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0:00:29 > 0:00:34- Today, I'm in Langland Bay, - which is on the Gower Peninsula...
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- ..to have a snoop around the home - of another famous face.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Welcome to Adre.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- I'm on my way to the top - of that building, to the penthouse.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- Let's find out who lives there.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- This is a Wales Rugby Union cap - but for women, not men.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- I think this player - won quite a few of these.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- This person - has a real love of sport.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- If she hadn't been injured...
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- ..it's very likely - she would have competed...
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- ..in the 2012 London Olympics.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- This person - has letters after her name.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- She was awarded the MBE - for services to sport.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13- In 1997, this woman was a contender - in the ITV series, Gladiators.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Do you remember Gladiators?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- It was great.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- So we know - this is a famous sportswoman...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- ..but she's also - a very familiar face on S4C...
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- ..and she's an expert - in fitness and diet.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Who is she?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Non Evans, of course.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37- Here's a clip of her.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- Non Evans, a member of the 2010 - Commonwealth Games wrestling squad.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- What will you teach us?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- In wrestling, you throw - your opponent to the floor...
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- ..and pin them on their back.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- It's an advantage - to be bigger than your opponent.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- We compete in weight categories.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Owain has an advantage, - unfortunately.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Unfortunately? You mean unfairly!
0:03:07 > 0:03:13- Non comes from Llanelli originally - and she lived in Cardiff for years.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- She now lives in Langland, - on the Gower.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26- Non, you've succeeded...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- ..and reached the heights - in everything you've done.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- You're brilliant at rugby, judo, - weightlifting and wrestling.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Well done! You got it right.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- It's a long list of sports.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41- How did you get started?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- Were you a sporty child?
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- I was born with the umbilical cord - wrapped around my neck three times.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- I've never stopped moving - since then, according to my mother!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Did you participate in - lots of different sports at school?
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- No, there wasn't much sport played - at St Michael's School, Llanelli.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- A judo club - opened in Pontarddulais...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- ..and Mami asked me to take - my little brother down there.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- I was ten or eleven - and he was four or five.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- I went down there - with my brother and my sister.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- As soon as I started to fight people - I really enjoyed it.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- I didn't stop until I retired.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- You haven't stopped fighting - since then!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- When did you take up rugby?
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- I went to college in Cardiff and - I studied Sports Science at Cyncoed.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Andrea Evans told me there was - a women's rugby team there...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- ..and she was going to see - what they did.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- A rugby tackle - is very similar to a throw in judo.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- You hold the legs and you slam - the opponent on their back.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- I went to rugby training.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- I was a fast runner anyway. - I enjoyed athletics at school.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- I picked it up quickly. - Rugby came naturally to me.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- I played for the Wales Students - team when I was 20.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- I then played for Wales A...
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- ..and I got my first full cap - three years after I took up rugby.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- You were capped 87 times.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- That's right. Fair play.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20- That's right. Fair play.- - I've done my research!
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- You were capped 87 times.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- How does it feel - to play for your country?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- It's really special.
0:05:28 > 0:05:36- In judo, wrestling and weightlifting - I often represented Great Britain...
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- ..but standing with the team - and singing the national anthem...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- ..was a wonderful feeling.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- Wrestling.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Did you just - think to yourself one day...
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- .."Ooh! I'd love to be a wrestler"?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- No. Wrestling and judo - are very similar.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- I started wrestling because - I wanted to compete in London 2012.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- I stopped doing judo in 2002 - because rugby took over.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- I couldn't do both things.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Rugby is such a physical sport.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- My old judo trainer - phoned me up...
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- ..and told me there was - a wrestling club opening in Cardiff.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- I went down there...
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- ..and as soon as I was - out on the mat, I was hooked.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- I went to the Delhi - Commonwealth Games and did well...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- ..and my aim was to compete - at the London Olympics.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Unfortunately, I suffered an injury.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- I tore my hamstring - right off the bone.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- What's hamstring in Welsh?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- What's hamstring in Welsh?- - Llinyn y gar.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- I've learned something new today.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- You broke it?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- It tore away from the bone - when I was throwing this girl.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I knew it was impossible to recover - in time for the Olympics...
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- ..and I may not - have made the team anyway...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- ..so I retired from the sport.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- I then felt very low - because it was my life.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- How does someone - who's spent their life...
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- ..doing various sports - at a professional level...
