The best fitness, wellness and nutrition podcasts

Nourish your mind, body and soul with our top picks

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Rosie Fitzmaurice @RosieFitzmauric|Emma Loffhagen @emmaloffhagen

30 January 2020

Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or a fitness newbie, the world of nutrition, health and wellness can seem truly overwhelming sometimes. With an over-satuaration of often conflicting advice, it can often feel easier to just switch off altogether.

To help simplyify matters, we’ve rounded up our favourite listens on nutrition, fitness and general wellbeing. Whether you’re plotting a post-summer health reboot just want to better educate yourself on certain topics, plug in and nourish your mind, body and soul.

Farmerama Radio

Has the last year got you thinking more carefully about where your food comes from? You’re not alone. Want to learn more? Tune into Farmerama Radio, a podcast that shares the voices behind the UK’s growing regenerative farming movement. Hosted by farmer Abby Rose, the latest series Who Feeds Us? is a fascinating listen that hears from farmers, growers, chefs, beekeepers, and fishers about how their day-to-day decisions affect us all.

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Trainbrave Podcast

Sports and eating disorder dietician Renee McGregor, aka one of the most straight talking voices in the industry, has teamed up with personal trainer and founder of Strength For Endurance, Kriss Hendy, to dissect common myths and misconceptions in the world of fitness through a scientific lens. The pair discuss everything from responsible running messaging to managing REDs - don’t know what that is? Hit play, you’ll learn plenty.

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The Rich Roll Podcast

Each week, utra-marathoner-cum-wellness evangelist Rich Roll delves into different issues related to health, fitness, nutrition and spirituality with his guests, which span actors, authors, doctors and gurus from around the world, including the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Russell Brand.

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The Power Hour

Adrienne Herbert’s podcast The Power Hour is inspired by her own morning power hour, the distraction-free time she devotes to herself first thing to get things done. In each episode, her guests, among them athletes, coaches and activists, share their own morning routines, daily habits, and rules to live by. Keep an eye out for Herbert’s new book of the same name which is published this January.

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The Food Medic

NHS doctor, nutritionist and author Dr Hazel Wallace hosts her own podcast in which she interviews health and medical specialists on issues related to fitness, nutrition and lifestyle, discussing everything from following a plant-based diet for sports performance to dealing with imposter syndrome.

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Kitchen Club

Sarah Malcolm and Serena Louth have just aired the third series of their podcast Kitchen Table. The duo interview a new guest each week around the kitchen table whilst whipping up a home cooked dish with said guest’s top three favourite ingredients. Tune in for all the foodie inspo.

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The Goop podcast

Love or loathe the goopy-ness, the podcast hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow and her right-hand woman Elise Loehnen bags some interesting guests, from authors to spiritual healers, CEOs and celebrities. Most recently, Pharrell Williams caught up with GP about his shifting parenting philosophy amidst the pandemic.

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The Doctor's Kitchen

Dr Rupy Aujla is a firm believer in the power of food and lifestyle change as medicine. The Doctor's Kitchen podcast covers a range of topics on the principles of healthy eating. His guests, among them medics, authors, psychologists and professors, dissect research in a digestible way. Recent topics touch on everything from the keto diet to cannabis as medicine and whether or not you can eat for Covid - and you'll pick up some tasty recipes while you're at learning.

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Nike Trained

Nike has its own podcast dedicated to all aspects of fitness and training. Expect conversations with athletes, Nike master trainers and doctors about everything from goal-setting to using exercise to improve your mental health.

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Ali On The Run

Every week, host and running enthusiast Ali Feller is joined by an inspiring guest who is making exciting moves in the world of running and beyond. From some of the fastest runners in the world to those who make up the middle and the back of the back, everyone is celebrated and listened to.

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Rethinking Wellness

A podcast dedicated to critiquing and unpacking diet and wellness culture, anti-diet dietician Christy Harrison chats with guests about making peace with food, healing from disordered eating, learning intuitive eating and challenging harmful beliefs about wellness. Along the way, she shares her own journey of disordered eating and dieting.