Doctor DILF: Extra Length 1.1: Physical Health Show Notes
Doctor DILF: Extra Length
1.1: Physical Health
Gay men chat about our health and the world we live in - uncensored and extra length!
Why you should listen to this episode…
In our overcrowded and noisy media, the voices of older gay and bisexual men often get lost. Well, no longer. Every episode of Doctor DILF: Extra Length features three elder gays talking about their own experiences of life and the topic of the week. It’s candid, honest, and very, very human. Doctor DILF: Extra Length serves as a counterpoint to expert advice through featuring the experts by experience - older gay and bisexual men themselves. By listening to both Doctor DILF and Doctor DILF: Extra Length, it is hoped that the listeners will gain many perspectives on the subject of the week, enabling them to make up their own minds, and hopefully, to provide motivation and inspiration. Warm and funny, Doctor DILF: Extra Length is your companion on a run, in the gym, or to your nice cup of tea and a sponge finger.
In this episode, Dr. Simon Fox imparts his academic and real world knowledge of LGBTQ+ aging to the issue of physical health, asking questions of the people who have been there and done that, and offering his own experiences too - particularly his own misguided attempts to get back into sports! Well, we’re only human, after all. James talks about his weight loss journey and relationship with his own body, and John tells us all about his own gym and the oldest guy there. The lads also ask why we compare ourselves to others and discuss how to get into good physical habits.
Episode Summary
What do you think of gyms and gym culture? What do you think about the body beautiful? Ever had horrible school PE lessons in your mind when you go into a gym? And why is our body image often so poor?
Simon, James, and John chew the fat and deliver the skinny about physical health in a roundtable discussion of frank views and personal experiences in this follow-up to the Doctor DILF podcast.
You can join in the conversation using the #DoctorDILF hashtag on social media!
Subjects covered
Losing weight, comparing ourselves to others at the gym, poor body image, how perspectives change as we age, pressure on gay men to look good, bodies in porn, dad bods, role models, controlling phrases, and sponge fingers! Timestamps and chapters are available on the episode itself.
The Panellists
Simon is a Doctor of Public Health with a special interest in LGBTQ+ healthy ageing. You can find him at BlueSky, Instagram, and LinkedIn
James is a diversity expert working in the corporate sector. You can find him on BlueSky and Instagram
John treads the boards as an actor. You can find him on Spotlight, BlueSky, and on Instagram
Helpful Links
Helpful links to supportive organisations are given at the end of the programme and can be found here