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- ..face the fact that they can't be - a professional athlete?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- You say professional, - but I was never paid...
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- ..so I worked - throughout my sports career.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- You were never paid?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- You were never paid?- - No, not a penny.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- It's not fair on women.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- If I were a man, - I'd be worth a lot of money now!
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I wouldn't change it for the world.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- I felt low - because training was my life.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Yes, I had to go to work - to earn money.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- I'd suffered lots of bad injuries - but I always knew I'd come back.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- This time, - I knew age wasn't on my side...
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- ..and I'd decided to retire - from rugby after the World Cup.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59- And so, that was that.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- It left a huge gap in my life.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- You've now launched - a new business venture.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- What are you up to?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- For years, people have come up to me - and said...
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- .."You're Non Evans - you're fit, - so how did you get your six-pack?"
0:08:18 > 0:08:24- I'd offer people advice on things - like Facebook and later, Twitter.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- I was giving people advice - for free...
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- ..so I thought - I should do something about it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- I did some research - and I set up a small website.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- I charged people a small fee - for fitness advice.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Since then, it's grown and grown...
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- ..and I now have a massive website - with thousands of customers.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- I offer personalized plans.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- The plan for you would be different - from the plan I'd create for my mam.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- A diet and exercise plan?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Yes, or you can choose exercise only - or diet only plans.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- There are lots of different options, - including a post baby plan...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- ..and a pre-wedding plan.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- I also design plans - for rugby players.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Because I've done so many sports, - I know how to lose weight...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- ..and how to gain muscle.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- I know how to lose fat - and how to eat healthily.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- I know how to improve performance - on the rugby field.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Every sport - needs a different body shape.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Can I take a look around your home?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- Yes, of course.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Yes, of course.- - I want to be nosey!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- You're welcome to be nosey.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- I cleaned all weekend!
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Here we are in the hallway.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- It's nice and open.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Those big windows - let in a lot of light.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Is this a Banksy picture?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Yes. Not the original, - unfortunately!
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- I bought this after the Olympics.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Unfortunately, - I didn't compete because of injury.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- When I saw this picture of a rebel, - running away with an Olympic ring...
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- ..I thought that could be me!
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- What a view!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- If I had this view, - I'd struggle to get out of bed.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- When I open the curtains every day, - I see an ever-changing view.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- It's often sunny here.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- I bet it's cloudy in Cardiff today!
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- I see the sun rise in the morning - and the sun set at night.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- It's brilliant.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- This is the best room in the house.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- There are medals in here. - Where did you win them all?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- That's my Gladiators medal.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- I enjoyed Gladiators.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- I always watched it - on Saturday nights.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- You were a contestant, weren't you?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- Yes - I was a contender.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Yes - I was a contender.- - Wow!
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- It was a brilliant experience.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- It was a brilliant experience.- - Great!
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Are those Commonwealth Games medals?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- Are those Commonwealth Games medals?- - Yes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- I won the one on the left for judo.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- The other one - is a GB wrestling medal.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- My weightlifting medals - are also in here.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- You've written a book too.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- An autobiography.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Yes. It came out - just before I tore my hamstring.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- The final chapter in the book asks - 'What's Next For Non?'
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- My dream was to go - to the Olympics then retire.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- I retired from rugby in 2010.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- I need a new book to tell the story - of the next chapter of my life.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Wow!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- The panoramic view - from this lounge is amazing.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- Yes. I adore this room.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- My life is hectic, and I'm here - and there doing a bit of everything.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- I come in here in the evening - and try to relax.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- I'm not good at relaxing...
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- ..but when I get back here - after a busy day, I give a big sigh.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- When you're not - looking at the sea...
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- ..you can look at pictures - of the sea all around you.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I enjoyed art at school and - I have an Art And Design A level.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- I also have a passion - for photography.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- When I go out walking, - I love to take photos.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45- I find it relaxing.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48- I then print them on canvases.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- I then print them on canvases.- - You took these photographs!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Non, this is absolutely incredible.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- The sound of the sea, - the rocks, the beach.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- The sun!
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Yes - it's like being in France.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- My parents have a flat - in the South Of France...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- ..but I don't need one, - when the weather's like this.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Even when it's raining, - it's fantastic to watch the waves.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- A lot of surfers come here and - I have my own, private surfing show!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- Very often, when I'm in Cardiff - and it's raining...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- ..I come home and the sun's out.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- We have a microclimate here!
