Han Newman
@drhnewman.bsky.social
Sport & Exercise Psychologist in Training
CIMSPA Registered Personal Trainer
Research Fellow at University of Hertfordshire
PhD | CPsychol
https://newmansportpsychology.com/quicklinks
CIMSPA Registered Personal Trainer
Research Fellow at University of Hertfordshire
PhD | CPsychol
https://newmansportpsychology.com/quicklinks
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Han Newman
@drhnewman.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Here for all things physical activity, exercise, health and fitness, sport, psychology, research & combinations of all the above! Hoping for peak 2012/13 Twitter vibes ☺️😎
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#NewPublication📣 in @cphjournal.bsky.social with @drhnewman.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @kathrynalmack.bsky.social & Wendy Wills.
'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
@hertsresearch.bsky.social
'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
@hertsresearch.bsky.social
Becoming embedded: A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities
| Journal of Critical Public Health
doi.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#NewPublication📣 in @cphjournal.bsky.social with @drhnewman.bsky.social @elspethma.bsky.social @kathrynalmack.bsky.social & Wendy Wills.
'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
@hertsresearch.bsky.social
'A process evaluation of weight management services developed with, not for, communities': doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
@hertsresearch.bsky.social
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited on to the Strong, Sweaty and Slightly Unhinged podcast to talk about the role of psychology in exercise & fitness.
A really enjoyable conversation with hosts Lisa Walsh & Katie Bonney.
You can listen on Spotify here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8u...
A really enjoyable conversation with hosts Lisa Walsh & Katie Bonney.
You can listen on Spotify here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8u...
Strong, Sweaty & Slightly Unhinged - Building Healthy Relationships With Exercise
Strong, Sweaty and Slightly Unhinged · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited on to the Strong, Sweaty and Slightly Unhinged podcast to talk about the role of psychology in exercise & fitness.
A really enjoyable conversation with hosts Lisa Walsh & Katie Bonney.
You can listen on Spotify here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8u...
A really enjoyable conversation with hosts Lisa Walsh & Katie Bonney.
You can listen on Spotify here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3U8u...
I was at Wembley with my Palace-supporting wife @thepalaceone.bsky.social
on Sat. Her latest podcast reacting to the day - & her team’s first ever trophy - I personally think is her best yet. Pure passion & emotion. One any football fan will relate to. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/63gf...
on Sat. Her latest podcast reacting to the day - & her team’s first ever trophy - I personally think is her best yet. Pure passion & emotion. One any football fan will relate to. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/63gf...
CRYSTAL PALACE HAVE WON THE FA CUP
The Palace One · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I was at Wembley with my Palace-supporting wife @thepalaceone.bsky.social
on Sat. Her latest podcast reacting to the day - & her team’s first ever trophy - I personally think is her best yet. Pure passion & emotion. One any football fan will relate to. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/63gf...
on Sat. Her latest podcast reacting to the day - & her team’s first ever trophy - I personally think is her best yet. Pure passion & emotion. One any football fan will relate to. Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/63gf...
5 years ago today I passed my PhD viva… on Teams… in lockdown…
I believe I celebrated by doing arrow words in the garden for the afternoon and then having Zoom drinks with my partner and some friends in the evening…
How very 2020!
As is my lockdown hair in this photo… 😂
Five years… time flies!
I believe I celebrated by doing arrow words in the garden for the afternoon and then having Zoom drinks with my partner and some friends in the evening…
How very 2020!
As is my lockdown hair in this photo… 😂
Five years… time flies!
May 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
5 years ago today I passed my PhD viva… on Teams… in lockdown…
I believe I celebrated by doing arrow words in the garden for the afternoon and then having Zoom drinks with my partner and some friends in the evening…
How very 2020!
As is my lockdown hair in this photo… 😂
Five years… time flies!
I believe I celebrated by doing arrow words in the garden for the afternoon and then having Zoom drinks with my partner and some friends in the evening…
How very 2020!
As is my lockdown hair in this photo… 😂
Five years… time flies!
