Health or Hype

Joe Wicks and Bupa

Every day, we’re surrounded by health advice: endless tips, trends, diets, hacks and supposed quick fixes. Read more

Episodes

ANXIETY | Can you befriend anxiety? Joe Wicks faces his worst fear, with Owen O’Kane

10/06/2026 00:47:42SLEEP | What happens when Joe Wicks drastically reduces his sleep? Featuring The Sleep Scientist, Dr Sophie Bostock

09/29/2026 00:42:00 FOOD | What happens when Joe Wicks goes on a fibre fast? Featuring Dr Megan Rossi

09/29/2026 00:36:35MOVEMENT | What happens when Joe Wicks stops moving? Featuring Richard Whitehead, MBE

09/22/2026 00:38:21NATURE | What happens when Joe Wicks spends 24 hours alone in the woods? Featuring neuroscientist Katherine Templar Lewis

09/22/2026 00:37:40 Show all episodes

Our take on Health or Hype podcast

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 fiber 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.