StreetFit Homeless Project
Each week on Personal Best we're all about inspiring each other to get the most out of our fitness and health ... but if you're homeless, it's probably pretty low down on your list of priorities. One woman is on a mission to change all that... Gillian Russell and the team meet Michelle Reilly, founder of StreetFit, at one of their boot-camps in Edinburgh to find out about how she's bringing fitness, health and wellbeing to those who are - or have been - homeless. Anthony and Amanda talk about their experiences of homelessness, how difficult it is to access exercise facilities and the difference StreetFit has made to their fitness, mental health, confidence and happiness. Community psychiatric nurse Doneil MacLeod explains how crucial fitness is for those who are homeless and the impact it can have on helping to combat not just fitness and health issues, but social isolation too. Richard Forbes meets Sally Findlay from Edinburgh Community Food to hear about the kind of barriers homeless people face when it comes to eating well and how the cooking workshops they've been running are helping. Stephen Malden from Edinburgh University talks about the research he's done into the impact an initiative like Streetfit can have on the lives of homeless people ... and the possibilities for growing the idea further.