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Georgie + Ben Ainslie
The ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast talks to high-performers in the world of sport and beyond, to bring defining moments, hard-earned insights and expert advice to everyday performance. New episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 25, 2025 • 14min
How to Use Your Circadian Rhythm to Live Longer, Healthier and Happier | Professor Russell Foster
Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at Oxford University, an ainslie + ainslie advisor, and a world-leading expert on the emerging science behind our bodyclock and the fundamental role it plays in everything we do. He explains how our circadian rhythm works, the role of light and how to change our relationship with sleep for the better. Taking action to get back into our natural rhythm is fundamental to our health, happiness and performance.You can also watch episodes on YouTube. We love performance, which is why we’ve also launched ainslie + ainslie – the first supplement brand to be developed inside an elite sports team. Now available for everyone. Find out more at http://www.ainslieainslie.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 2025 • 16min
What You Can Learn From F1 Drivers About Age-Proofing Your Brain | Dr Tommy Wood
Dr Tommy Wood is a neuroscientist, a performance coach and – his words – an elite professional nerd. He’s also Hintsa’s head scientist for motorsport. Formula 1 drivers operate at the peak of physical and cognitive performance. Tommy describes the key lessons we can take from how F1 drivers train to push our own limits, and why it could hold the secret to holding off cognitive decline as we get older.Tommy hosts his own podcast ‘Better Brain Fitness’ with Dr Josh Turknett.You can also watch episodes on YouTube. We love performance, which is why we’ve also launched ainslie + ainslie – the first supplement brand to be developed inside an elite sports team. Now available for everyone. Find out more at http://www.ainslieainslie.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2025 • 46min
Natalie Pinkham | Life Lessons From Inside the Formula 1 Circus
Broadcaster Natalie Pinkham has been on the Formula 1 rollercoaster for over 13 years as a presenter and reporter. She reflects on her experiences on the road, friendships made and the lessons she has taken from an innovation sport into life outside. She also reflects on her experiences working in a Romanian orphanage, her sleep issues and her take on what promises to be a box office season ahead. Given Nat also went to school with Georgie, there’s no hiding place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2025 • 42min
Gabby Logan | On Living With Loss and Embracing Mid-Life
In the first episode in our relaunched ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast, trailblazing sports presenter and new Match Of The Day host, Gabby Logan, reflects on her life’s defining moment, the death of her younger brother Daniel, a hugely talented footballer who collapsed in the garden whilst playing football with his Dad and younger brother aged just 15.Gabby talks about the impact on her family, how it shaped her outlook as a young adult, why grief never goes away and the importance of living life to the maximum. * If you need help with issues relating to grief and bereavement, the charity MIND offers self-care advice and support suggestions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 38min
Inside The Mindsets And Routines Of Two Olympic Champions | Live Episode With Ben Ainslie + Hannah Mills
In our first ever live episode, Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills joined Georgie for a Performance People special in collaboration with Ned Talks, recorded in The Parlour room at The Ned in central London.The panel looked back at the America's Cup in Barcelona last year, ahead to this year's Sail GP season and revealed a few of the performance secrets that have racked up six Olympic gold medals between them, including how they handle nerves, how they juggle the single-mindedness of sport with family life and what they prioritise most when they really need to perform.Georgie also explained the story behind ainslie + ainslie, the performance supplement company she has co-founded with Ben, and for which Hannah is an ambassador; taking the thinking from the human performance experts in Ben’s sailing team to develop NIGHT POWDER, a product which makes an elite sport approach to recovery available for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 2025 • 20min
The Small Changes Which Make The Biggest Difference To Your Sleep | Anna West
As we head towards our 100th episode, we've been revisiting some of our favourite performance insights from previous guests. This week, sleep and recovery specialist Anna West goes through some of the small changes we can make to optimise our sleep - from how to use our circadian rhythms, how to nap for better performance and why the factors affecting the quality of our night's sleep can start as soon as we wake up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 2025 • 25min
What You Can Do Right Now To Increase Your Healthspan | Matt Roberts
As we head towards our 100th episode, we've been revisiting some of our favourite performance insights from previous guests. This week, trainer Matt Roberts is on a mission to help us take ownership of our health and fitness as we get older. Whatever age you are now, his advice can help you increase your ‘healthspan’ - the period in which we are physically active and healthy. We cover the role of data, what nutrition essentials to focus on, the importance of changing our self-image where fitness and activity are concerned and why meditation should be part of your weekly routine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 4, 2025 • 21min
A Quick Guide To Optimising Gut Health For Performance | Megan Rossi
As we head towards our 100th episode, we've been revisiting some of our favourite performance insights from previous guests. This week, it's Dr Megan Rossi on why gut health is so important to our daily performance. We cover the importance of the gut in our overall health, why stress and gut health are intrinsically linked, the growing research on food additives and the ways we can improve our daily habits in this important area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 28, 2025 • 13min
Tim Henman | How To Better Handle Pressure In Sport And In Life
As we head towards our 100th episode, we've been revisiting some of our favourite performance insights from previous guests. In this one, it's Tim Henman's unique advice on handling pressure. In such a gladiatorial sport as tennis, and as a Brit playing at Wimbledon with the whole country expecting you to win, Tim definitely knows what pressure feels like. Yet if anything, it brought the best out in him and he always looked the calmest man in the arena. Tim shares how he handled these situations, the mental tricks he used and how the rest of us might carry this approach into our daily lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 21, 2025 • 33min
How Learning How To Lose Can Teach You How To Win | Steve Magness
Steve Magness is a performance coach to athletes and CEOs, a running expert who has coached Olympians, and an author whose latest book, ‘Win The Inside Game: How to Move From Surviving to Thriving’, explores how high performers can transform their lives by learning to let go of the traditional outcome-based view of success.Steve discusses how constant striving led to burnout in his own life, why doing hard things is the best way to build resilience and self-belief, that joy is proven to be a performance advantage and why letting go of our competitiveness can actually make us better. He also explains why he puts sleep and recovery as the number one priority for his clients, whether they are athletes or CEOs.His three step framework is a model for being happier while still maintaining your edge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.