Episode 14 - with Alex Wolf

This episode is all about breathing – something we know is important, but normally don’t think about. Dr James is a Respiratory Physician & lung doctor at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and also a specialist sports respiratory clinician at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health , at University College London. James is a Doctor Doctor! A medical doctor who went back to University for a PhD in vascular aspects of exercise physiology. His main job now is evaluating ‘unexplained’ exertional breathlessness but also trying to work out why athletes get coughs and wheeze during sport. He promotes awareness of a condition called exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) which is very common (5% of all adolescence / young athletes) and yet completely misdiagnosed as asthma. In elite sport James is a specialist advisor to the English Institute of Sport – working to optimise the respiratory health of Team GB athletes; trying and reduce risk of infections and asthma problems as well as on a panel of experts advising the International Olympic Committee on respiratory health in athletes and COVID.Dr James Hull BSc MBBS PhD FRCP FHEA FACSM Twitter: @Breathe_to_win Web: www.breathetowin.co.uk

Eoin has worked as a Paramedic for 20 years in London and currently works for WEM and the International Red Cross. He is the Trauma Lead for WEM and a Pre-Hospital Mass Casualty Incident Management Paramedic. His expedition & educational endeavours have taken him to six of the seven continents and teaches pre-hospital trauma and expedition skills. Eoin has undertaken various global expeditions as an expedition medic. He currently works in Cairo, Egypt on various pre-hospital projects with stakeholders. Will is an expedition Doctor, thought leader in extreme medicine, leadership, human performance, adventure and travel. As the Joint Medical Director of World extreme Medicine, he spends his time recruiting and interviewing the most adventurous minds on earth – including mountaineers, astronauts, war surgeons and senior leaders. Will instructs on expedition and jungle medicine courses and is an academic tutor for the Masters Programme in Extreme Medicine at Exeter UniversityWorld Extreme Medicine podcast https://wemcast.podbean.com/http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/medicine/extrememedicinemsc/

Baz is the Co-Founder of The Well-HQ, alongside Bella Smith and Dr Emma Ross who we heard from in Episode 3 of the Endurance podcast. This is a really important conversation about female health, but not one to listen to with younger children, unless they are comfortable with adult language. Baz is an inspiring women’s health and fitness coach, specialising in the areas of pelvic floor, and women’s wellness. Her holistic approach focuses on helping women throughout their lives with one common goal – to help women move freely and live life to the full.With over 20 years’ experience in the health and fitness sector and as a former elite GB rower and medallist, Baz is able to utilise this knowledge and combine it with her own experience as a 40-year-old mother of two, to bring a deep understanding and a unique and informed approach to her work within women’s health.Her drive, enthusiasm and compassion has quickly earned Baz the reputation as the ‘go-to-trainer’ for any woman wanting to get her body and fitness back on track.Twitter: @BazMoffattwww.thewell-hq.com

Ian is a world-record ultradistance cyclist and traffic, transport and environmental psychologist. He teach statistics and traffic psychology at the University of Bath and does research on road safety, travel choices, energy consumption, water use and the built environment. His research focuses particularly on unconscious and low-awareness causes of everyday behaviour like habits, the environment around us and unconscious stereotypes.Outside work, a big part of Ian’s life is ultra-endurance cycling. In 2019 he broke the world record for cycling between the Northermost and southernmost points of Europe - 6,367 km in 16 days, 20 hours and 59 minutes - an average of 377 km per day to take the official Guinness World Record.Book: Endless Perfect Circleswww.drianwalker.com/toptobottom/@iancyclesalot on Instagram

Community Manager at Komoot, Phd from Oxford University in Plant Sciences. Eleanor describes herself as a microambitious Welsh outdoor lover, living in Bristol and always out exploring. This episode describes El’s personal journey from 60km rides escalating to the 600km rides, with iconic rides including a fixed gear Paris-Brest-Paris and AAA Super Randonneur series. But this conversation is all about route setting and trying not to get lost!

