Regional Manager for Everyone Golf. He tells us all there is to know about our golfing offshoot, how it can benefit you, as well as how to get involved!
Episode 10 – International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day, we’ve spoken to some of the members of the Everyone Active family to discuss their experiences in sport, work and life.
Episode 9 – Marathon Training & Challenges
This week, Jo and Michelle and discussing how to take on challenges and overcome them, including training for marathons and ultra-marathons.
Episode 8 – Nutrition & the Menopause
Today we’re chatting to clinical nutritionist Emma Ellice Flint about the impact that our nutrition can have on both perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms and how you can make easy changes to your diet to improve your lifestyle and reduce the impact of those symptoms.
Episode 7 – Everyone Spa
In this week’s episode, Michelle and Jo are chatting to Victoria Batey – one of Everyone Spa’s Regional Managers – to have a very relaxing chat about spas. Everyone Spa is Everyone Active’s Spa offering and Victoria takes us through what it offers, what’s new in the industry right now and how Everyone Active members – and non-members – can enjoy all the fantastic treatments they have available and how they can benefit everyone.
Episode 6 – The Head Up Charity with Paul Minter
This week we’re talking to Paul Minter, ex of the Household Cavalry and veteran of five tours of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as founder of the Head Up Charity. Jo and Michelle talk to Paul about his experiences in the armed forces and what inspired him to found this charity aimed at helping both serving and former service people deal with the mental toll their experiences have had on them.
Episode 5 – Maisie Summers-Newton
In this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are chatting to serial Paralympic gold-medal-winner, Team GB icon and EA Sporting Champions Elite Athlete Maisie Summers-Newton about her life and career so far.
Episode 4 – Training for HYROX
For this episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, PT and Master Trainer Aaron Dunn takes us through the intense world of HYROX and all it involves!
Episode 3 – Colin Jackson
This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, we’re welcoming someone who can only be described as a legend in both British and world athletics, Colin Jackson CBE. In this third episode of the series, we’ll be chatting with Colin about a whole range of subjects, from his career, his life, as well as his involvement with the Everyone Active Sporting Champions for which he is an ambassador.
Episode 2 – Health & Wellbeing
For episode two of series three of The Everyone Active Podcast, we’re focussing on health and wellbeing and welcome Kirsty Jones – one of our Active Communities Managers – as our special guest to talk about the fantastic work she does bringing activity into the community.
Episode 1 – Strength Reloaded
Kicking off the third series of The Everyone Active Podcast, we’re chatting to an old friend of the podcast and strength training expert, Rory Golden. They’ll talk about all things strength training, as well as the importance of balance in your workout regime. They also touch on how training is different for men and women and how younger people can get into incorporating strength training into their programme without putting too much strain on their bodies.
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Episode 12 – Swimming at Everyone Active
This week, for the final episode of this series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle welcome a special guest. They’re joined by Alison Sutherland, Everyone Active’s National Aquatics and Sports Training Manager, to tell us everything there is to know about swimming and Everyone Active.
Episode 11 – Holistic Workouts
This week on the Everyone Active Podcast, Michelle and Jo are discussing holistic workouts. This includes Yoga, Pilates, Les Mills Bodybalance, EA Rejuvenate and so much more! Listen in to find out everything you need to know about this oft-neglected world of workouts!
Episode 10 – Cardio Training
This week, on episode 10 of this second series of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are taking a deep dive into that subject that everyone loves to hate – cardio! What is it? How does it work? What are the best cardio workouts, what can you hope to achieve with your cardio exercise programme? Is it just running, HIIT and heart rates, or is there more to it than that? All these questions and so much more will be addressed. Listen to find out more!
Episode 9 – Senior Fitness
This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, your hosts Jo and Michelle are exploring the realms of staying active as you get older. How important is it? What are the benefits? How can you do it? Listen for the answers to all these questions and so much more!
Episode 8 – Personal Training
In this week’s episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle are talking all things Personal Training. From how it can help to busting any myths there may be around it and also looking into other variants of Personal Training you’ll find at your local Everyone Active centre.