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Can I come here on holiday?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Can I come here on holiday?- - Everyone asks that!
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I'll have to start - renting out a room.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- You always have - your business head on!
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- Wow! Imagine waking up every morning - and seeing this view.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- Wouldn't it be nice?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01- It's time for a break.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- I'll just stand here - and enjoy the sunshine.
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0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Welcome back - to Non Evans's wonderful home.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27- She's a retired athlete who now runs - an exercise and diet plan website.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- Having taken a look around the flat, - we headed down to the beach...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- ..to enjoy the sunshine.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- This is Langland Bay - and Caswell is behind us.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42- Yes - around the corner.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Did you come here as a child?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Did you know the area well - before you moved here?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Were you born here?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- I come from Pontarddulais, - which isn't far from here...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- ..and I went to school in Llanelli.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- A lot of my school friends - lived down here...
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- ..and I used to go to - Cinderella's club on Friday nights.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- When I was little, - my parents had a caravan...
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- ..and we came to Port Eynon.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- We came to the Gower a lot - before we started to go abroad.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- I always wanted to come back - and be closer to my family.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- There's something about - living by the sea.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- It's psychological. - It just relaxes you.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- How do you relax? Do you relax?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- I do struggle to relax...
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- ..and I think that's why it did me - a power of good to move here.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- Life was so busy in Cardiff, - especially with all that sport.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Life is still hectic...
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- ..but at least now, when I get home - I see the sea and it relaxes me.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- I also love walking and I have - a 45-minute walk every day.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- That gives me time to think.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- I also enjoy taking photographs - of the fantastic views we have here.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Will you always live here, - in your flat by the sea?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- Well, I can't imagine myself - moving away from here at the moment.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Nothing else is good enough!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- I'm really happy here.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- It's the best thing I could - have done, after my retirement.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- I've changed my life - since I've been here.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- I've left the sport world.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- I worked on TV every weekend - and I drove down the M4 every day.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- And now, here I am designing plans - to change people's lives.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- My life has taken - a completely new turn.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- I've just spotted a handy cafe.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Have something healthy!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Have something healthy!- - No cake!
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- Looking back at the long list of - achievements in your life so far...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- ..what stands out as the highlights?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- In my rugby career, - it was beating England.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- It came down to the last kick - of the game and I was the kicker.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13- There was no time to go for - the corner and we were 15-13 down.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- The captain asked me - to kick at goal.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- It wasn't a difficult kick, - but it meant so much.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- You had to deal with the pressure.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- It went between the posts - and the final whistle went.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- All the girls jumped on me.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32- We won 16-15.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- Wales had never beaten England. - They're professional and we're not.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- What are your future plans?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- Building the business - is my plan at the moment.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- I only left my job with a - pharmaceutical company in September.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- I'm still building my business...
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- ..and attracting - a growing number of clients.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- I've launched - my own protein powder...
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- ..which is being delivered today, - as it happens.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- I started with strawberry - and now I'm adding vanilla.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- I have lots of ideas, but I must - take it one day at a time.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- There's a lot to do, I'm always busy - but I love it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Knowing that you inspire people - and help them change their lives...
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- ..must be a really good feeling.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Yes, and one couple - even said I'd saved their marriage.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- They didn't spend any time together.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- The man approached me, - saying he wanted to lose weight...
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- ..and his wife started to go walking - with him in the morning.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- She cooked the food on my plan - for him...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- ..and she started - to lose weight too.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- The next thing, - she wanted an exercise plan from me.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- She's 50 and she's just fitted - into her wedding dress again.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- They're now a happy family.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- My clients' stories make my day.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Well, you've inspired me.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Do you think - we could have a little workout?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Why not? We'll do something gentle - back at the flat.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Yes, but first I'll finish my cuppa - and have a slice of cake.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- THEY LAUGH
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- Here we are! I look the part - but I'm not sure how good I'll be.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- I'll do my very best.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- Non has some ideas about how people - like me and you at home...
