We got into the Guinness Book of Records (also Blue Peter) and we're here to show you how. While the majority of us were learning how to bake, during the 2020 lockdown Jason set himself an ambitious goal: to break a record. The action sports athlete combined hard work with out-of-the-box thinking to create a new challenge of unicycling while simult…

Martial arts aren’t just a great way to get in shape; they can also help improve your self confidence and mindfulness, and introduce you to new cultures and friends. Many lessons taught in martial arts apply to other aspects of life. We discuss the impact that film and television has had on introducing people to martial arts. We look at the article…

#131 is easily the worst thing we've ever put out. Although it's been censored, it is explicit, mainly thanks to our guest Dan Scott of Clan Fit Edinburgh, so please don't listen if you're sensitive to mature, crude and expletive riddled conversation. We try our best to play a couple of fitness related games. Sometimes your best isn't good enough. …

This is the quintessential guide to health and fitness from A-Z. Jason & Rod go through the alphabet, defining, explaining and using in a sentence, a mixture of health & fitness terms with some ludicrous gym slang to have a good laugh at. The aim; to provide you with a glossary of definitions to help in your training and to join in on a laugh with …

Were Spartan's ripped? How much could a Viking lift? Were Gladiators really vegan? What can we learn from the Ancient Greeks that can help us stay fit today? Rod and Jason look at the fitness regimes and diets of ancient warriors and find out how they exercised for war, for functionality and for leisure. Inspired by the History Channel show Ancient…

Fitness Tribalism; a support network or form of indoctrination? On episode 128 of Just The Fitness Tip Jason & Rod look into Tribalism, what it is, how it affects society at large and it's increasing presence in the fitness industry. We look at fitness & diet tribes like CrossFit and Spartan Race, vegans and ketos. We read 4 tips on how to start a …

Andrew McGregor is a filmmaker, Grammy nominated bagpiper, inventor, writer, chessboxing champion, entrepreneur, frequent TEDx speaker, Highlands games athlete, photojournalist, magician, Curator of MindshareLA. He was named one of ‘LA’s 40 Most Interesting People’ by LA Weekly, was part of a team that won the SXSW Interactive Award for Activism, w…

Is VR (virtual reality) & AR (augmented reality) the future of fitness? On episode 126 of Just The Fitness Tip, Rod and Jason explore the Metaverse and how new technology is seeking to make fitness more accessible and virtual worlds more immersive. Including apps like Supernatural and Body Combat from Les Mills. We ask, is this a step in the right …

Urban dictionary defines Ego Lifting as; The act of lifting heavy weights for the sole purpose of impressing other people in the room. This is usually done with awful form and gratuitous grunting noises. John: "Look at that idiot ego lifting over there." Mike: "Omg, what a tool. He isn't even using much weight." But can ego ever play a beneficial r…

If you think your workout will make you lose weight, will it be more effective? Can one milkshake make you hungry or full based on what you're told? #124 is all about mindset and specifically how what we believe about our workouts and diets can actually have a biological effect on our bodies. Rod reads crap motivational Instagram posts and gets ang…

Most of us know the unwritten rules about gym etiquette but some of us violate them anyway. Here's our top pet peeves and personal dislikes about gym behaviour. Let us know yours. On episode 123 of Just The Fitness Tip, Jason Auld & Rod Penn are joined once again by an incredibly hungover Dan Scott of Clan Fit Edinburgh. The Space Invader; always w…

Gene editing is a pioneering area of science with the potential to eradicate diseases and hereditary genetic disorders using the bio technology known as CRISPR. On episode #122 of Just The Fitness Tip, Rod & Jason speak to Wasequa Ayesha Mir, registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner B.Sc, M.Sc, mBANT, rCNHC and owner of Nutrify You. Nutritional …

Part 2 of our drugs episodes, this time Jason & Rod talk about how high they've been. The episode starts with Jason's classic anecdote about the pre workout supplement Craze and how it was found to contain methamphetamine. They discuss their own personal experiences of drugs and chat in more detail about the potential useful application of psychede…

Our first two parter explores performance enhancing drugs in sports and fitness.Jason is joined by Rod once again to ask;What are steroids?Are their ever any benefits to using drugs?How common is the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport?We talk about the fascinating documentaries Icarus & Bigger, Stronger, Faster, both of which delve into st…

Trigger Warning: Michael Ulloa is still away so time for a sex episode. There's a lot of language and content only suitable for adults. We will be talking about sex as it relates to fitness, both seriously and entirely immaturely, so please do not listen with anyone you deem inappropriate. Jason is joined once again by Rod Penn and Dan Scott and al…

In episode 118, we talk about how fascists are recruiting young white men through online fitness communities. Vulnerable young men, who are likely in search of mentors, comradery and self improvement, are being targeted by far right groups and recruited into these hateful movements. We chat about the role fitness has played. Rod Penn is back with a…

