The Fast Cast

Jennifer is the head of wellbeing at North Wales police and before joining FAST has little to no interest in sports or fitness. She tells Mark how PE at school put her off and associated sports with being humiliated. Since joining FAST her outlook on fitness has changed, and she's really noticed an improvement in many aspects of her life- from feeling better, looking better and even sleeping better. Listen all about Jen's experience so far at FAST and how fitness is key to a better...

"We are a result of what we do everyday" In this podcast, Mark is joined by one of our newest coaches, Chris! How did Chris go from throwing weights around in the gym with no real structure or plan, to doing a 14 week body transformation and a cutting challenge with Rich? Motivation comes and goes... they chat about why you should stop waiting around for motivation and take that first step! PLUS how to create a routine that you'll actually stick to!

In this little episode of the Fast Cast, Mark interviews his daughter Amber about our new Kids Camp and how she's getting along.

FAST 50 is a 50 day health and fitness challenge designed to help you develop healthy habits and lose 5kg. If you're thinking about signing up, or you've signed up and want a better idea of what you'll be up to for the 50 days, Mark and Ash will be talking about WHAT the challenge includes, WHO it's for and WHY you should get involved in it.

Rich and Alex are joined by a previous employee turned FAST member, Wendy Martin! They chat all about the amazing community we have here at FAST, advice to people who may have gym anxiety and the reasons why people keep coming back to us year after year!

In this podcast, Rich challenges Chris to the best transformation, Ash gets denied entry to his next Crossfit comp, and Alex tells how not to go about losing 9kg in 2 weeks!

In this podcast John and Tony talk all about their crazy training routines before competing in the insane distance triathlon, Ironman and the crazy 50k ultramathathon, Serpent Trail!

In this weeks podcast Ben interviews Dr Fairoz Fayaz! They chat about various ways you can really improve your health without adding ££££ to your budget!

Most of us know by now that drinking water is important for our health.. But are we drinking enough? The average person in the UK only drinks 1.7 litres per day.. which is well below the 2.5 (for males) and 2.0 (for females) that is recommended by most leading health organisations! As part of Nutrition and Hydration Week, our coaches are here with a brand new podcast where they share their expert knowledge on HYDRATION! Learn more about Nutrition and Hydration Week here: N&H Week |...

Delayed-onset muscle soreness is that crippling muscle ache you get in the days after doing any form of tough physical activity... The pain that makes it difficult to sit down or even walk up the stairs.. But what if I told you that there's ways to speed up and improve your muscle recovery so you don't have to suffer for so long? In this weeks podcast the coaches chat all about DOMS, what are they? How do I deal with them? Should I train with them? Plus, ways to improve your recovery...

It's BIKE WEEK! For this weeks podcast our Fast coaches chat all about exercising outside, from cycling, swimming, running and hiking... What they love about being outdoors, what inspired them to start and why they didn't stop... They also explain how going to the gym allows you to get better at these activities and why you should also add them into your reschemes! For more information about bike week, check out their website! Bike Week 2021 30 May - 5 June | Cycling UK

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week Mark and Rich give a personal insight on their experiences with mental health. They also discuss tips and tricks to help you deal with any struggles you may be facing. Remember, you're not alone; talk to someone you trust. Sharing a problem is often the first step to recovery. If your mental or emotional state quickly gets worse, or you're worried about someone you know - Help is available: Getting help | Mental Health Foundation

Inflammation is a word banded round in health, by doctors, coaches, personal trainers... But what actually IS inflammation and HOW is it best treated. Ben & Fairoz talk about the various symptoms and strategies you can use to treat inflammation based issues in your health.

Managing change is something every business owner, dieter, parent and human needs to learn to do well. In this podcast we share the changes that we're managing at Fast Way To Fitness and how we're adapting to those changes.

This week we're looking at FITNESS TRAINING 101. What are the 5 things you Need to embody in your training to have long term results.

We loved this interview, Dr Fairoz Fayaz is a Naturopathic Doctor who specialises in functional medicine and is a highly experienced clinician who has treated patients for years. What we loved about her approach to health was the encompassing of all ways to treat the body. We talked across various topics from birth control to

Rich and Ben have the second most special Johnson in our lives join us today.... Alex. Alex makes his first appearance on the podcast and shares his experience of transforming his body, how he's helped clietns lose over 50+kg and breaking his fixed mindset. A great podcast.

Feeling like you need to understand a little more about confidence. Check out this 38min Fast Cast to see if there's anything that can help you understand and action some more confident moves in your life. The passage at the start is by Marianne Williamson: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,...

In this episode Rich Blake interviews Luke McKenna from Prodigy Transformations. They discuss everything food, from where to start as a beginner to advanced practices and supplements,

The fitness industry is thwart with stories about what helps your body change. In this episode we dive into 5 Myths about Food & Fitness.