0:19:31 > 0:19:32- ..can keep fit.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- A lot of people - want to exercise at home.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- They don't want to go to the gym.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- I tell them to go for a walk - every morning...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- ..and do a ten minute - exercise routine at home.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- We're all busy, but ten minutes - a day makes a huge difference.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Really? A small amount of exercise - makes a big difference?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Yes, if you eat well - and walk every morning.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- That's the best way to lose fat - and tone the body.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Hold these two tins.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- They're not very heavy.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- No. Some people buy a set of weights - to do this.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- You can use anything - for this exercise.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Watch me do this.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Stick out your bottom - and straighten your back.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Put your arms straight behind you - and squeeze those triceps.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- Are those your triceps?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Are those your triceps?- - Yes. Work the back of those arms.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Do you want to see - some real triceps?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30- Like this and arms back.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Squeeze at the top. Brilliant.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- Can you feel it working?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Can you feel it working?- - Yes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- Down and back up again.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Down and back up again.- - I can feel it when I squeeze.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Can you see - some sort of muscle there?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Yes, it's defined. I can see it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- I never knew I had a muscle there!
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- When you've done that, - move straight to a chair.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- Keeping your legs straight - adds to the difficulty here.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Bend your knees to make it easier.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Straighten your arms, dip down, - come back up and squeeze at the top.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- Do you feel those triceps?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Do you feel those triceps?- - Yes. Ouch!
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- That really is painful!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- You're working your shoulders too.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Do a minute with the tins.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Have a short rest, - then do a minute with the chair.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- All you need is a chair.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- All you need is a chair.- - We've worked the triceps.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Move your chair out of the way.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- A lot of women say they want to - lose fat from their thighs.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- People think if you lift weights, - you'll build up big muscles...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- ..but you'll burn fat too.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Squats are the best things - for the bum and the legs.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Lean your back against the wall.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- You can do this anywhere.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Can you feel your legs working?
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Fold your arms, like this, - and come back up again.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Squeeze those legs at the top.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56- Down and push.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Very good.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00- Do one minute of squats.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- It works the bum, the hamstrings...
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- ..and the muscles at the front - of your legs - the quadriceps.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09- Wow! OK.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- I ask everyone on this series...
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- ..what three things you'd save - if your home were on fire.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- I hope there never is a fire here.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26- I hope there never is a fire here.- - Absolutely.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- I'll start with my MBE.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31- It's very special.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- I was the first female rugby player - to receive the MBE...
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- ..not just in Wales - but the whole of Great Britain.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- A couple of England players received - one after they won the World Cup.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- It was very special.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- I filmed a TV show for S4C - where they gave me a makeover.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- They took out my braids - and gave me new clothes to wear.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- They also filmed me at Windsor.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- My MBE was presented to me - by Princess Anne.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- I'd already met her - at the Commonwealth Games.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- She knew everything about me.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- She knew I'd competed for Wales - and for GB.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- She asked me what was next, - so I told her I was retiring.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- "Non Evans, retire? Never!" - she said.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- I stayed at Windsor Castle - for a while after the ceremony...
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- ..taking photographs - and giving press interviews.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- We went out for a meal in Windsor - to cap a lovely day.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- What's the second thing?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Like many people, I can't - live without my phone and laptop.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- This business of mine, - where I help people lose weight...
0:23:44 > 0:23:49- ..is all done on my phone, - via Twitter and Facebook.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- When someone contacts me to ask for - advice or to tell me their story...
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- ..I can use my phone to reply - to them wherever I happen to be.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- All the diet and exercise plans - are on my laptop.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Without these, I'd have no work, - no money and no job...
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- ..so I'd definitely - take them with me.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- They're so small, - you can tuck them under your arm.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Yes, and run out of here.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- It's no surprise - to see you'd save a Wales cap.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- That was my first cap, - which I won in the 1996-97 season.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- I was supposed to win my first cap - for Wales against England.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- I was selected to play...
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- ..but the date clashed - with the Commonwealth Games...
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- ..where I was competing for Wales - in the judo.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- I turned down my first Wales cap!
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- I thought I might not make it - to another Commonwealth Games...
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- ..but I hoped to play rugby - for Wales for years to come.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- I won a silver medal, - so it was a good decision.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- I played in the second game.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59- England thrashed Wales and - I got my first cap against Scotland.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- We won and I scored a try.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- I won player of the game too.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- There was a match report on - the back page of the Western Mail...
0:25:10 > 0:25:11- ..and a photo of me.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Wales hadn't beaten Scotland - for years...
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- ..and I was proud to see my picture - in a newspaper for the first time.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- It was great.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24- Thank you, Non.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- I've enjoyed my time here.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- The views are stunning, - the walk was lovely...
