Health or Hype
Joe Wicks and Bupa
Topics: Fitness
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,...
Latest episodes
- ANXIETY | Can you befriend anxiety? Joe Wicks faces his worst fear, with Owen O’Kane
- FOOD | What happens when Joe Wicks goes on a fibre fast? Featuring Dr Megan Rossi
- SLEEP | What happens when Joe Wicks drastically reduces his sleep? Featuring The Sleep Scientist, Dr Sophie Bostock
- NATURE | What happens when Joe Wicks spends 24 hours alone in the woods? Featuring neuroscientist Katherine Templar Lewis
- MOVEMENT | What happens when Joe Wicks stops moving? Featuring Richard Whitehead, MBE
- Coming Soon from Joe Wicks and Bupa
Health or Hype is No. 22 in Health & Fitness on Apple Podcasts in the UK today. The latest episode came out on October 5, 2026. A new episode comes out about once a week.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| UK: Health & Fitness | 22 | ▼1 |
| Australia: Health & Fitness | 14 | ▼3 |
| Ireland: Health & Fitness | 183 | ▼87 |
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