Hi there, welcome to another gathering of the Run Pod Run Club. I'm Jenny Faulkner back here,

keeping you company as you run or as you think about running or perhaps as you just listen to

other people talk about running. Well, in this episode, I am chatting to someone who does love to

run and he's pretty good at it too.

We often talk about the mental health benefits of heading out for a run.

But today, we're also going to be discussing the benefits for our body, how it can get you fitter and leaner.

So as well as feeling great, we'll touch on how it'll get you looking great, looking fabulous too. So my guest today is

perfect to chat about this too. He is a fitness expert. He's a PT and he's the man behind the

app CrocFit. Welcome to RunPod, Alex Crockford. Hello. Thank you very much for having me.

What a great introduction. Well, I've built you up now. You've got to really, you've got to motivate us here now, Alex.

Thank you so much for coming on. Can we start with a little chat about you as well?

Just in case anyone isn't aware of all the amazing things you do. Who is Alex Crockford?

How did you start getting into exercise in the first place?

Yeah, well, fitness and sports has always been a big part of my life. I grew up playing all sports,

but mostly basketball and football. And that passion just continued all way through into

university. He went to Southampton Solent University, studied fitness and personal training.

And then straight after that, it was 2011, I went straight into personal training.

And I was a personal trainer for six, seven years full time.

I knew that personal training was great for me, but I had this goal and passion to reach millions of people

or more and more people at once. That really drove me to reduce my PT hours, build up the

social media and create content to help people get started and make fitness a part of their

life. And that drove me down the

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