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- ..and I even had - a little workout with you!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- I'll email you and ask for a plan!
0:25:36 > 0:25:37- Thank you.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38- Thank you.- - Thank you too.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Well, that's all - for this series of Adre.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- I've enjoyed - meeting some famous Welsh faces...
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- ..and snooping around their houses.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- I thank them all - for opening their doors to us...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- ..and I thank you - for keeping me company.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- For now, goodbye.
0:26:04 > 0:26:04- .
0:26:09 > 0:26:09- Subtitles
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- My name is Kiyo Roddis.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- I come from Japan originally.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- I lived in the Osaka region - of the country.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- I now live with my husband - in Llanharan, near Pontyclun.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45- Good morning, everyone.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Good morning, everyone.- - Good morning.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- I first came to Wales ten years ago - to do some voluntary work...
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- ..at a Welsh-medium school.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- I had a wonderful time, - so I wanted to return to Wales.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- I came back here eight years ago...
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- ..to do a masters degree - at Cardiff University.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Fold the two small corners, - like this.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Fold them towards the big corner.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25- It all started when I spent three - months here, in Ysgol Nantgaredig...
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- ..organizing events focusing on - the language and culture of Japan.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Next, fold the two flaps in half.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Before I came here, I had no idea - there was a Welsh language.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- I was really surprised.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- I started to learn - a few Welsh words.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- I learned to say good morning, - thank you and so on.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- Take one sheet from the bottom - and fold it upwards.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- Very good.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- I enrolled in a formal Welsh class - around three years ago...
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- ..at the Welsh For Adults Centre - in Cardiff.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32- I've passed the Advanced Level exam - and I'm very proud of that.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- Finally, take the bottom sheet - of paper and tuck it inside.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Your Japanese Samurai helmet - is now ready.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- After I moved to Wales, - I started to hold origami workshops.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- I still do it - whenever there's a demand for it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- I recently had opportunities...
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- ..to teach children about Japanese - culture and language...
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- ..through the medium of Welsh.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26- I hope to have more opportunities - to use my Welsh to teach children.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33- Learning Welsh is fun.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- I'd recommend it to everybody.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- I'm Maria.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56- I'm Maria.- - I'm Andar.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- We live in Craig-cefn-parc, - near Swansea.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- I come from Yorkshire originally.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- I come from Germany originally...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- ..and I lived in Scotland.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- We met in Bristol.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- I was a teacher...
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- ..and Andar was a doctor - in the hospital in Bristol.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- I started learning Welsh - when I worked in North Wales.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43- I wanted to understand - the language spoken by the people.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- I started with a Linguaphone course.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- We have three sons - and they all go to Welsh schools.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- It's important to be able to - help them with their homework...
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- ..especially with their reading.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- That's why I decided - to learn Welsh too.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- I really don't get grammar - and mutations right all the time!
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- But the main thing is - I don't worry about making mistakes.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- I do sometimes correct Andar.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- I'm learning mutations and so on...
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- ..and I do sometimes correct Andar - when it comes to mutations.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Everything was difficult, at first.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- These days, there are - a lot of things to remember...
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- ..and it's hard because words - seem to fly out of my head.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- It's a difficult language.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- I speak Scottish Gaelic.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- I speak it with my children.
0:32:09 > 0:32:15- My children speak Welsh at school, - Scottish Gaelic with me...
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- ..and English with Maria.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- I think it's useful - to speak more than one language.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- If you can speak - more than one language...
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- ..I believe it's easier - to learn another language.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- I want to learn more Welsh.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46- I'll be happy when I can discuss - medical issues with my patients...
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- ..and understand my sons' homework.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- I want to learn more Welsh and - perhaps improve my written Welsh.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- The aim is to become - a fluent Welsh speaker.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- I'm Geraint - and I live in Penycae, Wrexham.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- I've lived in Penycae since 1999.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- I live there with my family.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- Tracy, my wife, Osian Hedd, - our ten-year-old son...
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- ..and Lowri Enfys, our daughter.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- Lowri Enfys is two and a half.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I listen to a lot of music.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- I've been playing the drums...
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- ..since I was 18 years old.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- I've played in many bands - over the years.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- I've played - all over Wales and England.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- I've also toured Germany.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- I usually play in bands - which play heavy rock or metal.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- I started to learn Welsh...
