Health Oddity Podcast

We are joined all the way from New South Wales, Australia by Allen Willis for a hard hitting, honest & challenging conversation with a man who has faced many demons & trials in his life & is certainly on an upwards trajectory of strength, resilience, empowerment & redemption.

We hear how Tim Anderson’s Original Strength & the work of Dan John formed a pathway for Allen to rebuild his life (physically & emotionally) & how he has managed to go from being in constant pain & barely able to walk to competing in Strongman & now coaching & helping others.

Parts of this conversation are uncomfortable, but Allen holds nothing back & what we are left with is a sense of hope, promise & hopefully a brighter future ahead.

We are joined from Michigan USA by Ryan Wohlfert - Health & Wellness Dr & Dr of Chiropratic.

This is a great discussion to kick off 2025 as it is about a topic that the majority of adults will need to address at some stage in their life - back pain & spinal health. Dr Ryan offers an empowering approach to personal responsibility & lifestyle modification & far from talking about ‘back cracking’ & ‘manipulations’ shares his teachings on posture, strength training, nutrition, hydration & daily spinal hygiene (think daily oral health - but for your back).

This was a fun & informative conversation & Dr Ryan will definitely be returning to the show in the future. https://www.drwohlfert.com/posture-minicourse

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Pete & James don their Christmas attire (& zoom backdrops) for the first of a two part festive special to close out 2024.

They discuss their own training as they head into Christmas. Pete’s new Walk Bath / Walking Solves App the recent release of Paul Mcllroy’s new book ‘Perpetual Strength’ & James’ upcoming trip to Iceland to watch the Magnus Classic Strongman Competition. T

hey also talk about what they’ve learned from recent guests & their individual focus for 2025.

We are joined by returning guest Claire Booth; Strongfirst Senior & Elite Instructor & head of Strongfirst GB.

We last spoke to Claire WAY back on episode 33 (about 3.5 years ago) so it was great to catch up.

In this episode we discuss mixing & balancing the three training modalities of Barbell, Kettlebell & Bodyweight, the impact of menopause & the importance of getting the right HRT balance & why ALL women should be engaging in regular structured strength training - especially in their 40s, 50s & beyond.

We are joined by returning guest Helen Hall, who was last with us on Episode 66 (a full 3 years ago).

Helen (now 53) updates us on her latest thinking, training, eating & lifestyle modifications around dealing with the menopause.

She offers simple, relatable & easily applicable advice based on her own experience & through coaching many women in their 40s & 50s.

Helen also talks about her own journey with HRT & highlights the responsibility of the individual to do all they can via lifestyle to complement any medical prescription leading to a truly holistic approach to healthy ageing (which is just as applicable to men as it is for women).