3. David Harewood: Walkies!

The Joe Wicks Podcast

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Joe Wicks wants to know: What’s the one thing that makes life better? Joe loves finding ways to boost his mental and physical health, so he’s asking some of his inspiring mates about their secret to physical and mental happiness. Whether it’s a high-intensity cycle, a freezing cold shower or a cheeky power nap, every guest will share the one thing that works for them. David Harewood, actor and BAFTA nominated documentary maker, is best known for his role in US drama ‘Homeland’. When he’s back home, and not on location filming in Canada and the US, he loves to start every day in the park, walking his little cavapoo ‘Sebby’. In his early 20s David had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned. Joe hears how David’s experience with psychosis is the subject of a BBC documentary where he re-visits that difficult time in his life. David also tells Joe how hard it’s been for him to find work in the UK as a black actor, and how his tenacity to succeed has led him to leading roles in Hollywood. They talk extreme sports, online gaming, and David tries to convince Joe that sometimes happiness is putting your feet up and taking a break. Summer holiday’s been postponed and you’re feeling down? Forget about it. This is sunshine in a podcast. Joe Wicks is here for you, and he won’t stop until you’re fit and happy. Producer: Clare Salisbury. Editor: Dimitri Houtart A BBC Audio Bristol production for Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. Music Radio Podcasts. Hi everybody I'm Joe Wicks and welcome back to the Joe Wicks podcast.
0:15.0	As the body coach I'm so passionate about getting people exercising, moving and feeling physically and mentally strong.
0:25.0	And as times gone on, I've become so much more passionate about the benefits of exercise on people's mental health.
0:30.0	I used to talk a lot about fat loss and the physical transformation, but it's often the things
0:34.8	that we can't see that are most important. People's mood, self-esteem, confidence, energy,
0:39.9	and this can all come through exercise and healthy eating.
0:46.4	So I'm going to be speaking to some wonderful guests to find out what they do when things are tough,
0:48.2	when they're stressed.
0:49.3	And what's their one thing that they turn to?
0:50.8	Is it exercise?
0:51.5	Is it art?
0:52.4	Is it music music is it yoga
0:54.1	meditation I just think every single person's got a different story this
0:58.4	week's episode is absolutely incredible I'm speaking to the Hollywood A Lister David Harewood.
1:05.0	So I was lucky enough to meet David at Soccer Aid a couple of years back and he played in gold for us.
1:09.0	He's an amazing dude. Instantly I was so drawn to him. He's such a wonderful guy. I mean he's got an incredible career in the story and wow what a journey. We talk about his career like he's moved to America when he got into homeland and he experienced psychosis and he went on a really
1:25.2	incredible journey like documenting that and shared a documentary called psychosis and me
1:29.6	it's a really really emotional thing I went to see it with my dad and I was just so
1:33.7	inspired by the openness and honesty of getting into such a difficult subject.
1:37.3	So as an actor he obviously travels a lot he's filming he's doing shows he's
1:42.0	doing tours PR trips and the one thing that David
1:45.1	Herewood does to stay calm and relax and enjoy himself is not what expected
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