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Homo Sapiens

264: Health, fitness and body confidence for GBTQ+ people | Part 2

Homo Sapiens

Christopher Sweeney

Arts, Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

12% of all gym sign-ups happen in January, but what is unique about health and fitness for the queer community? Body confidence, body image, and the gym itself can be a thorny topic for LGBTQ+ people. Today we are joined by Matt Boyles, who specialises in helping gay, bisexual and trans men to improve their relationship with exercise! It’s a brilliant episode about broadening your fitness goals beyond physical changes and understanding how gay shame can present itself in a fitness environment. Prepare to be inspired and see y’all in the gym!


LGBTQ+ trainers and fitness recommendations

https://www.transcansport.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/transcansport

- An organisation in Brighton offering a wide range of sports, activities and support, especially for trans and non-binary people


https://www.sambarneslifestyle.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/sambarneslifestyle

- Sam Barnes is an online coach specialising in working with trans people


https://www.instagram.com/yourcoachgrace/

-Grace Smith is LGBTQ+ and an online and in-person trainer.


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0:00.0

Part 2, Part 1 is on the feed, if you haven't heard it, start there.

0:04.0

If you have, then I'll get out the way and you can have a listen to this wonderful chat

0:09.9

that I'm doing all about fitness with Matt Boiles.

0:13.8

Okay, here it is.

0:15.2

I was guilty as well of having a feed

0:17.9

that maybe wasn't as supportive of me

0:20.7

and who I am and what I wanted to achieve as I could be.

0:24.0

I found my people that's a big one.

0:26.0

Finding people who get you, your tribe,

0:28.0

just allows you to connect and hear other perspectives and put like

0:32.0

hear from other people and things you hadn't thought of and

0:34.7

look at life differently. That's really lovely and obviously they become your cheerleaders too.

0:40.0

I prioritise myself so many people as well struggle with that thinking that it's selfish, but actually it's the most important thing we can do.

0:47.6

Because if we're, well, the healthier, stronger, happier, fit, and more confident we are,

0:52.1

the more we can be there for the people in our life,

0:54.1

the more we can show up and be strong for them when it's needed.

0:58.0

I found more things to do with my body, steady on. Runs with with friends events saying yes to going

1:04.8

dancing till 5 a.m. random workout classes trying new equipment like but it's all just

1:08.6

proof that what we have here is an amazing machine and it will allow us to just have fun in life and then

1:16.5

there was some more and I can't find the others there in the comments.

1:18.8

Does that help? It's brilliant it's really brilliant and Salutary reminder all of it, you know, like, because changing what's on your

1:27.6

Instagram feed, for example, here's my top tip, or not top tip but like hack so I always go through the explore page and

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