7: Olympics recap with Alice Baquie

It's our Paris Olympics recap show! I’m joined by pilates queen and athletics fan Alice Baquie. Together, we chat all things Olympics: the highs including Jess Hull’s silver medal in the women’s 1500m, to the lows of athletes being trolled online. I share an on-the-ground perspective from the men’s 1500m final where I was trackside, while Alice tells us about her riotous marathon watch party where gin shots may have been consumed.

Alice Baquie has worked as a physiotherapist for 14 years in a hospital setting, in private practice clinic and on sporting team bodies, ranging from the Singaporean gymnastics to hockey teams to Victorian Institute of Sport athletics.

Recently, Alice found her niche in the Pilates for runners space, where the focus is on injury prevention. Alice took a pivot into the tech industry during the pandemic and founded an app which she works passionately on daily, in addition to community-based physiotherapy and Pilates. 

As a former elite gymnast and having competed at a national level for distance running in cross country, Alice possesses a profound understanding of athletes' unique needs and feels they can be applied to every active person for better health outcomes. Her influence is far-reaching, hosting a multitude of classes with a dedicated following, including 25 Australian, German, American, British and South African Olympians.

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Intro and outro music by Dan Beacom

Graphic design by Kate Scheer