• Dame Kelly Holmes and Fara Williams talk about their sporting careers, injuries and barriers to fitness for women

  • Jun 4 2024
  • Duración: 55 m
  • Podcast

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Dame Kelly Holmes and Fara Williams talk about their sporting careers, injuries and barriers to fitness for women

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  • In the first episode of the Let's Talk Health Podcast, we sit down with double-Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes and England footballing legend Fara Williams MBE to talk about their career highlights, women's health, and the strain that professional sport can put on the mind and body.


    Kelly and Fara also address the barriers to sport that young women face, retirement, and how adjusting to a new, less intense fitness routine poses a unique challenge for ex-athletes.


    0:44: guest introduction

    1:24: career highlights and favourite moments

    6:03: resilience, focus and motivation

    9:46: overcoming adversity, challenges and injury

    19:49: mental health discussion

    24:00: solo training versus team training

    28:18 retirement and making adjustments

    38:40 changing perspectives on exercise

    46:42 grassroots athletics and challenges around funding

    49:00 barriers to opportunity for women in sport


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