Standard issue for all women.

Hello and welcome to... Standard Issue for all women.

Hello and welcome to episode 286 of the Standard Issue Podzine.

And indeed, welcome 2024.

If you could treat us kindly, I'd be most obliged.

I'm Mickey Inon on my own at the top here this week, but you'll be hearing from Hannah and

Jen shortly because Hannah's been chatting to Joanna Hall, sports scientist and founder of Walk Active about Walking Obbs,

why we should all be doing it and how to maximize the time you have to exercise.

And Jen's been on the Zoom with writer and performer Kate Sumter about her one woman show,

Spin. Spin! is all in capital letters, spin! And they're chatting wellness in general and the cult of fitness in particular.

That's right, two interviews about exercise. Now I'm sure

you're well aware that we don't truck with any of that new year new you bollocks at

standard issue. As far as I'm concerned we all deserve a standing

evasion for just getting through the day upright. Consider yourself uploaded to

put in a podcast on, have a biscuit. Have a lie down if you need to, you do you.

And in all honesty big fan of making my body move

that I am I shi not I'm currently wearing a brilliant new vest that says

shred Zeppelin that's that's who I am now and I make no apologies. But even with that in mind the

thought of spinning makes my lungs sweat. Uh, no thank you. Although Kate Sumter

almost changed our own. Almost. I do like a walk though which is useful because I have a five and a half month old puppy the size of a small pony and with more energy than Sellerfield. There's a 1980s reference for you, eh? Although I did check and it does still

assist. However, if you are more of a feet up in front of a film kind of January person,

fear not, because rated or dated returns next week, and we bloody love it when you watch along with us.

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