Glenn is a specialist in research and innovation in Sport related health, and winner of the International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy HvU Award for outstanding achievement in this field.

He is a chartered physiotherapist and the former Head of Science and Medicine and Performance Innovation in athlete health at UK Sport, and the senior consultant in Performance Innovation at the English Institute of Sport, where he managed the health research and innovation program related to ~ 1400 athletes across 40 core Olympic and Paralympic sports. Glenn also facilitated the 'top secret' development and delivery of new and novel ideas, approaches and equipment related to athlete health, which have had a performance impact over the last 5 summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic games.

Glenn has a Master of Science degree with distinction in Sport Medicine and a Master of Arts degree with distinction in Innovation and behaviour change and is driven by translating research and evidence into real world practice and evidencing that benefit.

In this episode, Glenn discusses:

His previous roles as a Physiotherapist and Lecturer.

The hunger to get back into performance sport.

His time at UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport for multiple olympic cycles.

How you make the best in the world even better.

How he ended up at Podium Analytics.

Why the SportSmart program is such an important initiative.

How schools and sports organisations can get involved.

You can find out more about the SportSmart program via the Instagram account: @mysportsmart or via the website: www.podiumanalytics.org

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SBS French : Le LIVE du 24/09/2025