Dr Charlotte Elsworth-Edelsten is a Sleep Specialist and Human Movement Scientist. Luke Gupta is Lead Project Physiologist and Sleep Scientist at English Institute of Sport. Having completed her PhD in human movement biomechanics and physical activity performance and participation, Charlotte moved to the French alps and took a post doctoral position at Geneva University Hospital in 2009, where she worked between the sleep laboratory and the laboratory of kinesiology. This is where her interest in sleep developed. Living in Chamonix Mont-Blanc she is well placed to take theoretical and empirical work out into the field, for example the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc which you will hear us mention in this conversation. Charlotte runs sleep clinics, where she advises, assesses, and aids in the diagnoses of individuals with a wide range of sleep problems and disorders. In addition to this, she works in an educational capacity delivering lectures and seminars that raise awareness surrounding the importance of sleep. She is particularly interested in the cognitive and health related impairment we suffer directly resulting from disturbed sleep and the effect this has on performance. Website: www.charlotteedelsten.com or www.the-sleep-science-coach.com Luke is the author of ‘Does Elite Sport Degrade Sleep Quality?, and his research has included ‘napping in high-performance athletes: sleepiness or sleepability’ as well as ‘when research leads to learning and not practice in high performance sport.’

Alex Wolf is the Head of Strength and Conditioning (S&C) for the English Institute of Sport where he leads a team of 60 plus S&C Coaches. Alex also spent five years as lead S&C for GB Rowing, and then wrote the book ‘Strength and Conditioning for Rowing,’ which is a great read for all athletes, not just rowers! Alex sits on the Board of Directors for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.

Alan is a Michelin starred chef with over 25 years of experience in some of the worlds best kitchens. He is also the author the superb book ‘The Cycling Chef’. Outside of the kitchen Alan is an ex-international endurance runner, multiple ITU World & ETU European Duathlon Champion, 2018 National 100 mile time trial team champion. Alan is one of the few athletes who has run under 30 minutes for 10k and also ridden a 19 minute 10 mile time trial. He is also team chef for British Cycling at major eventswww.performancechef.com @performance.chef on Instagram

Dr Sophie Killer is the Lead Performance Nutritionist for British Athletics and Rebecca Dent is a High-Performance Dietitian with a keen focus on adventure and endurance sports.Dr Sophie Killer is Performance Nutrition consultant in elite sport, having worked as the Head of Performance Nutrition at Tottenham Hotspur FC and as a senior member of the English Institute of Sport Performance Nutrition team. Sophie was the Lead Nutritionist for British Athletics, supporting the Olympic and Paralympic Track and; Field team throughout the Rio 2016 Games and continues to work in Athletics in a consultancy role in the lead up to the Tokyo Games. Sophie has gained a wealth of experience working with a wide range of elite athletes from cyclists, runners, ultra endurance athletes, triathletes and extreme sports athletes through to team sports, including leading the nutrition service for British Basketball during the London 2012 Olympic Games and having spent 5 seasons working in Premier League Football.Sophie completed her PhD in Exercise Metabolism & Performance Nutrition at Loughborough University and continues to engage in research through numerous collaborations. She holds a Visiting Fellowship in Sports Nutrition at Loughborough University where she is involved in PhD supervision and sessional lecturing. She has 15 publications to date, sits on the Editorial Board of the BioMed Central Nutrition Journal, is a Review Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition and is an invited reviewer for the EJSS, IJSNEM and IJSPP.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sophie_KillerRebecca describers her job as helping you choose the right foods to eat based on your lifestyle choices, sporting endeavours or epic adventures, but above all to help you achieve your best health.@sophie_killer and @Rebecca_Dent on Twitter

Pav Bryan is a Performance Director at Spokes, and heads up the coaching team at Spokes, responsible for ensuring the products and services they offer is market leading and always at the forefront of innovation. Pav developed the ‘Truly Personal Coaching’ methodology, which has provided countless successes not just with his coaching, but within the industry that has now adopted it. Pav recently released a book, ‘The Guide to Truly Effective Cycling’ and takes the reader on a journey from the initial planning of their goals, through to implementing their strategy at their event. Spokes.fit.com @spokesfit and @pavbryan on Instagram