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- ..because my father - came from Tumble near Cross Hands.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- He never had the opportunity - to teach Welsh to me...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- ..when I was young.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- I wanted to talk to my father - in his mother tongue.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- I used Say Something In Welsh.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Say Something in Welsh...
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- ..made it possible for me - to speak Welsh with my father.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- He died last year.
0:35:12 > 0:35:18- I'm grateful to Aran, Catrin, Iestyn - and Cat for creating the course.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26- A lot of people ask me - how long I've been growing my beard.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- I've been growing my beard - for ten years.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- I started to grow my beard - when my son was born.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Do you want to know - how real men shave?
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- We don't!
0:35:53 > 0:35:54- We don't shave.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- Real men don't shave.
0:36:01 > 0:36:01- .
0:36:11 > 0:36:11- *
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Hello! I'm Craig ab Iago.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- In this series, - I look at people and places...
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- ..which are part of the story - of Wales, past and present.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- Welcome to Pwt O Hanes.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- In this programme, we focus on - Ysbyty Ifan, near Betws-y-coed.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43- Ysbyty Ifan is a small village - on the banks of River Conwy.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48- Around 200 people live in the area, - 80% of whom speak Welsh.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Farming is important in this area...
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- ..and families have lived - on the land for generations.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- Brychan Llyr met the family - which lives on Gwern Hywel Ucha.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- Gwern Hywel Ucha is a farm - on the uplands near Ysbyty Ifan.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- Eirian Roberts's family has - farmed this land for generations.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- Eirian, how long - have you lived here?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- I still sleep in the bedroom - in which I was born.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38- That's brilliant!
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Yes. It's rare these days.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- For how many generations - have you been here?
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- If my grandson takes over, - he'll be the seventh generation.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- What does this farm mean to you?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- What does this farm mean to you?- - I was born and raised here.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- I know its history.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- My roots are very deep in this land.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- Your grandson will take over?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Your grandson will take over?- - Yes, and I'm delighted about that.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- I'd started to fear - we'd have to sell the place...
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- ..but Gruff has decided - he wants to be a farmer...
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- ..and God has stopped making land!
0:38:15 > 0:38:16- Yes, that was a while ago!
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- It will be lovely - to see him take over.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- How important - is the name of a field to you?
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- Very important, but it's something - you only realize then you're older.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- I wonder how Cae Bwa Saethau - and Perthi Gochel got their names.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Do you call the field - Bwa Saethau - Bow And Arrows?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- No, I'm afraid not. - We call it Cae Morgan.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Maybe we should revert - to the old name.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- It's more romantic than Cae Morgan!
0:38:50 > 0:38:51- It's more romantic than Cae Morgan!- - Yes, very much so.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Eirian's roots are in the farm, - going back six generations.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09- She looks forward to seeing - Gruff, her grandson, taking over.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- We rejoin Brychan now, as he chats - to Arwel, Eirian's husband...
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- ..about sheep and the way - farming has changed in the area.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- Arwel, Eirian's husband, - is glad of Gruff's help today...
0:39:32 > 0:39:37- ..as they prepare to send the flock - to Cynwyl Elfed for the winter.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41- It's a big day, Arwel.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Yes, that's very true.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- The sheep are going away - to tack for the winter.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- They'll be fatter - when they come back.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Yes. They're going to tack - on lower grazing land.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00- With a bit of luck, they'll be - much bigger when they return.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- You're not - from this area originally.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- No, but I've lived here - for 46 years.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- I come from Pandytudur. - I got married and I moved here.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- The Ysbyty Ifan area - has changed a lot.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22- Most farms now crossbreed sheep, - which didn't happen years ago.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- They can't go up to the mountain.
0:40:25 > 0:40:31- Almost every farm in this area - sold milk in churns years ago.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37- There are only one or two - dairy farms around here today.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- You must be happy - that your grandson will take over.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Yes. He's keen on farming - and I hope he carries on.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- Arwel there, - talking about the custom...
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- ..of sending lambs - to the lowlands for the winter...
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- ..and returning to the upland - in the spring as fat sheep.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- Arwel is delighted that Gruff, his - grandson, wants to be a farmer...
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- ..during these tough times - for hill farmers.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- Today, this area is quiet...
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- ..and the main road, the A5, - passes just to the north.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- But several small roads - run through the area.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- During the Middle Ages...