First leg, the semi-final 💙 COYS!
May 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
First leg, the semi-final 💙 COYS!
After spending most of my career to date focused on and working in the academic side of sport and exercise psychology, I'm excited to now be starting my professional accreditation on the BASES SEPAR pathway! #SEPiT
March 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
After spending most of my career to date focused on and working in the academic side of sport and exercise psychology, I'm excited to now be starting my professional accreditation on the BASES SEPAR pathway! #SEPiT
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March 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Episode 31 out now! Football Connections with fellow Proud & Palace member Megan ❤️💙
Spotify link below if you want to listen 🦅❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
Spotify link below if you want to listen 🦅❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
February 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Episode 31 out now! Football Connections with fellow Proud & Palace member Megan ❤️💙
Spotify link below if you want to listen 🦅❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
Spotify link below if you want to listen 🦅❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
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RIP Warren ‘Woz’ Wilson. 1971-2025 🖤
Woz played & recorded with Spear of Destiny in the 1990s and more recently teamed up again with Kirk Brandon for some shows with The Pack. I took this pic at one of those in Manchester last year. Very sad news.
#RIP #WarrenWilson #SpearofDestiny #ThePack
Woz played & recorded with Spear of Destiny in the 1990s and more recently teamed up again with Kirk Brandon for some shows with The Pack. I took this pic at one of those in Manchester last year. Very sad news.
#RIP #WarrenWilson #SpearofDestiny #ThePack
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
RIP Warren ‘Woz’ Wilson. 1971-2025 🖤
Woz played & recorded with Spear of Destiny in the 1990s and more recently teamed up again with Kirk Brandon for some shows with The Pack. I took this pic at one of those in Manchester last year. Very sad news.
#RIP #WarrenWilson #SpearofDestiny #ThePack
Woz played & recorded with Spear of Destiny in the 1990s and more recently teamed up again with Kirk Brandon for some shows with The Pack. I took this pic at one of those in Manchester last year. Very sad news.
#RIP #WarrenWilson #SpearofDestiny #ThePack
Warren ‘Woz’ Wilson to the music world 🎸
Always and forever our Uncle Warren 💔
Toasting a tinny (or few) to you Warren 🍻 - sweet dreams.
Love you loads,
Hanz xx
#thepack #spearofdestiny #warrenwozwilson
Always and forever our Uncle Warren 💔
Toasting a tinny (or few) to you Warren 🍻 - sweet dreams.
Love you loads,
Hanz xx
#thepack #spearofdestiny #warrenwozwilson
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Warren ‘Woz’ Wilson to the music world 🎸
Always and forever our Uncle Warren 💔
Toasting a tinny (or few) to you Warren 🍻 - sweet dreams.
Love you loads,
Hanz xx
#thepack #spearofdestiny #warrenwozwilson
Always and forever our Uncle Warren 💔
Toasting a tinny (or few) to you Warren 🍻 - sweet dreams.
Love you loads,
Hanz xx
#thepack #spearofdestiny #warrenwozwilson
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NEW: The much-loved Pride Week in the Elite Ice Hockey League is in full swing, with @switchboard.bsky.social prominent as this year’s charity partner.
So what makes this #LGBTQ activation in sports more authentic? @jonhholmes.bsky.social speaks to #EIHL media chief Luke Fisher
#icehockey 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
So what makes this #LGBTQ activation in sports more authentic? @jonhholmes.bsky.social speaks to #EIHL media chief Luke Fisher
#icehockey 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
Elite League's Pride Week having 'lasting impact’ for LGBTQ people in ice hockey
EIHL’s media manager Luke Fisher says personal stories shared with him show annual celebration is making a difference; national LGBTQ+ support line Switchboard is the official charity partner for 2025...
sportsmedialgbt.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: The much-loved Pride Week in the Elite Ice Hockey League is in full swing, with @switchboard.bsky.social prominent as this year’s charity partner.
