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The Body Coach: Extraordinary People · Jun 24, 2025 · 44 min

How losing 5 stone led to confidence and self-love

Samantha always had a negative relationship with fitness. As someone who was overweight, she often felt anxious about exercising and excluded from the fitness industry. During the pandemic, she embarked on a mission to take control of her health that has been nothing short of life-changing. In this episode with Joe Wicks, Samantha shares her inspiring 5 stone weight loss journey, how she rebuilt her relationship with fitness and overcame feelings of shame and self-doubt that stemmed from childhood. Plus, Samantha discusses how exercise has helped her find self-love and forge new friendships - resulting in completing a Hyrox with her Body Coach pen pal! Thank you to our podcast sponsors, Vivobarefoot. You can grab yourself any pair of trainers and get 20% off with the discount code BODYCOACH20. Follow The Body Coach: Website • thebodycoach.com App • subscribe.thebodycoach.com Newsletter • thebodycoach.com/signup/ Instagram • instagram.com/thebodycoach/ X • x.com/thebodycoach/ Facebook • facebook.com/JoeWicksTheBodyCoach/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Samantha always had a negative relationship with fitness. As someone who was overweight, she often felt anxious about exercising and excluded from the fitness industry. During the pandemic, she embarked on a mission to take control of her health that has been nothing short of life-changing.


In this episode with Joe Wicks, Samantha shares her inspiring 5 stone weight loss journey, how she rebuilt her relationship with fitness and overcame feelings of shame and self-doubt that stemmed from childhood.


Plus, Samantha discusses how exercise has helped her find self-love and forge new friendships - resulting in completing a Hyrox with her Body Coach pen pal!


Thank you to our podcast sponsors, Vivobarefoot. You can grab yourself any pair of trainers and get 20% off with the discount code BODYCOACH20. 


Follow The Body Coach: 


Website • thebodycoach.com

App • subscribe.thebodycoach.com

Newsletter • thebodycoach.com/signup/

Instagram • instagram.com/thebodycoach/

X • x.com/thebodycoach/

Facebook • facebook.com/JoeWicksTheBodyCoach/


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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