Health or Hype
Hosted by Joe Wicks · Joe Wicks and Bupa
5.0from 12 ratings
- 6
- Episodes
- 12
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Health or Hype
Every day, we’re surrounded by health advice: endless tips, trends, diets, hacks and supposed quick fixes. But when it comes to our bodies and minds, what can genuinely help make a difference – and what is just hype? Guided by world-class neuroscientists, nutritionists, movement coaches and psychotherapists, Joe Wicks separates social media trends from evidence-backed advice to find out what can actually work when it comes to our health. He spends 24 hours in an isolated forest cabin, deprives himself of sleep and tracks everything from fibre intake to stool samples. Across five episodes, he explores some of the health topics many of us are searching for online – including sleep, nutrition, movement, nature and mental health – to uncover the everyday changes that can genuinely help us live longer, healthier, happier lives. Joe discovers why birdsong can support our health, explores the gut-brain connection and learns how to make friends with anxiety. He also learns why boredom matters, puts viral health hacks to the test and faces his biggest fear – all to discover simple, effective ways to live a healthier, happier life.
- Publisher
- Joe Wicks and Bupa
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Sept 2026
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 episodes in the feed.
5 Oct 2026
ANXIETY | Can you befriend anxiety? Joe Wicks faces his worst fear, with Owen O’Kane
28 Sept 2026
SLEEP | What happens when Joe Wicks drastically reduces his sleep? Featuring The Sleep Scientist, Dr Sophie Bostock
28 Sept 2026
FOOD | What happens when Joe Wicks goes on a fibre fast? Featuring Dr Megan Rossi
21 Sept 2026
NATURE | What happens when Joe Wicks spends 24 hours alone in the woods? Featuring neuroscientist Katherine Templar Lewis
21 Sept 2026
MOVEMENT | What happens when Joe Wicks stops moving? Featuring Richard Whitehead, MBE
15 Sept 2026
Coming Soon from Joe Wicks and Bupa
Who has been a guest on Health or Hype
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- Owen O’Kane
- Dr Sophie Bostock
- Megan Rossi
- Katherine Templar Lewis
- Merlin Hanbury-Tenison
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 11 ratings
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