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Lunchtime Yoga stretch with Rebecca Ting

WCS Director and 500 hour certified Yoga Master, Rebecca Ting, kindly brings us a number of 45 minute yoga classes targeting different...

Training for Outdoor climbing at an Indoor wall with Esther Foster

Climbing for almost 20 years, Esther Foster works with Outward Bound, Rock and Sun, the British Military, the British Mountaineering...

The Power of Periods with Dr Natalie Brown

Dr Natalie Brown works for the Welsh Institute for Performance Science researching how the menstrual cycle impacts upon female athletic...

The Science of Sleep with Dr Charlotte Edelsten

Having worked for 7 years in a clinical sleep laboratory, and over 15 years working in sleep research, Dr Charlotte Edelsten (Sleep...

Climbing through injury, illness and interruptions with Naomi Buys

An avid climber since just 12 years old, Naomi Buys equally divides her time between trad, bouldering, sport and indoor climbing. A BMC...

Managing fear in the moment with Dr Rebecca Williams

Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Performance Coach Dr Rebecca Williams (BSc DClinPsy CPsychol, HCPC) offers psychological and mental...

Nutrition with High Performance Dietitian Rebecca Dent

Prior to starting her own business as a high performance dietitian (offering clinical and sport nutrition advice) Rebecca Dent worked at...

Climbing injury prevention with Nina Tappin

Accredited sport physiotherapist and dedicated climber, Nina Tappin (RPT, BSCPT), has a special interest in injury prevention amongst...

Home Training techniques with Suzan Dudink

One of the first women to climb F8a+ boulder, Scarpa and E9 athlete Suzan Dudink not only works for the Sport Science Department at...

Core and Conditioning workouts with United We Climb

Core and conditioning workouts from WCS coach Rachel Briggs and members of the wonderful United We Climb team. Beginner / Intermediate:...

Routesetting with Jackie Hueftle

A legend in routesetting, Jackie Hueftle has been route setting only 1 year less than she has climbed... and she's been climbing a really...

Profiling your physical baseline with Suzan Dudink

One of the first women to climb F8a+ boulder, Scarpa and E9 athlete Suzan Dudink not only works for the Sport Science Department at...