HFM meets Simon Waterson, former marine commando who turns actors into athletes

In this episode, we speak to personal trainer Simon Waterson. Simon is a former marine commando who turns actors into athletes. He has effectively been James Bond’s PT for more than 25 years. Simon has worked with Daniel Craig on all of his Bond films, and he’s also worked with many of Hollywood’s biggest names, like Chris Evans for Captain America, Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy, and preparing Benedict Cumberbatch to play Doctor Strange. Simon has just written a new book called ‘Intelligent Fitness’ which details his experiences of working with all the big names, even revealing the specific workouts he did with each of them. Simon tells us some of the stories of what goes on behind the scenes on the biggest blockbusters, and some of his own recollections of working with A-listers. We also hear some fantastic advice and inspiration for listeners who might be starting their own 2022 fitness regime – Simon has plenty of tips to help you out. Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body and Get in Shape by Simon Waterson is published by Michael O'Mara Books in hardback, £18.99, and available from all good bookshops. For more great mental health, fitness, health and nutrition content, check out Healthy For Men in the latest issue of healthy magazine, on sale at Holland and Barrett stores, and online at hollandandbarrett.com Presenter: Gershon Portnoi Producer: Andy Greening Assistant Editor - Lucy Hembury-Gunn Podcast artwork: Andy Greening Healthy For Men theme song by Premium Beats and intro/interlude music – Holding Anchor - Giants' Nest via Epidemic Sound

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HFM meets Simon Waterson, former marine commando who turns actors into athletes is an episode from Healthy For Men by The River Group.

This episode is 46:05 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2022.

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