So what makes this #LGBTQ activation in sports more authentic? @jonhholmes.bsky.social speaks to #EIHL media chief Luke Fisher
#icehockey 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
So what makes this #LGBTQ activation in sports more authentic? @jonhholmes.bsky.social speaks to #EIHL media chief Luke Fisher
#icehockey 🏳️🌈🏒🏳️⚧️
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Following a meeting today - a starter pack of @uniofherts.bsky.social researchers and research-associated people.
It's very much a starter so additions are welcome...
go.bsky.app/PcW4tMT
It's very much a starter so additions are welcome...
go.bsky.app/PcW4tMT
January 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Following a meeting today - a starter pack of @uniofherts.bsky.social researchers and research-associated people.
It's very much a starter so additions are welcome...
go.bsky.app/PcW4tMT
It's very much a starter so additions are welcome...
go.bsky.app/PcW4tMT
Midlands hockey weekender - Nottingham last night for Panthers Pride Night 🏳️🌈 Then over to Coventry today for Blaze v Guildford 🏒 WE’RE THE NOTTINGHAM PANTHERS 😀 @thepalaceone.bsky.social @paulfnewman66.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Midlands hockey weekender - Nottingham last night for Panthers Pride Night 🏳️🌈 Then over to Coventry today for Blaze v Guildford 🏒 WE’RE THE NOTTINGHAM PANTHERS 😀 @thepalaceone.bsky.social @paulfnewman66.bsky.social
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Inside the wonderful world of walking football
🚀 soaring popularity
🧘♂️ healing bodies & minds
🤝 forging friendships
👕 Busst, Bennett & the Sky Blues
Uplifting tales from one of my favourite assignments of 2024
Monday column ⬇️
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
🚀 soaring popularity
🧘♂️ healing bodies & minds
🤝 forging friendships
👕 Busst, Bennett & the Sky Blues
Uplifting tales from one of my favourite assignments of 2024
Monday column ⬇️
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
MATT BARLOW shines a light on the wonderful world of walking football
MATT BARLOW: The physical benefits are clear. The psychological benefits are no less important, bringing people together, giving them purpose and forging friendships.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Inside the wonderful world of walking football
🚀 soaring popularity
🧘♂️ healing bodies & minds
🤝 forging friendships
👕 Busst, Bennett & the Sky Blues
Uplifting tales from one of my favourite assignments of 2024
Monday column ⬇️
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
🚀 soaring popularity
🧘♂️ healing bodies & minds
🤝 forging friendships
👕 Busst, Bennett & the Sky Blues
Uplifting tales from one of my favourite assignments of 2024
Monday column ⬇️
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
📣 New publication in PSE:
‘Body image experiences in retired Olympians: Losing the embodied self’
Fantastic to see this publication out from a project I worked on at Loughborough with Anthony Papathomas, Trent Petrie & Karin Moesch.
Available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
‘Body image experiences in retired Olympians: Losing the embodied self’
Fantastic to see this publication out from a project I worked on at Loughborough with Anthony Papathomas, Trent Petrie & Karin Moesch.
Available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Body image experiences in retired Olympians: Losing the embodied self
Athlete body dissatisfaction is prevalent across sports and can lead to disordered eating, negative affect, and poor mental health. Whether body image…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📣 New publication in PSE:
‘Body image experiences in retired Olympians: Losing the embodied self’
Fantastic to see this publication out from a project I worked on at Loughborough with Anthony Papathomas, Trent Petrie & Karin Moesch.
Available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
‘Body image experiences in retired Olympians: Losing the embodied self’
Fantastic to see this publication out from a project I worked on at Loughborough with Anthony Papathomas, Trent Petrie & Karin Moesch.
Available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Semi-finals 💪💪 #COYS @paulfnewman66.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Semi-finals 💪💪 #COYS @paulfnewman66.bsky.social
Reposted by Han Newman
Very proud of @drhnewman.bsky.social for having this published. Available on Amazon!
December 13, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Very proud of @drhnewman.bsky.social for having this published. Available on Amazon!
