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The questions the Well far crew have asked this week is: “During lockdown I'm struggling to concentrate on my work and so everything is taking longer than normal, which is leaving little time for running. How can I feel more organised and stop canceling my runs?”


Helping us get to the bottom of making time to run when life and to-do lists feel overwhelming, is the brilliant Dr Sabina Brennan, health psychologist, neuroscientist, author, and host of the super brain podcast. But first, an update form me just before I set out on a run myself!


To hear more from Sabina check our her Super Brain podcast or head to:
Superbrain.ie
@sabinabrennan on insta
@sabina_brennan on twitter


As always, you can follow me, Amy, on insta @wellness_ed 
 
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Despite our creativity and quirks, when push comes to shove we humans are creatures of habit. The truth is that developing and maintaining healthy habits—especially the running habit—is no easy feat. But fret not! Today you’re going to learn some valuable lessons to help you stop skipping runs and beating yourself up about it. Helping you build a mindset for success is Dr Heather Mckee, health behaviour change specialist, host of Bitesized Habits podcast and founder of drheathermckee.co.uk. She shares her research-driven methods to help you find freedom and joy in your healthy habits. Accompanying her is Peloton tread instructor and marathon runner Becs Gentry. Hear how Becs went from using running to escape a successful career to making it her career and life passion. Consider this episode your framework for setting realistic running goals that you’ll enjoy hitting.


Topics covered:


New year's resolutions: why many people will have already have fallen off the bandwagon
How to form new exercise habits and actually enjoy them
What tools are important for helping you achieve your goals
How do the people around you play an important role in your health journey
Tips and Tricks for achieving success


Get in touch with Amy on insta @wellness_ed using the hashtag #wellfar when posting about your running journey. Or, join our Well Far running club on Strava: WELLFar


Get in touch with Dr Heather McKee on her website drheathermckee.co.uk
Follow Becs Gentry on instagram @becsgentry or catch her live in one of @onepelaton tread classes.
 
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The question posed by the Well Far listeners this week was: “I’ve been running the same route for months now and I don’t seem to be getting any faster. I’d like to be able to run a 5K in 30 minutes but I find training plans online a bit overwhelming.” Our expert on the case this week by larger than life celebrity trainer Faisal Abdalla . Listen in for Faisal’s advice on how Fartlek training will help you pick up the pace when your running route is a little too well trodden. But first, an update from me on my couch 2 5k journey and how I’m going for little and often as a way to fit things in - we don’t always have to be perfect!


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Follow Faisal @faisalpmafitness
 
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This week on Well Far we are chatting to Hear’say popstar, actress, former Dancing on Ice star and now fitness devotee Suzanne Shaw. For 20 years Suzanne has been hopping on and off the health wagon, something I know many of us are guilty of. But it's been in the turmoil of various lockdowns that Suzanne has finally discovered what’s helped her nix negative voices, opening up doors to new challenges and a Remarkable Lifestyle Transformation. She’s smiley, she’s confident and in her words, ‘she’s happy again’ and running has played a big part in her finding her new groove (alongside a new plant based diet and kicking some long term bad habits). Despite only having really found running in the past year Suzanne has been wooed by the runner’s high that she’s gone from her first 5K to setting herself crazy running challenges to keep her mind and body in a good place. 


Get in touch with Amy on instagram: @Wellness_ed 
Follow Suzi’s journey: @Suzi_shaw


If you have any questions or want to join the running community then check the Well Far Strava @WELLFar to keep in touch.


Topics covered: 
Running for mental health and fortitude 
How healthy habits form strong foundations for a happy mind and body
Plant based food and recovery time 
Finding the balance 
Running for the delight of it!
 
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Our expert this week is the brilliant Emma Brockwell, pelvic health physio therapist and author of “Why Did No One Tell Me?: How to Protect Heal and Nurture Your Body Through Motherhood". The question you lovely listeners want answered this week is: “When I was pregnant with my little boy I got diastasis. 18 months later and I still have what people refer to as the 'mum tum'. I really want to feel strong through my
middle again and not wobble but I’m not sure where to start so I just run, which I don’t think is helping. Should I be doing ab exercises?” Coming in hot from the treadmill, Amy shares her running update for the week and also her top post run snack.


Want to have your question answered by a Well Far expert? Messagings Amy on instagram @wellness_ed or post your question on the strata club @WELLfar!
Get in touch with Emma: @physiomumuk
 
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Today, we’re discussing the gear and gadgets worth spending your hard earned cash on because it doesn’t matter if you’re just a casual runner who clocks miles for headspace or a marathon runner chasing a PB, the truth is, wearing the right kit can help your running endeavors. And who better to coach you in the best running kit for 2021 than Kieran Alger. As a self confessed tech-loving rungeek he’s clocked 42 marathons, bagged a top 100 finish at the Marathon des Sables and run the entire length of the Thames – 190 miles in 3 days along the Thames. And lucky for him, he sort of calls it work because when he's not clocking crazy miles, he peers into the crystal ball to see what's coming next in running, testing and writing about gadgets, sports technology, fitness and nutrition for various outlets including his new project, The Run Testers on Youtube.


In this episode we cover:
Trainers
Running watches
Thoughts on Peloton Treadmill
Useful running apps


Expect lots of trainer chat, insights into the best headphones and watches this year’s best running gear and Kierans thoughts on the much hyped Peloton treadmill.
 
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