Featuring Urban Gym owner and coach Andy Murphy, alongside broadcaster Ken McGuire, each episode focuses on a training-related topic, from taking your first steps to a gym environment to training for life and understanding how and why we move like we do. We'll explore training through grief, pregnancy, as a parent, preparing for Hyrox (or not), and more besides. Season three now streaming For more, visit UrbanGym.ie . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What happens when you finally hit your target weight, goal, life or achieve that 'impossible' PB, but still feel like something is missing? In this season finale of UR Podcast, we're exploring the essential philosophy of going beyond results. Ever feel like you're being held to ransom by data, where a single number on a scale or graph can instantly wipe away weeks of positive momentum and feeling…
It's the penultimate episode of Season 3, and this week Andy and Ken dive deep into the heart of what makes a gym more than just a place to sweat: the social dimension of fitness. Are you tired of feeling like just another anonymous number in a commercial gym or struggling to find the motivation to train alone? This week's chats explore how, over the past few years, we've cultivated a 'tribe'…
What happens to your fitness journey when your body stops playing by the rules? In this week's episode of UR Podcast, we're diving into the often invisible world of training with chronic conditions. The gym floor over the years has opened up discussions on everything from heart health and diabetes to MS and Lyme, with many athletes and some of our own community fighting battles that no one else…
Life is a constant flow of transitions, but how do you maintain your momentum when your identity or routine shifts? In this week's episode of the UR Podcast, we're exploring the vital role of training through major life transitions. Whether you are navigating a career change, parenthood, injury, or the "halftime" milestone of turning 40, discover why fitness serves as an essential anchor that…
On this week's episode of UR Podcast, we're exploring the vital role of recovery, shifting the focus from how hard we can train to how effectively we can recover from the stress we put on our bodies. Discussions this week challenge the 'hustle' mentality, looking at why downtime and protected time are crucial for both physical performance and long-term well-being. We'll touch on the benefits of…
In this edition of UR Podcast, we're diving into the world of nutrition (or rather dipping our toes into it), exploring nutrition for life and how fuelling your body can impact daily performance and long-term well-being. Much like UR fitness journey, nutrition is highly individual and must be sustainable for the long haul. From keeping things simple to habit-stacking, focusing on 'low-hanging…
Whether you've taken a break from fitness due to injury, parenthood, career changes, or simply life overwhelming you, this episode is your roadmap back. On this week's edition of UR Podcast, Andy and Ken dive deep into the psychology and practicality of restarting your fitness journey, exploring why February becomes the "now or never" moment for so many people. Andy shares the powerful "fitness…
UR Podcast is back, and the first of eight new episodes, dropping weekly, is available to listen to right now! It's been a few months since Andy and Ken took to the couch for season 2, and with our seventh birthday upon us, now's the perfect time to kick off a brand new season. In this first episode, we're taking a quick look back over the past seven years, but more importantly, the developments…
Juggling training as a parent can be a tough call for some, so what do you do? It’s hard to believe it, but it’s the final episode of the current season of UR Podcast! See how we said ‘current’ season? You know we’ll be back for more after this one. For our last stint behind the microphones, we’re diving into the challenges and strategies of maintaining a fitness routine as a parent. It’s not…
If there's one thing that is deemed to go hand in hand with sport, with training, with gym work or gym life, it's injury. For some, it's major - broken bones here, dislocations there, a trip to A&E here, surgery there. For others, it can be minor - a bump, a bruise, a scrape, a sprain, an ache, all of which you try and ensure don't develop into something more. But no matter how big or small, one…