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- ..a road from east to west - cut through Ysbyty Ifan.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48- Pilgrims walked along it, as they - made their way to Bardsey Island.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- The old name for this area is - Dol Gynwal - the meadow of Cynwal.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- The Knights Of St John came here...
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- ..and built a sanctuary, - or a hospice, for the pilgrims.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- That's how it became known - as Ysbyty Ifan - St John's Hospital.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- This area has changed a lot - over the years.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- At one time, many people lived - and farmed up in the mountains.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31- Today, only ruins remain and - those small communities have gone.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Brychan went for a walk with Eirian - to see some of the ruins...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- ..and to hear - about the people who lived there.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- We're clearly - looking at some ancient ruins.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Does this suggest - more people once lived here?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- Yes. There are 18 old ruins - on Gwern Hywel farm.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00- That proves this upland area - was heavily populated at some time.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- The locations for the houses - must have been sheltered.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- Yes, and Hafod Ddiddig - is a good example of that.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10- These are its ruins.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Yes, in the field next to us.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- The wall went through - the middle of the house.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21- We're standing - in Snowdonia National Park...
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- ..but that side - lies outside the Park.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30- Hafod Ddiddig straddled the parishes - of Cerrigydrudion and Ysbyty Ifan.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36- The old lady of Hafod Ddiddig lived - in one parish and slept in another!
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- I wonder if there were - any advantages to that!
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Maybe - a set of twins - were born here!
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- You have records there?
0:43:47 > 0:43:50- Yes, Evan and Margaret Jones - had twins in 1807.
0:43:53 > 0:43:54- Right here?
0:43:54 > 0:43:55- Right here?- - Yes.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- This is a list of the people - who were born and raised here?
0:44:00 > 0:44:01- Yes, that's right.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05- The twins were called - Elin and Margaret Jones.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- Elizabeth Owen - was born here in 1767.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12- There was a small community here.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- Yes, from Plas Iolyn to Giler, - to Bryn Gwyn, to Hafod Ddiddig...
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- ..to Cerrig Gellgwm and Rhyd Goch.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- Do you know stories - about people who lived here?
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- There were five houses in Rhyd Goch.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33- The men walked from Rhyd Goch to - work in the quarry in Ffestiniog.
0:44:34 > 0:44:39- They left at the start of the week - and stayed in the barracks all week.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- They then walked home - at the end of the week.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46- It was one man's job - to keep the sheep on the mountain.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50- There were no mountain walls then, - so he had to keep them there.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53- He had a dog - called Cythraul - devil.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- Cythraul! What a name!
0:44:55 > 0:44:59- Yes, you can imagine him shouting, - "Come on, you devil!"
0:45:05 > 0:45:10- Hafod is the name given to a house - or a small farm in the mountain.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15- Hafod Ddiddig was a quiet place, - unlike the dog in Eirian's story!
0:45:15 > 0:45:17- Cythraul - Devil was his name...
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- ..so he was probably a little devil.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- Bryn Gwyn is the name - of another local ruin.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36- Ellen Morris was born there in 1688.
0:45:36 > 0:45:41- Ellen went to America - with the Quakers...
0:45:41 > 0:45:45- ..and she married a Welshman - called Cadwaladr Evans.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- Why do we remember her?
0:45:47 > 0:45:52- Well, she was the great-grandmother - of Abraham Lincoln.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- Brychan and Eirian - will tell us more.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08- The striking, derelict farmhouse - of Bryn Gwyn...
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- ..stands in Cae'r Gadlas - - Farmyard Field.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- A very special story - hides between the walls.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- Eirian, at first glance this is - an unremarkable old cottage.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- That isn't the case.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27- No. This building - is steeped in history.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31- Abraham Lincoln's great-grandmother - was born here.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34- Her name was Ellen Morris...
0:46:34 > 0:46:37- ..and she joined the Quakers - in Bala.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- She walked to Bala from here, - over the mountain.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- Bala isn't far from here, - as the crow flies.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48- She left Bala with the Quakers - and headed to Liverpool.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- From there, - they sailed to Pennsylvania.
0:46:51 > 0:46:56- She met a boy from Bala, whom she - didn't know before, in Pennsylvania.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- They got married - and the rest is history.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- This is a quiet area - but its vibrant community...
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- ..is part of the history of Wales - and the world.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
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