102 : Tips For Conkering Your Autumn Health & Fitness Goals

And I was saying to you, I've got...

It's different for everybody, obviously.

Seasons bring different feelings.

But there is an overall, from my side here, and I think maybe because I hang around with a lot of parents, there's a feeling of positivity in the air and like this newness, which is odd because autumn is all about everything falling down, isn't it, I suppose.

But is it like...

There's a feeling that the kids are back at school and there's this new time for them.

Literally just the class before this lady came, she was like, I've got two kids.

One is now in reception.

I've now got three days to myself.

It was like excitement in her voice.

I'm going to come and see you three times a week.

I was like, great.

So there's that vibe down here, even though it's dark and dingy and wet.

What's the vibes up in sunny Sunderland?

Well, it's still very sunny here and I'm wearing shorts.

I'm not ready to give up short season yet, but it won't be long before we have to.

I think now is a really good time to start planning for when the weather changes.

And I suppose that's why we wanted to do this podcast, isn't it? To help people make the most of September, October, autumn and the slightly darker end of the year.

I suppose it depends whether your glass is half full or empty.

And coming into this pod, I was thinking, what sort of vibes are people feeling? And I wanted to give tips around that because it might be that you are feeling sad that it's getting dark and the world's almost closing and summer is over.

I think if summer's your favorite season, there could be that feeling, couldn't there? But I'm getting a sense there's a lot of people that are quite positive and it's new.

So it's a difficult one to advise on.

And I think it'll be nuanced based on how you're feeling.

And maybe you could change how you feel.

But we would both, we're always looking ahead.