Get Active Glasgow

Get Active Glasgow, is the new and exciting podcast, brought to you by Glasgow Life, in our city’s year as European Capital of Sport. We believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow Life, and our mission is to help people enjoy the many benefits that sport and physical activity can bring.In this episode, we’ll be finding out all about the power of sport, how it can change lives, and the benefits it can have on your mental health and wellbeing.We’ll be visiting Bluevale Community Club, who are dedicated to improving social connections we’ll meet some of the guys from Glasgow Warriors Supporters Club, and we’ll find out all about the NHS Restart programme at Langside Sports Club!@BluevaleCC; @bluevalecc; @bluevalecc; LangsideSC; LangsideSC; @RestartProject1; @easterhousephoenixdevelopment; @EPhoenixD; @GlasgowWarriors; @TheXVIthWarrior

To celebrate Glasgow 2023 European Capital of Sport, Get Active Glasgow, brought to you by Glasgow Life, is here to show you the many benefits that sport and physical activity can bring to your life.Episode 2 is all about trying something new, so we’ll be finding out all about alternative sports, and why these are amazing activities to get involved in.We’ll be taking a deep dive into the world of trampolining, BMX’ing, and Wrestling!Plus, we’ll finding out more about some niche sports, including Korfball, Orienteering, Pickleball and Shinty, and why you should consider getting involved!

In this episode, we’ll highlight some fantastic activities that make sport accessible for all, by breaking down barriers for people to get active in Glasgow, and how you too can get involved.As we celebrate Glasgow 2023 European Capital of Sport, we meet Barry McCluskey from Blind Golf Scotland, a charity that helps people who are registered blind to learn, or, continue playing golf, and we find out how sport can have a positive impact on the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers living in Glasgow.We join a training session with Glasgow Raptors, Glasgow’s LGBT+ inclusive rugby club to hear from them and LEAP Sports Scotland on their work breaking down barriers for LGBTI communities, and we visit Drumchapel Sports Centre to find out all about Parkinson’s Table Tennis, and how this sport helps people living with this condition.@glasgowlife #GlagowLife @LEAPSports #leapsportsscotland @Glasgow_Raptors #glasgowraptorsrfc @BlindGolfScot @DrumSportsHub #drumchapelttc @ParkinsonsUK #ParkinsonsUK @PEPASSGlasgow @activeschoolsCC United Glasgow @UnitedGlasgowFC #ugfc @pollokUtds_a #PollokUnitedhttps://www.glasgowlife.org.ukhttps://leapsports.org/https://www.glasgowraptorsrfc.co.uk/https://www.glasgowraptorsrfc.co.uk/https://drumchapeltabletennisclub.com/https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/https://www.unitedglasgowfc.org.uk/https://www.pollokunited.org.uk/

Get Active Glasgow is the new podcast that’s here to help YOU get fit and active right here in Glasgow!Brought to you by Glasgow Life, in our city’s year as European Capital of Sport, we’ll showcase the brilliant sports and activities that you can get involved in across our city!Here’s just a taster of what’s to come on Get Active Glasgow…