📣 New publication in QRSEH:
‘Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community’
Co-authored with my brilliant PhD supervisors Line Nyhagen & @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social
Available OA:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community’
Co-authored with my brilliant PhD supervisors Line Nyhagen & @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social
Available OA:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community
Strength- and muscularity-based sports have a long and enduring association with performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), most notably anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Strongwoman is a strength and p...
www.tandfonline.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:33 PM
📣 New publication in QRSEH:
‘Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community’
Co-authored with my brilliant PhD supervisors Line Nyhagen & @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social
Available OA:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Moral, health, and aesthetic risks: performance-enhancing drug use and the culture of silence in the UK strongwoman community’
Co-authored with my brilliant PhD supervisors Line Nyhagen & @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social
Available OA:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A league cup clash for our household tonight! @thepalaceone.bsky.social Spurs through to the quarter finals & a post-match photo with our captain 💙 COYS!
December 11, 2024 at 9:28 PM
A league cup clash for our household tonight! @thepalaceone.bsky.social Spurs through to the quarter finals & a post-match photo with our captain 💙 COYS!
Our right to live freely and safely as ourselves is not up for debate
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
December 4, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Our right to live freely and safely as ourselves is not up for debate
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
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“You’ve thrilled, entertained and inspired us, and the world, all year long. This is so deserved as is every bit of your success. You stand so much taller than the tiny people trying to tear you down.”
Well said Megan Rapinoe 💯🙌🏻
Well said Megan Rapinoe 💯🙌🏻
Hayes says it’s ‘ridiculous’ to criticise Barbra Banda www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘Ridiculous’ to criticise Barbra Banda for BBC award insists Emma Hayes
USA manager ‘disappointed’ to hear of online abuse after JK Rowling and Sharron Davies were vocal critics of Barbra Banda’s award as women’s footballer of the year
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
“You’ve thrilled, entertained and inspired us, and the world, all year long. This is so deserved as is every bit of your success. You stand so much taller than the tiny people trying to tear you down.”
Well said Megan Rapinoe 💯🙌🏻
Well said Megan Rapinoe 💯🙌🏻
New Uni of Herts APRG blog post which considers the findings of @louca-mai.bsky.social and I’s
evaluation of Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust’s Empower programme (aims to improve young people’s mental health through physical activity).
Read here
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
evaluation of Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust’s Empower programme (aims to improve young people’s mental health through physical activity).
Read here
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
November 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
New Uni of Herts APRG blog post which considers the findings of @louca-mai.bsky.social and I’s
evaluation of Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust’s Empower programme (aims to improve young people’s mental health through physical activity).
Read here
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
evaluation of Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust’s Empower programme (aims to improve young people’s mental health through physical activity).
Read here
www.herts.ac.uk/research/cen...
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/584... Adam Johnson and the tragedy that changed British hockey….a privilege to write for @theathletic.bsky.social
‘We were performing while grieving’: A year on from the tragedy that changed British hockey
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:39 PM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/584... Adam Johnson and the tragedy that changed British hockey….a privilege to write for @theathletic.bsky.social
Loved recording this Women’s Football Special podcast episode with @thepalaceone.bsky.social (my wife 😃) - link to listen in the post below ⬇️⬇️
Women’s football special episode out now! Special guest @drhnewman.bsky.social
To listen click below or head to ‘the palace one’ on Spotify ❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
To listen click below or head to ‘the palace one’ on Spotify ❤️💙
open.spotify.com/show/71gfImJ...
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Loved recording this Women’s Football Special podcast episode with @thepalaceone.bsky.social (my wife 😃) - link to listen in the post below ⬇️⬇️
Comprehensive defeat at the NLD today but my favourite moment was when the Arsenal fans were singing North London Forever and the young fan in front of me said ‘they’re the most jarring fanbase ever, oh my god’ - a phrase I’ve never used but I couldn’t agree more…
November 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Comprehensive defeat at the NLD today but my favourite moment was when the Arsenal fans were singing North London Forever and the young fan in front of me said ‘they’re the most jarring fanbase ever, oh my god’ - a phrase I’ve never used but I couldn’t agree more…