Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

Selene is a professional health and fitness writer who is also the author or co-author of 6 books including the incredibly popular ‘Roar’ with Dr Stacy Sims.Selene is also an extraordinary athlete in her own right. She’s been a semi-professional athlete since her late 30s and has competed in everything from Hawaii Ironman to 7 day mountain bike stage races and 200 mile (that’s 320km) gravel classics.And she hosts the popular podcast ‘Hit Play Not Pause' for active performance-minded women in their 40s and beyond.In this conversation we discuss:* how riding her bike helped her find herself after a series of abusive relationships and a really bad eating disorder left her feeling lost,* the line between having a healthy drive and an unhealthy one,* her advice for women interested in mountain biking or off-road cycling, and* how she came to meet and work with Dr Stacey Sims, and the changes she made as a result of what she learnt.Plus we discuss the new project she’s working; another book with Dr Stacey Sims