<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rich Levy Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[ RichLevy Performance]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:53:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 16: Running on Empty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low energy has become normal. Coffee to start, something sweet at three, an energy drink to get through the afternoon - and a quiet assumption that this is...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-16-running-on-empty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028ffc2ee3e3a7f2df0f9</guid><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 15: Do You Actually Need Mobility Training?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone agrees on strength training, steps and cardio. Mobility is the quality that gets left out - and in Rich's view, the one most people only notice...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-15-do-you-actually-need-mobility-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028ffc2ee3e3a7f2df0f7</guid><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 14: Why Quality Protein Matters After 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protein has never been more popular, or more heavily marketed. It's in cereal, bars, desserts, ice cream, even popcorn. Hiro's problem isn't the protein -...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-14-why-quality-protein-matters-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fe2e5ecb275f128e9d</guid><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 13: What Would I Tell a 40-Year-Old Man?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rich is 60, has been training for over 40 years, and has made plenty of mistakes along the way: trained hard, recovered badly, and paid no attention to...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-13-what-would-i-tell-a-40-year-old-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fe2e5ecb275f128e9b</guid><category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 12: Why Are We Eating a Snack for Breakfast?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overnight oats are everywhere, and most people file them under "healthy breakfast". Rich did too, and had told clients as much. Hiro's answer in this...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-12-why-are-we-eating-a-snack-for-breakfast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028feb1d034bcdf089248</guid><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 11: Understanding the Afternoon Energy Dip and How to Combat It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people know the 3pm crash. It's easy to blame lunch - but the afternoon dip is actually built into your body clock. We have two sleepy windows in every...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-11-understanding-the-afternoon-energy-dip-and-how-to-combat-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028feb1d034bcdf089246</guid><category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 10: The Strength You Keep - Strength, Power and Recovery After 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[When most people hear the word strength, they think about what they can lift in the gym. For Rich - now in his 60s, with over 40 years of training behind...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-10-the-strength-you-keep-strength-power-and-recovery-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fdb1d034bcdf089241</guid><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 9: Training With an Injury Over 40 - Why Working Around It Isn't Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[You've got a shoulder, hip or back that's been off for months. It doesn't stop you training, so you've quietly built your sessions around it. Most people...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-9-training-with-an-injury-over-40-why-working-around-it-isn-t-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fdc2ee3e3a7f2df0f3</guid><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 8: Movement and Exercise - Train Smarter, Not Just Harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaving the gym exhausted, sore and barely able to walk the next day is treated as proof of a good session. After 30 years of coaching, Rich doesn't buy it.]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-8-movement-and-exercise-train-smarter-not-just-harder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fd9871278576d0a3f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 7: Nutrition: The Pillar That Fuels Everything Else]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost nobody needs more information about food. So why is nutrition the pillar people find hardest?]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-7-nutrition-the-pillar-that-fuels-everything-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fc9871278576d0a3f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 6: You Don't Have a Discipline Problem - Building Habits That Actually Stick After 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know what you should be doing. You've started before. So why does it keep falling apart after three weeks?]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-6-you-don-t-have-a-discipline-problem-building-habits-that-actually-stick-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fc9871278576d0a3f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 5: Why You Can't Train Your Way Out of a Stressed Life - Stress and Cortisol After 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's stress you choose - training, cold, hard work - and stress that chooses you. Deadlines, money, ageing parents. The trouble in midlife is stacking...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-5-why-you-can-t-train-your-way-out-of-a-stressed-life-stress-and-cortisol-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fcc2ee3e3a7f2df0ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 4: Sleep Is the Master Pillar - Why You Can't Out-Train a Bad Night After 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sleep over 40 isn't a wellness nice-to-have - it's a training variable. And most people can't even tell you whether they slept well last night.]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-4-sleep-is-the-master-pillar-why-you-can-t-out-train-a-bad-night-after-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fb9871278576d0a3ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 3: Why Training Alone Won't Fix Your Body After 40 - The 5 Pillars of Midlife Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 5 pillars of midlife health — and why training alone won't fix your body after 40.]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-3-why-training-alone-won-t-fix-your-body-after-40-the-5-pillars-of-midlife-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fbb1d034bcdf08923e</guid><category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 2: The 5 Biggest Fitness Mistakes in Midlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're training harder than ever and eating well — so why isn't your body responding? In this episode, Richard and Hiro unpack the five mistakes quietly...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-2-the-5-biggest-fitness-mistakes-in-midlife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fbc2ee3e3a7f2df0eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category><category><![CDATA[Movement]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 1: Introduction to Midlife Fitness and Beyond]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Richard and Hiro introduce the Midlife Fitness and Beyond podcast and share their personal journeys into health, fitness, and holistic...]]></description><link>https://www.richlevyperformance.co.uk/post/episode-1-introduction-to-midlife-fitness-and-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6af028fbc2ee3e3a7f2df0e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:47:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rich Levy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>