Fit For What?

Laura 'Biceps' & Sarah Bevan

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Evidence-minded fitness without the gloss.

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Fit For What? is a no-nonsense wellness conversation led by Sarah and Laura, mixing coaching knowledge with self-aware chaos from running, Hyrox, jiu-jitsu and injury rehab. It treats health as practical, imperfect and social, not a polished pursuit of mirror muscles.

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About Fit For What?

Fit For What? is a fitness and wellness show with a coaching brain and a messy human pulse. Sarah and Laura bring professional experience to conversations that rarely stay inside neat topic lines. Training talk sits next to period chat, lunch choices, airport irritations, sensitive teeth and the strange psychology of signing up for events. The show can move fast. It often starts with banter, then lands on something more useful: injury management, sleep, strength training fears, PMDD, overtraining or the social value of gyms. Its health advice is evidence-minded, but the delivery stays loose and self-aware. That balance matters. The episodes do not sell fitness as a clean transformation story. They make room for shin splints, calf strains, fatigue, missed mileage, marathon nerves and the relief of being told a Hyrox event is off. Sarah brings a recurring focus on women’s health, coaching clients and the realities of menstrual cycles. Laura brings running, strength, presenting work, jiu-jitsu, rehab updates and a willingness to puncture her own fitness image. Together, they treat gyms as more than exercise rooms. They talk about community, saunas, social rituals and the confidence that can come from lifting weights later in life. They also challenge common fitness anxieties, especially the fear of getting bulky from strength training. The show’s register is frank and funny in its mix of warmth and complaint. It can be blunt. It can be silly. It still cares about getting the substance right. Fit For What? is best for listeners who want health and training talk from people who actually live around clients, niggles, schedules and hormonal swings. It is not glossy wellness. It is practical fitness conversation with pasta, taped calves and a working sense of proportion.

Made for: For listeners who like fitness advice with coaching substance, blunt humour and room for imperfect training weeks. It especially suits runners, gym-goers and people interested in women’s health, recovery and strength without wellness posturing.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by putting professional coaching insight beside the ordinary friction of training: injuries, fatigue, hormones, nerves and social life. Its candour makes the evidence feel usable rather than pristine.

In their own words

The podcast that brings you all the health, fitness & wellness advice you could ever want, with a sprinkle of banter & a whole heap of realness. Join Laura & Sarah each week to hear what's going on in the world of gyms, life challenges & everything inbetween, without an ounce of either of them taking themselves too seriously, and neither should you (we think!)Disclaimer: all views are our own and do not represent the views of our employers.

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Mercury enters the microwave; Laura and Sarah bring evidence before you reorganize your supplement drawer.

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  • wellness claims checked for science and whoever stands to profit
  • women's health discussed with nuance instead of one-size-fits-all stacks
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marathon training and race nervesinjuries and rehabwomen’s health and menstrual cyclesstrength training confidencesleep and recoveryHyrox and gym eventssaunas and gym communityfitness industry culture

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Ep19. Joy of spectating, half maz & gummiesApr 12, 2026

Spectating, saunas, and social fitness spaces anchor a chat about what health can mean.

Fit For What? builds the episode around the odd, cheerful business of spectating. Sarah, the loudest spectator, and Laura talk through tracking a runner on the app and the strange intensity that comes with knowing exactly who is being followed.

Ep14. Marathons, strength fails & fitness industry standardsMar 8, 2026

A chatty, grounded run through shin splints, a half-marathon PB, and the myths that still shadow strength work.

This episode brings together shin splints, a fresh half-marathon PB, and the stubborn myths that still cling to strength training, especially the fear of getting bulky.

Ep11. PMS/PMDD, AI & gratitudeFeb 15, 2026

A frank, useful chat about PMDD, period-related confidence dips, and the pressure to keep going.

Laura and Sarah make this Fit for What? episode feel candid and immediate as they talk through PMDD, period-related mood changes, and the pressure to keep functioning anyway.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Ep40. Season finale, engagements & is it "just sports"?

