Sport and Life

Teddy Draper

Teddy Draper, UK sports broadcaster and fitness trainer, chats to people from the world of sport, health and fitness, business and more.

  1. FEB 9

    Sky and BBC Sports Broadcaster Paul Gilmour on Covering Northern Ireland at Euro 2016

    I’m half-Welsh. My dad hails from cwmbran. And so presenting on Sky Sports News as Wales wound their way in magical fashion to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 is a treasured memory. A special summer - counterbalanced by the fact that I’m half-English and Wayne’s Rooney’s Three Lions were dumped out by Iceland in ignominious fashion. Ouch. That still hurts.  But it was also a special time for the country Wales knocked out in the last-16 stage: Northern Ireland. It was their first and only, to date, time at The European Championship.  Paul Gilmour was a firsthand bystander to the squad’s exploits in qualifying and then in the tournament itself in France. He was the dedicated team reporter for Sky Sports News.  It would have been a memorable assignment for any football person. But particularly poignant for Paul who hails from Northern Ireland. He wasn’t born when his country qualified for the 1958 and 1982 World Cups. He was barely born when they made the World Cup in Mexico in 86.  But in 2016 he was front and centre to cover a joyous time for his country. The team won only one of four games played in the tournament but made indelible memories, particularly the cacophonous singing of ‘Will Grigg is on fire!” Even though Grigg didn't get on the pitch during Euro 2016!  It’s a classic old school soccer story. But a very human one too. Hope you enjoy! Go well and keep moving,  Teddy ******** Partner Details  Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street Info on Sponsor Offerings: For 15% off Herring Shoes enter the code SPORTANDLIFE at checkout at -  https://www.herringshoes.co.uk For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast. For a 10% discount with GHS Cheltenham Clinics’ Health Checks - https://ghsclinics.health, contact me: teddy@drapermedia.co.uk

    27 min
  2. JAN 30

    Sleep Coach Holly Hannigan-Mills

    I don’t know about you, but I don’t really struggle to do health-related things like exercising and eating vegetables. But I’ve founding sleeping well on a regular basis to be a bit of a challenge. Shift work as a sports broadcaster - 2am get-ups in the same week as 2am bedtimes - hasn’t helped. But fundamentally sleeping is the anti-do: relaxation isn’t something you can force through with discipline or the ability to form behavioural habits. And the more you think or worry about sleep - or document it with technology - the harder it can seem to actually relax enough to nod off. We now live in a world where we’re being bombarded with information about how important sleep is to our short-term daily performance and chances of long-term good health. This can be anxiety-inducing and counterproductive to sleep! In this context, I found restorative sleep coach Holly Hannigan-Mills’ approach to helping people get good kip very refreshing and very useful. Holly has been helping people sleep for nearly 10 years. Taking away that jeopardy and sense of doom seems to be key and adopting a general acceptance that we won’t always get a good night’s sleep - but we’ll be all right - is a cathartic attitude shift. The conversation also includes some very practical tips about how to create a restful feeling in the evening - including getting daylight in the morning. Plus we do talk about how to navigate sleep patterns when you’re doing variable shift patterns. I met Holly when undertaking the Second Prime health assessment at GHS Clinics - https://ghsclinics.health/services/sleep-programme/ - and she also has her own private practice: https://hmcoaching.uk Follow Holly on Instagram for more advice: https://www.instagram.com/_hm.coaching ************************************** Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street Info on Sponsor Offerings: For 15% off Herring Shoes enter the code SPORTANDLIFE at checkout at - https://www.herringshoes.co.uk For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast.

    34 min
  3. JAN 26

    Triathlon Coach Katie Brighton-Jones on Running

    If you’re into fitness in Cheltenham, you’re very likely to have come across Katie Brighton-Jones who trains people all over the town in various gyms, pools and fitness locations. I’ve often seen her out jogging in my local stomping ground of Leckhampton too. Katie is a all around font of fitness knowledge, but has two big specialities - working with people training for triathlons helping women experiencing peri menopause and the menopause stay fit. So, an ideal person to ask about running. Running (or initially jogging or just shuffling) is a great starting point for people looking to get moving and carries huge physiological and psychological upsides. But it can come with concerns over joint pain, injury etc.Katie is herself working her way back to running after a knee issue so great to pick her brains on a variety of running themes: 1) Is Running good for us? 2) What surface should we run on? 3) How does running on the ground compare to the treadmill? 4) What are the mental benefits of running (particularly, running outdoors)? 5) Footwear - how important and what type of shoe should we look at? Do we need different shoes for different surfaces/seasons of the year? 6) How do we avoid joint pain and/or injury? Follow Katie: https://www.instagram.com/kbj_fitness/?hl=en Hope this is useful. Let me know if it is. Go well and keep moving, Teddy ********* Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street Info on Sponsor Offerings: For 15% off Herring Shoes enter the code SPORTANDLIFE at checkout at - https://www.herringshoes.co.uk For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast.

    34 min

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Teddy Draper, UK sports broadcaster and fitness trainer, chats to people from the world of sport, health and fitness, business and more.

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