7. Melissa Alcantara: Say yes to you

The Joe Wicks Podcast

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 43 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 good long dog-walk, every guest will share the one thing that works for them. Melissa Alcantara is best known as Kim Kardashian's personal trainer, but it was her own personal journey, from yo-yo dieting and experiencing post-natal depression to finding happiness through starting her own work out plan which inspired Kim in the first place. Today Melissa is a writer, owns her own fitness brand, and still trains Kim six days a week! In this podcast, Joe hears Melissa's inspirational story. They talk about parenting, the importance of being honest on social media and their shared passion for hitting the road on their motorbikes. Melissa explains that as much as she loves riding through the Californian canyons, she also finds peace and calm on her surfboard, or walking along the beach at daybreak. 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.
0:04.6	Is this thing on?
0:08.6	There's something you need to know.
0:11.4	A new thriller is coming to BBC sounds. They're keeping it
0:14.3	under wraps but we've hacked the system. The world is dying. It's time to take action.
0:19.7	Subscribe to Power Out on BBC Sounds. Power Out. Power Out. Hi everybody I'm Joe Wicks and welcome to the Joe Wicks podcast.
0:45.0	If you've listened to this podcast
0:52.0	you'll know that you're about to hear an amazing conversation
0:54.6	with someone I look up to, all about mental health, fitness and feeling good. I've always been passionate about exercise and what it can do to our bodies physically
1:07.2	and lately I'm convinced that a good workout is so important for our mental health too.
1:10.9	It affects everything, your mood, your
1:13.8	relationships with friends and family, your sleep and your outlook on life.
1:16.8	So I've been speaking to incredible people about the activities they do which relax
1:20.3	them and make them feel good. This week I've got a treat in store for you.
1:24.4	I'm speaking to someone I've admired for ages. It's the incredible trainer and
1:27.9	fitness entrepreneur Melissa Al-Kantara, also known as Fit Girl Mel. I first met Melissa when I was on a motorbike trip in Portugal.
1:34.9	I got to know her and she told me her story and I sat with her for about two hours and I just wanted to
1:39.5	find out everything about it. I thought it was such an incredible journey that she's been on and she's so warm and friendly and genuine.
1:48.0	Melissa has the most incredible story.
1:49.8	Honestly, she's gone from someone who never exercised.
1:53.0	She was unhappy with her body and experienced post-natal depression after her daughter.
1:56.8	And then she decided, you know what, I want to change.
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