The Recreational Athlete Podcast

Mark Ipaviz

Welcome to the recreational athlete podcast! If you’re looking for some practical training and peak performance advice for your sport, along with inspirational stories of the everyday athlete, then you have come to the right place! I also breakdown key areas of health, fitness and wellness to ensure that as a recreational athlete you can look, feel, train and perform at your best at all times. It’s great to have you with me, enjoy the show!

Episodes

  1. 01/28/2023

    Ep 5 - Staying Humble Through Success with Jo Ritson

    In today's episode I interview superstar age group triathlete Jo Ritson. Jo is a high performing triathlete who has seen some phenomenal success over her short time in Triathlon. In 2018 she placed 6th at the ITU world champs on the Gold Coast competing in sprint distance. In 2019 she placed 6th again at the ITU world champs in Lausanne once again competing in sprint distance.  In 2020 she made the move into longer distance racing and placed first at the Geelong half ironman for her age group. in 2021 Jo placed second in her age group at the Cairns half ironman (70.3) and in 2022 she took out first place in her age group at Noosa in the Olympic Distance, as well as first place in the Cairns and Port Macquarie half ironmans (70.3) showing that this girl is an absolute beast in her field! She does all this whilst juggling full time work as a professional learning co-ordinator for the Australian council for health, physical education and recreation which makes her achievements even more impressive!   Join myself and Jo as we discover the inner athlete within us all Jo can be found on Instagram @ritsonjo Also check out her sponsors  on Instagram @premax.co for your performance skincare needs @infinitnutritionoz for custom blended liquid nutrition for performance athletes @giant_ormond for all of your cycling needs including quality bike fits by Leon Ardella @livcycling_aus for high performance bikes that will keep you one step ahead of the pack!   Follow on Instagram @therecreationalathletepodcast Follow on Facebook @therecreationalathletepodcast

    1h 7m
  2. 01/17/2023

    Ep 4 - Optimising Performance Through Nutrition with Jess Spendlove

    In todays episode I interview advanced sports dietician Jess Spendlove. Jess has spent the last decade working with most professional sporting codes in Australia across AFL, NRL, Netball, Basketball, Rugby Union and Soccer, totalling more than 30 seasons of experience. While she loved her time in professional sport and managed to cram a career worth of experience into one decade, Jess is now focused on working in the private sector spreading the message of the power of performance nutrition and how it can elevate performance in every aspect of life. Jess currently works with professional athletes and business leaders in her premium coaching programs and presents to large corporations, the Australian defence force school of operations and many schools on a variety of wellbeing and performance topics, and also has an expanding range of digital products focused on spreading the message of performance nutrition. Jess Spendlove helps athletes & business leaders confidently leverage the power of nutrition to maximize their performance while working with their current lifestyle..   Join myself and Jess as we discover the inner athlete within us all. You can discover more about Jess at her website www.jessicaspendlove.com  OR  Jess can be found on Instagram @jess_spendlove_dietician make sure you give her a follow! Follow on Instagram @therecreationalathletepodcast Follow on Facebook @therecreationalathletepodcast

    1h 5m

About

Welcome to the recreational athlete podcast! If you’re looking for some practical training and peak performance advice for your sport, along with inspirational stories of the everyday athlete, then you have come to the right place! I also breakdown key areas of health, fitness and wellness to ensure that as a recreational athlete you can look, feel, train and perform at your best at all times. It’s great to have you with me, enjoy the show!