The Female Fitness Podcast

Host Dani shares personal lessons from moving house, relating them to health, fitness, and coaching.

Dani opens with period tracking apps.

Dani opens by saying Christmas can be a rough stretch for a lot of people.

Dani talks about body image and social media, starting with the idea that social media is not the problem on its own, but the way it gets used.

Michelle Carroll and Danny Bosworth join the show to talk about the Beyond the Basics event in Manchester on May 11.

Dani sits down with Dr Rumbi for a wide-ranging women's health conversation.

Dani starts the year with a reset.

She opens by naming overcoming overeating as the focus.

Dani brings Katie on to talk about balancing training for function, injury prevention, and hypertrophy.

Late January sets the scene.

Danny joins for a conversation about what happens when a physique-first identity stops fitting.

Dani traces her path from sport as a young person to bodybuilding at its most extreme.

Dani opens with a solo catch-up on training, then explains why she pulled out of a planned High Rocks race because of life circumstances.

Dani of The Female Fitness Podcast frames the episode around her own decision to cut back on running after stress, travel, and heavy legs made her performance drop.

She talks about taking a bit of a break from social media.

Dani uses The Female Fitness Podcast to outline intention setting for social occasions, with examples tied to food choices, alcohol, and training goals.

Dani discusses the guilt and shame associated with wanting to change one's body, emphasizing that it's okay to pursue fat loss or muscle gain if done healthily.

Dani starts by naming when tracking calories or macros may stop being useful.

Dani on The Female Fitness Podcast says social occasions often trigger overeating because people "bank calories," pick the lowest-calorie menu item, or compensate afterward with restriction and extra exercise.

Dani on The Female Fitness Podcast explains why she named her coaching Find Your Flow and says it rests on three pillars: nutrition, training, and life.

Dani opens with a clear premise.

Host Dani debunks the common fear that resistance training will make women bulky.

Dani on The Female Fitness Podcast frames this as a guide to building muscle tissue, then spends most of the episode on energy intake, protein distribution, training frequency, and recovery.

This episode explores the definition of body image, distinguishing it from body composition and discussing how it is influenced by factors like media, childhood, and social experiences.

Host Dani challenges common misconceptions about fitness consistency, arguing that striving for daily perfection sets women up for failure.

The host returns after a two-month absence to catch listeners up on her life, including supporting her partner at an Ironman, running a half marathon while coming down with a severe virus, and the intense physical and mental recovery that followed.

Host Dani discusses how listeners are enough of a reason to invest in their fitness and nutrition, without needing external goals like competitions or races.

Interview with mindset coach Katie about her journey from teaching to marketing to NLP and hypnotherapy coaching.

Host Dani discusses the challenges and rewards of transitioning from bodybuilding to functional fitness training for performance.

The host discusses the fear that transitioning to a flexible nutrition approach leads to weight gain, arguing it's a misconception.

Host Dani discusses common mistakes people make when using fitness competitions for fat loss instead of performance.

Host Dani discusses the difference between body image and body composition and offers practical tips for improving body image.

Host Dani discusses the importance of being intentional with downtime to improve well-being and energy.

Host Dani interviews life coach Andy about rewiring the mind to overcome anxiety, depression, and limiting beliefs.

Host Dani interviews Joe, a former bodybuilding competitor turned CrossFit/functional trainer, about his transition and insights.

Host Dani discusses how to balance running and resistance training for hypertrophy without losing muscle.