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Gillian Russell introduces kit and app reviews, expert advice and the latest fitness news.

Gillian Russell introduces a mix of personal stories, kit and app reviews, expert advice and the latest fitness news to help listeners get the best out of their mind and body

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Personal Best: Fresh Perspectives

Wild Swimming

18/07/2016

Fresh Perspectives

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Helen Beveridge on loving wild swimming, plus Jessamyn Stanley on yoga changing her life.

Lee Craigie sits in for Gillian Russell hears about Helen Beveridge's love of wild swimming, plus Jessamyn Stanley talks about going from hating yoga to becoming a yoga teacher.

Long-distance open water swimmer Helen Beveridge talks to Lee Craigie about how she got into wild swimming, what she loves about it and why she's learned to be proud of what her body can achieve.

Top cyclist Lee is pushed out of her comfort zone when she takes to Loch Ness for a swim with Helen ... and discovers that it's not just an exhilarating experience, it also gives you a totally different perspective on a familiar landscape.

Jessamyn Stanley describes her first yoga lesson as "hell on earth". Now a yoga teacher herself, she talks about what yoga does for her physically and mentally, how she battled to set up her own yoga practice and why she chooses to celebrate her larger size rather than shy away from it.

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