S2 Ep3: Lauren Steadman- "If it doesn’t scare you, it’s not adventurous enough”

This week on Monday Mile I head out of the City to the country lanes of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire to meet a woman who isn’t afraid of pushing herself through the boundaries of pain. She needs no introduction , a 3x Paralympian, and a regular face on our television screens, she’s completed the course on SAS. Yes, it's Lauren Steadman. We chat confidence, mindset, resilience, and explore what it takes to compete in a Triathlon - one of the most enduring sports on the planet.  Our listeners may be surprised to learn that although both confident and strong, Lauren has endured hurdles of adversity when it comes to body image. We learn how she has dealt with this, and her positivity and strength of character is I believe, a key part of her success in doing so. You would never know she had a disability, and it is amazing to watch how this just does not stop her from doing anything, Lauren is proof that determination is key to success. Former Team GB double winter Olympian Aimee Fuller is on a mission to find the secrets for Monday motivation from some of the most successful sports men and women of our time and other well-known celebrities which will drop every week.  Aimee will be probing for answers from the full spectrum of routines; the early birds who have finely tuned Monday mornings, to the late risers who struggle to get up before 11am. How do elite athletes find the motivation to kick start their week come rain or shine? How do celebrities deliver no matter what the time of day? What knowledge can they pass on?’  Each episode will drop on a Monday morning and plays out in real time. Aimee will meet each of her guests for a walk and a chat and over the course of the mile she will find out how they cope on a Monday morning - their idiosyncrasies, breakfast routines, alarm noises - and how, when they need to, find the motivation to kick-on through the week.  Dropping every Monday as a bitesize 20/25 minute piece of content and weekly dose of motivation - right when you need it - sharing some of Britain's greatest athletes’ secrets on self-motivation, candid thoughts on what they struggle with and a sideways look at some of their more unusual morning habits. Head over to IG to watch the visuals of our episode and what we get up to on our Monday Mile. https://www.instagram.com/aimee_fuller/   --