Episode 117 of Just The Fitness Tip is the first without Michael Ulloa, as he takes a break for the time being. But in his place Jason is joined by two special guests. Award winning filmmaker and Capoeira master, Rod Penn and Cece Ho, yoga instructor and reiki energy practitioner. Rod kicks us off with a quiz; are these forms of Yoga real or fake? …

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On episode 115 of Just The Fitness Tip, Michael Ulloa is replaced and upgraded by guest host Lewis from Grams & Plant Bae. Jason chats with Lewis about the new legislation that will see calories added to menus. As a business owner, Lewis has a strong opinion on how it will affect hospitality but also whether it will do the job it seeks to do, help …

This week's episode is all over the place but Jason and Michael manage to talk about the former Goop exec criticising toxic wellness culture.Michael Mosley telling us the two things that will help us lose weight and it's not ground breaking science.Plus the new trend amongst influencers of using aquarium cleaner as a cognitive enhancer.Gwyneth Palt…

What do you look for in a PT? Trainers, what qualities do you think are essential when working in personal training? That's today's topic. Born from one of Jason's rants, he suggests to Michael that organisation, communication and selling outweigh health and fitness knowledge when it comes to being a successful personal trainer. We ponder why so ma…

You only need to do one exercise to achieve your goal. We all know that's not true. But on episode 112 of Just The Fitness Tip, Jason & Michael take a look at the health and fitness professionals, publications and media outlets that suggest you only need to perform one magic movement to achieve your weight loss, strength increasing, muscle building…

If there's nonsense misinformation on health and nutrition, who you gonna call? Mythbusters aka Jason and Michael. On episode 111 of Just the Fitness Tip we bust the health, fitness and nutrition myths most of us believe to be true. Inspired by Jason's Mum claiming artificial sweeteners make you fat, we decided to take a look at other commonly held…

Every major celebrity in the fitness bubble is hiding a secret from the entire world and it's taken YouTube gamer PewDiePie to expose it. The Swedish superstar made an uncharacteristic video on the lack of transparency of steroid use in the movie industry, specifically calling out actors who have gained impossible amounts of muscle to play superher…

Do you count calories? Has counting calories helped or hindered your daily life? Interested in learning more but never knew where to start? Episode 109 is all about tracking calories. Jason and Michael answer your questions on calorie counting. Does it work? Is it healthy? Should you track daily or weekly intake? Can you track calorie expenditure a…

How do you feel about New Year's resolutions? A good way to work on self improvement? Or a pointless annual exercise that always results in failure? On episode 108 of Just The Fitness Tip, Jason and Michael discuss their feelings about setting goals in the new year and the importance of looking back on the year prior. Whether it's to assess your go…

It's that time of year again, where we hand out awards to the health and fitness industries best and worst of 2021, it's The Tippees. Jason & Michael chat about their most memorable moments from Just The Fitness Tip in 2021 before moving on to the esteemed categories; Best Fitness Tip of 2021 Worst Fitness Tip of 2021 Worst Diet Worst Influence on …

It's a Christmas institution, like arguing over Monopoly or watching Jurassic Park, it's the Just The Fitness Tip Christmas special and do we have a fantastic show for you. Jason & Michael are joined by Lewis from Grams cafe, live from Upload Studios in Edinburgh. Jason kicks things off by introducing us to the Just The Fitness Tip Christmas gift g…

On episode 105 of Just The Fitness Tip, Jason & Michael chat about how they lost the last episode and had to re-record this one. We talk first aid courses, our Christmas special, Michael's new business venture "Nourish, Move, Maintain" and how replacing it with "mourish" would create the witty pseudo mathematical formula, M³ (you can find out more …

On episode 104 of Just The Fitness Tip, Jason & Michael find out "How long does it take to become unfit?" It's a question you may have asked yourself and many will be considering over the Christmas holidays. How long can we take off before we completely lose the fitness we've worked so hard for? The article handles cardio vascular endurance and mus…

On episode 103 of Just the Fitness Tip, one of our dream guests and another 90s TV superstar joins us, Diane Youdale aka Jet from the TV show Gladiators. Of course, any kids from the 90s will know Diane from Saturday night TV where she starred as Jet, regularly smashing members of the public in games of speed, strength and endurance. We chat to Dia…

On episode 102 of Just The Fitness Tip, Michael and Jason read some of Steve Allen's tweets. We look at some rubbish fitness equipment and laugh at their 1 star reviews. We induct Gwyneth Paltrow into the hall of shame and take a look back at some of the worst products, methods, theories and advice Goop has tried to push on the public. Get in touch…

On this week's Just The Fitness episode 101, we ask: Should LBC presenter Steve Allen be allowed to continue his show after posting tweets criticising Strictly Come Dancing star Tilly Ramsey's weight and Gemma Collins? Is fat shaming your right to free speech or is it just malicious? article here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lbc-host-steve-a…

