This week on the podcast you’ll meet adventurer and writer, Brooke Nolan. Growing up exercise was a source of shame and embarrassment for Brooke. And it was only in her late 20s that she discovered a love of outdoor adventure. Fast forward a few years and in March 2020, Brooke found herself on the first all-female team to […]
Continue readingI think I reached a point where.. the unthinkable has happened in terms of losing a parent and being in a place that I didn’t think I would be. So I may as well go for what I really want to do and have a good time doing it.My guest this week on Sparta Chicks […]
Continue readingLong before I discovered endurance sports, my first love was strength training. So I am delighted to welcome Erin Carson to Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Erin is strength coach to the stars of endurance sports. Based in Boulder, Colorado she is the co-owner & operator of Rally Sports and is the head coach for EC Fit. […]
Continue readingSelene Yeager is my guest on Sparta Chicks Radio this week. Selene is a professional health and fitness writer who is also the author or co-author of 6 books including the incredibly popular ‘Roar’ with Dr Stacy Sims. Selene is also an extraordinary athlete in her own right. She’s been a semi-professional athlete since her late 30s […]
Continue readingOur bodies haven’t evolved at the same speed as the internet or Google or Facebook. If so, it wouldn’t be a problem at all…and technology and science would solve everything. But unfortunately, our bodies are still the same as they were thousands of years ago.Leadership expert and outdoor adventurer, Ingrid Messner, joins me on Sparta […]
Continue readingA few weeks ago, Sparta Chicks Radio celebrated its 4th birthday. And there is no-one I’d rather share that celebration with than this week’s return guest, Lucy Barnard! Lucy is attempting to become the 1st woman to walk the length of the world. She set off in February 2017 from Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina to walk to […]
Continue readingSarah Davis is a professional risk manager with a passion for risk-taking. And she’s back for her 3rd visit to Sparta Chicks Radio! In 2019, Sarah became the first woman to lead an expedition along the length of the Nile and joined me on the show in episodes 34 (from 2017) and 124 (from 2019) to discuss […]
Continue readingThe next time you hop in an ice bath or stick a sprained ankle into a bucket of ice water, I’m sure you’ll think of this week’s episode of the podcast with Tara Diversi! Tara is a woman of many talents. A Sports Dietitian and an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Tara also has a degree in psychology and […]
Continue readingPhoto by israel palacio on UnsplashWhat an incredible year it has been for many of us! Sparta Chicks Radio will celebrate its 4th birthday in the next few months and it has been downloaded over 100,000 times in 2020 alone! #Mindblown So thank YOU. Whether you’ve listened to one episode or all 153, thank you for being part of […]
Continue reading(c) Mikkel BeisnerI couldn’t see why I couldn’t do itMy guest this week on Sparta Chicks Radio is a woman who has been described as the world’s most inspirational distance runners, Mimi Anderson. You may not recognise her name but I don’t think you’ll forget her. It has been said of Mimi - “She is living proof that […]
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