    Sep 20, 2026·33m
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    Ep39. Winning vs. participating & strength through the ages

    Sep 6, 2026·48m
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    Ep38. Overthinking, iron & Ibiza

    Aug 30, 2026·47m
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    Ep.37 Hidden cost of life, performance & ambition

    Aug 23, 2026·51m
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    Ep.36 Eclipse, dream matte mousse & environments

    Aug 16, 2026·50m
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    Ep.35 Harry, boundaries & dog poo

    Aug 9, 2026·1h 4m
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    Ep34. Kim K, expectations & ageing strength

    Jul 26, 2026·1h 4m
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    Ep33. Endo, perspective & caffeine

    Jul 19, 2026·1h 9m
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    Ep32. Goals, Pitbull & a personal reset

    Hidden gem

    Laura and Sarah of Fit For What?

    Jul 12, 2026·1h 11m·4 clips
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    Ep31. Bone health, work wellness & mercury in the microwave

    Fit For What?

    Jul 5, 2026·1h 19m·5 clips
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    Ep 30. Gym goblins, gazelles & heat waves

    Joe's feedback on Laura's first ultra: she didn't hydrate or fuel enough, and she finished with salt crystals in her armpit.

    Jun 28, 2026·52m·2 clips
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    Ep 29. 1 repmaxxing, 'summer bodies' & run eras

    Jun 21, 2026·56m
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    Ep 28. Nightclubs, AI & fibremaxxing

    Jun 14, 2026·1h 10m
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    Ep27. Optimisation culture, gym accountability & Anne Summers

    Jun 7, 2026·1h 1m
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    Ep 26. Careers, finances & Gunnersaurus

    May 31, 2026·1h 13m
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    Ep 25. Arsenal, SH-E-O’s & pelvic floors

    May 25, 2026·1h 1m
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    Ep24. Emotional intelligence, PMOS & IKEA

    May 17, 2026·1h 17m
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    Ep23. Fat burning workouts, fits & dead battery

    May 10, 2026·48m
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    Ep22. Music, martini & supplements

    May 5, 2026·53m
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    Ep21. Rushing women & midnight marathons

    Apr 27, 2026·1h 7m
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    Ep.20 Women's health strategy, fast twitching & Dua Lipa

    Apr 19, 2026·56m
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    Ep19. Joy of spectating, half maz & gummies

    Hidden gem

    Sarah and Laura frame Fit For What?

    Apr 12, 2026·1h 8m·2 clips
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    Ep18. What women want, toxins & teeth

    Two fitness coaches discuss marathon training paranoia, calf injuries, and sensitive teeth while promoting their evidence-based health podcast.

    Apr 7, 2026·1h
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    Ep17. Injuries, overtraining & sleep

    Laura and Sarah discuss injuries, overtraining, and sleep with humor and practical advice.

    Mar 30, 2026·59m
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    Ep16. Calf-gate, the strength evolution & saunas

    Sarah and Laura discuss Laura's calf injury and their relief at not competing in Hyrox, blending humor with fitness insights.

    Mar 23, 2026·44m
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    Ep15. Hertility, hybrid huns & the 'manosphere'

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 9m
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    Ep14. Marathons, strength fails & fitness industry standards

    Hidden gem

    Sarah opens Fit For What?

    Mar 8, 2026·59m·4 clips
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    Ep13. Ageing, V02 max & blood panels

    Mar 1, 2026·1h 24m
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    Ep12. Italy, influencers & sound healing

    Feb 24, 2026·1h 11m
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    Ep11. PMS/PMDD, AI & gratitude

    Hidden gem

    Fit For What?

    Feb 15, 2026·1h 7m·4 clips
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    Ep10. Fitness retreats, the cost of competing & brunches

    Feb 9, 2026·1h 1m
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    Ep9. Grief, strength report & UTIs

    Feb 1, 2026·1h 16m
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    Ep8. Doom scrolling, disconnecting & Vicky B

    Jan 25, 2026·1h 3m
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    Ep7. Micro-habits, motivation & fitness tech

    Jan 18, 2026·1h 14m
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    Ep6. Hormones, helmets & 75 hard

    Jan 11, 2026·1h 10m
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    Ep5. New year, new goals, same me

    Jan 4, 2026·1h 14m
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    Ep4. Xmas R&R & the ‘25 fitness bin

    Dec 27, 2025·1h 6m
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    Ep3. Burnout, boobs & baubles

    Dec 21, 2025·55m
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    Ep2. Fertility, fitness & new adventures

    Dec 14, 2025·51m
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    Ep1. Intro, who are we & the HYDROX

    Dec 7, 2025·46m