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Behind the Scenes
Welcome behind the scenes of Health: Body and Mind!
Keep an eye on this page for all the latest behind the scenes info from Health: body and mind. Get to know our Elsie and the rest of the documentary team.
We also have a blog were you can find extra articles on the content of each episode and behind the scenes from the production team
Meet the presenter:
Born and raised in England, Elsie studied journalism at Birmingham University before having a successful travel writing career. In 2018 Elsie decided to swap her travel writing for presenting she says "I decided that travel writing was too separate from the world, as I travelled I realised that my interest was in the people I was meeting ans so I decided to shift my research to focus on them". Elsie founded Roche Productions in 2019 and has teamed up with BBC Three to bring you Health: body and mind. Elsie is bubbly and confident with a very inquisitive streak, alongside her interest in wellbeing that makes her perfect for taking you on the journey of Health: body and mind. Pursuing your questions around sport and wellbeing, as well as her own, Elsie will take you from all corners of the world to bring you the most up to date health information from industry professionals. "I love yoga, and the occasional run, because it makes me feel great but I want to know why and how; that's why I'm so excited about this new documentary".Health: body and mind will see Elsie explore her own experiences with sport and mental health, alongside the experiences of others, so whatever activity you do, be sure that Elsie will leave no stone unturned.
Find out more about Elsie and Roche Productions at www.rocheproductions.co.uk
Meet the pros:
Dr Stephen Neale
Dr Neale, PsyD, is a sports psychologist, he'll be giving us all the science we need to explain the effect sport has on our minds. Dr Neale will be on hand to answer any questions you have- just click on a link below to ask!
Ethan James
Ethan is a young, semi-professional golfer, hoping to become a full time professional in the next few years. As the youngest member of our team, he'll be giving us an insight into the world of social media and health.
Hollie Hunter
Hollie is a full-time professional dancer and our first pro to feature in Health: body and mind. She'll be giving you all you need to know about the life of a professional dancer and how to keep happy and healthy.
Hollie answers your questions
Got your own question? Send it to Hollie @HollieHDances
Did you always know you wanted to do sport professionally?
No, I only started dancing because my mum sent me to classes when I was young and I fell in love with it from there. It was only when my friends started talking about their post-16 plans that I realised I wanted to continue dancing. I think it's so important that young people do sports and if they then continue it as a career that's even better!
Do you think your hobby ever made your mental health worse?
I think it's really common to feel additional pressure from your hobby when you have other things going on in your life because at the end of the day it can just feel like another thing to stress about. However, for me, the best way to overcome stress has been to dance it out so I think that as long as you really love your hobby, despite sometimes being a reason to stress, doing something you love is the best stress reliever out there.
How did you manage a serious hobby and school work?
I'd always been going to dance classes alongside school I didn't really notice a difference until I reached my GCSEs. It was always really important to me that I had good academic qualifications to fall back on in case a career dancing didn't work out. My advice would be to make some sort of timetable for yourself so that you know what time in the week you're busy and when you're free to ded9icate some extra time to school work, try and get yourself into a good routine early on and you'll be fine!
Take a look at our blog
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More Episodes
Episode 2: Skating for Health
Episode 3: Football Fitness
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