Whether you are staying at home, exercising outdoors, cooking, or unwinding after a long day, listening to Podcasts are a great way to leave you feeling motivated and inspired.
As football as we know it remains temporarily on pause, we are enjoying keeping up to date with fitness and wellbeing podcasts, as well as some hearing from some amazing local people. Here are 9 Game Changing Podcasts that we love (and think you will too!):
9 Game Changing Podcasts to Keep You Motivated
1. Game Changers Podcast – Belfast Live with Electric Ireland
Our very own Game Changers Podcast series, hosted by Clare McCollam, features six Game Changing women in sport, including local MMA fighter Leah McCourt and Spanish motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco. Subscribe via your usual podcast platform and discover just what motivates these remarkable women to reach the top of their game.
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2. Best of Belfast
Best of Belfast podcasts celebrate Northern Ireland and all of the incredible people in it. Listen to and learn from guests such as Dave Linton, The Bearded Candlemakers and Foy Vance.
3. Fit and Fearless
Want to get fit, healthy and feel good? Be inspired by Tally, Zanna and Vic – aka the #GirlGains crew - as they talk all things fitness and body confidence in Fit and Fearless.
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4. Build a Creative Business in a Noisy World
We love hearing from local artist, writer, educator, and wellbeing advocate Aly Harte. Throughout Build a Creative Business in a Noisy World, Aly shares the practical and emotional tools you need to grow a creative business, also featuring guest posts from fellow creatives sharing wisdom and expertise. The best bit? It’s not just for creatives or ‘business-people’. All of us can take inspiration and learnings from Aly, through important topics such as ‘imposter syndrome’ and ‘self-acceptance’.
5. Women in Sport
Calling all female sports fanatics! Women In Sport’s podcast brings together insights, advice and expertise across the sector. Each episode features a discussion on key sports topics or issues affecting women and girls in the UK.
6. Tough Girl Podcast
Hosted by Sarah Williams, each episode of Tough Girl Podcast includes inspiring stories of women overcoming great challenges. From paddling the length of Australia's longest river to mountain biking the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal, these conversations are sure to leave you in awe.
7. How to Fail
Chart-topping podcast How to Fail by best-selling author, journalist and broadcaster Elizabeth Day celebrates the things that go wrong, and how these failures have taught each weekly guest to succeed.
8. Desert Island Discs
If you’re just looking for a bit of escapism and a nice chat with your favourite celebrity guests, check out BBC Sounds Desert Island Discs, where guests share what 8 tracks, book and a luxury item that they would take to a desert island.
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9. The Game Changers - Barclays
The Game Changers Podcast features 8 fearless women in football, including “some of the greatest ever female players, captains and coaches along with ground-breaking managers, commentators and CEOs.” Expect open and honest chats from extraordinary guests such as Casey Stoney, Kelly Simmons MBE and Dame Sue Campbell, about their personal career challenges and highlights, as well as future aspirations for the women’s game.
Missing football during this time? Check out Home Workouts to Keep Up Your Fitness and Football Skills, Game Changing Women’s Football Films to Watch at Home and How to Keep your Football Mad Kids Entertained at Home.
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