Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

These days, a Fitness and Sports Counsellor and Body Positivity Advocate, Leah Gilbert's relationship with food and her body wasn't always so, well, positive. A child who loved sport but who, because she was bigger than the other kids, was very self-conscious of her body. Leah openly admits that, as a result, she always limited the amount of effort she put into her sport (and therefore limited her potential). It was only with the birth of her daughter in 2012 that Leah's relationship with food, exercise and her body began to shift. In this conversation, we discuss her relationship with sports and her weight as a child, why she started running and how she then got into triathlons, how motherhood was a catalyst for her to change her relationship with food, exercise and her body, the surprising way her public role and advocacy work impacted on her running and why she stepped away from social media as a result. Plus we talk about why it's important for you to identify as and recognise that you are an athlete. Get