Episode 7 – Teen Training
This week on The Everyone Active Podcast, we’re talking Teen Training. What is it? Why is different? Why is it important to take your age into account? Our experts, Jo and Michelle answer these questions and so many more.
Episode 6 – Tim Runs the World!
Ultra-runner, adventurer, extreme athlete and Australia’s Forrest Gump, Tim Franklin joins us this week to share his story of how he came to be taking on one of the most extreme athletic challenges a human can do – running right the way round the world.
Episode 5 – Group Exercise
This week on the Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle guide you through the enormous range of group exercise classes we’ve got on offer. From more intense sessions such as Les Mills BODYCOMBAT and EA Cycle to more relaxed Yoga, Pilates and Les Mills BODYBALANCE classes, we cover everything for everyone right here on your favourite activity podcast.
Episode 4 – Warm Up & Cool Down
In this week’s episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle take a deep dive into warming up, cooling down and recovery. Is it really that important? Why should we be doing it and what tools are available to help us?
Episode 3 – HIIT Workouts
In this week’s episode of The Everyone Active Podcast, Jo and Michelle discuss High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) – in all its glorious forms. We talk about the benefits, all the different exercises you can enjoy and so much more.
Episode 2 – Where to Start?
This week, Jo and Michelle are back together and they’re discussing where and how to get started on your fitness journey. Everyone Active offers a huge range of options to help you get active; it’s not just gyms, swimming pools and sports halls, so you’re sure to find something you enjoy – and that’s the key!
Episode 1 – Meet Rebecca Adlington
The Everyone Active Podcast is BACK for a second series and we’re kicking things off with a VERY special guest. In this first episode, Michelle is chatting with double Olympic champion and all-round swimming legend, Rebecca Adlington about her life and career, both during and post-competition, as well as all the amazing work she does with Everyone Active.
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Episode 8 – Your Questions Answered
In the eighth episode, Jo and Michelle are re-united – this time in a new location – a Hot Yoga studio at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre in St Albans. In this final episode of the series, your hosts dive into the podcast’s mailbag to answer some of your fitness queries and questions.
Episode 7 – Strength & Muscle Training
In the seventh episode, Jo is joined by Personal Trainer Rory Golden to discuss all there is to talk about strength and muscle training. They delve into the benefits of weight training, how to get started on a strength or muscle-gain regime and how you can do it safely. The pair also look into how you can get the most out of your new regime, what some of the best exercises are and they also focus on Rory’s successful life as a bodybuilding competitor – as well as so much more!
Episode 6 – Pre and Postnatal Training
In the sixth episode we focus on pre- and postnatal health and fitness. Jo and Michelle look at the best ways to keep active during and after pregnancy, what the benefits of doing so are and how you can fit an activity regime in and around also looking after a small baby. They also chat about how you can keep on top of your mental and physical wellbeing during and after your pregnancy.
Episode 5 – Training Your Core
In this episode, we learn about what the core actually is, effective ways to train it, and why it’s so important to us.
Episode 4 – Exercise & Dementia
In today’s episode, we chat to Dementia UK Admiral Nurse Sarah Merrill about how exercise can help reduce the chances of developing dementia and improve quality of life for those living with it.
Episode 3 – Weight Loss & Calories
The Everyone Active Podcast’s third episode sees our hosts chat about a subject that so many of struggle with when it comes to fitness – weight loss & calories.
Episode 2 – Staying Motivated
Struggling to stay motivated with your new year fitness regime? Well worry no more! The Everyone Active Podcast is here to help keep you going.
Episode 1 – Welcome!
Welcome to the first ever episode of The Everyone Active Podcast! In this episode, we meet our hosts, how they got into fitness, and their favourite exercises and classes to do.
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We’re launching a podcast! Over the next few weeks, hosts Michelle and Jo will cover a variety of topics around sport, fitness and activity, as well as welcoming on some special guests to the show. The first episode will launch on Wednesday 1st February, available on your favourite Podcast app and on YouTube.