Who Says You're Not Sporty?! A Chat with Christine Hobson

Send us Fan Mail A cup of tea and a sit down with the wonderfully down to earth and inspirational Christine Hobson*, a tiktok and instagram sensation at the age of 73! Christine believes at her core that you don't have to be sporty to become someone who enjoys sport. Christine spent most of her life believing she was rubbish at PE. At school she was the child nobody wanted on their team. Fast forward to now, and she's completed 125 marathons. Some key takeaways: - Sometimes we're our own worst enemy when it comes to exercise. - Why are we so obsessed with how fast we go or how hard we work? - Exercise should have some joy in it! Not necessarily chasing a runner's high but enjoying what you're doing, feeling good afterwards and being proud of yourself. - Being an athlete is as much about attitude as ability. - Sometimes an injury takes you somewhere unexpected. After a hamstring injury kept her away from running for two years, Christine started lifting weights and now this is the main chunk of her online content. - You don't need an hour in the gym for it to count - What are we actually exercising for? - There's a massive gap between elite sport and doing nothing. *Christine Hobson, 73 years old and lives in Yorkshire. She spent her career in education, first as a teacher, then a headteacher and finally as principal of an Academy Trust in Sheffield. She started marathoning at 60, her first being London marathon, two days after retiring. She has since done 125 marathons on all the continents including Antarctica, where she became a Guinness World Record holder as the oldest woman to complete the Antarctic Ice marathon. During a period of injury, she took up powerlifting as her second sport. She can deadlift 1.5 times her body weight. More recently, at age 72, she became a digital creator on TikTok and Instagram to encourage people to exercise. One of her favourite strap lines is Train for Life (not looks). She shares how different lifts support fitness for every day life. During recent months a number of her posts went viral on IG and FB including one post with over 13 million views. Support the show Please reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating/nutrition coaching and if you'd like to build strength or feel more comfortable in your skin, contact Christine . If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here . We appreciate you!