100 episodes of Just The Fitness Tip. What an achievement. There was only one way to mark the occasion. Something we mentioned back on episode 24 and what we've been working on solidly since episode 94; we're joined by the legend, Mr Motivator aka Derrick Evans MBE. He talks about how we hounded him to come on the show and tells us the hounding he …

We are approaching 100 podcast episodes here on Just The Fitness Tip! In this episode we discuss what we've learnt since creating the podcast, and we let you know our 'secrets for success' in podcasting. We also sample some of the best tip hop quote moments to round off the episodes before making a very special announcement for our 100th episode! W…

On episode 98 of Just the Fitness Tip, Mich & Jason list their top 3s. From their favourite exercises to most common fitness myths and everything in between. We chat about Jason's award winning short film, "The World's Strongest Unicyclist" which you can watch in full here. For more info, listen to episode #97 with filmmaker, Rod Penn. We're giving…

Rod Penn, Capoeira instructor, filmmaker and photographer, is no stranger to Just The Fitness Tip. He took the very picture that became our podcast thumbnail. He joins us today to talk about "The World's Strongest Unicyclist" a short film he made with co-host Jason Auld, that has been selected for the Scottish Short Film Festival and nominated for …

On episode 96 of Just the Fitness Tip, Michael sets Jason the task of thinking of a Gladiator name that is camp but menacing. We talk about Man Vs Fat, the football league where you must have a BMI over 27.5 and where losing weight weekly earns your team points. Is it positive or negative? Should losing weight be encouraging over scoring goals? We …

On episode 95 of Just The Fitness Tip, we speak with former Love Island DJs and Virgin Radio presenters, Lisa & Alana MacFarlane, The Mac Twins. After volunteering to be part of the TwinsUK research at King’s College London, they founded The Gut Stuff, an online wellness platform designed to promote the importance of a healthy gut. We ask why they …

#94 inspired by a tweet from James Smith about obesity of the vaccine we ask, should we take health advice from fitness professionals, particularly online influencers who stir up controversy? We continue our hunt for Mr Motivator. Can you help us get him on our 100th episode? Jason's film "World's Strongest Unicyclist" has been selected for the Sco…

On episode 93 of Just the Fitness Tip, Jason & Michael read an article in the Hindustan Times about actress Deepika Padukone's latest Instagram post, leading to us ask the question; are our health and fitness expectations too far removed from reality? Does social media cherry picking, filters, airbrushing and lighting create the false idea of an at…

It's our first ever compilation episode. "Best of the Guests" revisits some of the best conversations, soundbites, facts, tips and laughs we've had with a small selection of previous guests. We know what you're thinking, you've heard it all before right? Listening back, we found some gems that even we overlooked first time around which is easy to d…

We're proud to celebrate Pride Month by welcoming mental health advocate and Glasgow based personal trainer, Mark Brownlie to Just The Fitness Tip. Having previously worked in social care, Mark brings a holistic approach to training his clients with a focus on the benefits exercise can bring to mental health. Mark is an openly Gay man and he opens …

We made it to episode 90! Today, Jason & Michael talk about the worrying new study suggesting sitting can be as bad for us as smoking. The recommended amount of exercise, 30 minutes per day, might not be enough to improve overall health for those sitting up to 11 hours per day. We provide fitness tips on the easiest ways to add movement into your d…

Episode 89 kicks off with the question "should restaurants be made to put calories on their menus?" after it's teased that the government could enforce a new law on establishments with over 250 employees. Do you think this will do more harm than good? Do you think it will help you make healthier choices? Let us know. We talk mood-based workouts and…

James and Alice Luetchford are not only two of Michael's clients, they're also rising stars in the world of para alpine ski racing. The married couple have had a bumpy ride from day 1, with James being diagnosed with severe sight loss the day before their wedding. Their career in skiing was born when on holiday, a ski instructor suggested Alice gui…

On episode 87 of Just The Fitness Tip we take a look at the BBC Three documentary "Get Thicc, Get Sick" about the use of Apetamin, an appetite stimulant being used by women looking to get curvier physiques the likes of Kim Kardashian. We thoroughly discourage anyone from using medication or drugs without the supervision of a medical professional. W…

On this week's show we tackle the polarising topic of slimming clubs. With government schemes encouraging participation and the ease of access to these groups, this is a topic we are often asked about. Are slimming clubs a waste of money? Are slimming clubs worth the hype? Could they be a viable route for taking control of your health? In this week…

Our latest interview is with Claire Tracey, Strength & Conditioning coach and technical demonstrator at the University of Gloucestershire.Claire works with a huge variety of athletes including GB Fencers, Scottish Women's Volleyball players and Bristol City Women's Academy.She is also involved in a special interest group UKSCA committee for S&C coa…

Back on episode 50, we talked about funny but honest thoughts we've all had about the gym and you told us it was one of your favourite episodes to date. So in an effort to reproduce that magic but update it for 2021, here's Jason and Michael with some funny but honest thoughts we've all had about home workouts including; Resistance bands Zoom class…