GoPerform Podcast

Having both been diagnosed with coeliac disease in the past 12 months, Maddie and Alisa discuss how it's changed their lives. They share all they've learnt about the disease including:Their story of diagnosis and advice on how to get testedThe shock of learning you are coeliac (only 36% of those with CD will be diagnosed). Coeliac disease affects 1/100 peopleChanging staple foods a

Shai Bartenbach and Maddison Bennett have been with us on a year long placement from Solent University and University of Bath respectively. They have made huge progress and become much loved members of our team. In this conversation with Dan they discuss how the year has been so far and how they are developing as practitioners and people. Thanks for listening! You can find us by se

Jon Bolding is the England powerchair football captain and one of the top players in the world. He has a condition called central core myopathy which affected his ability to play football with his friends growing up. Following back surgery for scoliosis he was introduced to powerchair football by the Middlesex FA. Playing the sport gave him a new lease of life and 22 years later he

Becs Bell is a footballer who plays for Worthing FC Women. She has made a successful return to football after two ACL reconstructions and holds an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. In this chat with Dan she describes her personal journey and also shares insights from her thesis: "The impacts of Social Identity on Returning to Sport After an ACL Injury in Female Footballers in t

Jamie Butler took up running in 2008, at the time he was 21.5 stone and simply wanting to lose weight. Since then, running has become his passion. He has completed dozens of Park Runs, 45 half marathons, 11 marathons and 4 ultra's. Jamie has embarked upon all sorts of running challenges and has learnt many lessons along the way. In this conversation with Tristan Baker he describes

Raisie Frankum is an experienced mindset coach. Having started out working in nutrition and personal training she felt the need to train further in clinical hypnotherapy, coaching and trauma release. She has worked with lots of our members at GoPerform and is really skilled at helping people with mindset and behaviour change. In this conversation with Tristan she discusses: Breakin

As GoPerform reaches its sixth anniversary, Jonny sits down with co-founder Dan Buchanan to reflect on his life and career so far and what GoPerform has meant to him.They discuss how GoPerform came to be, the values and culture that has been fostered and his hopes for how he see's things developing in the future. You can contact Dan directly via [email protected] should you wish

Will Hayler is a Strength & Conditioning coach at GoPerform with a special interest in training youth athletes. Having worked as U9-16's S&C coach at Reading FC Academy he is now a full-time member of the team at GoPerform and has some excellent insight to share around the topic of training the youth athlete. In this conversation with Tristan he discusses:Growth and maturat

Matt Johnson is the CEO of Reading Rockets Basketball and Director of Performance Sport at John Madejski Academy in Reading, UK. In this wide ranging conversation Matt shares some of his experiences and learning from 26 years of work establishing one of the biggest basketball clubs in the UK. He expands on a variety of topics related to leadership and organisations including: Respo

ACL injuries can be devastating for those involved. The aim of this episode is to help individuals and their support teams understand what to expect from surgery, rehabilitation and beyond. At GoPerform we rehabilitate large numbers of ACL injuries each year. In this episode Clinical Director Luke Anthony walks us through the journey of ACL recovery, from injury back to sport. He a