The answer looks different at 48 than it did at 28. When I was younger, being fit meant something quite different to me. It was about how fast I could run, how hard I could train, how much I could push. There was a version of me that measured a good workout by how exhausted I was at the end of it. More was better. Harder was better. Doing less felt like falling behind. At 48, I still like feeling strong. I still enjoy a good session. And yes, there's still a competitive part

Because staying in the game matters more than how you play it. This week I taught five classes in one day. And as I was moving around the room, I kept hearing the same kinds of things. My knee's playing up. Got a bit of a sore shoulder. Still recovering from the lurgy. This bit isn't quite working properly today. And yet there they were. Every single one of them. In class. Moving. Doing what they could with what they'd brought with them. After 26 years of teaching, I still fi

It's not about looking younger. It's about living better. The Part Worth Looking Forward To Last weekend was my birthday. And getting older used to feel like something to resist. These days it feels more like something to appreciate. Something about being on the pool deck and the running track for as long as I have gives you a different perspective. You start to see what actually matters. Because most of what gets said about ageing is either about fighting it or accepting def

A straight talking guide to supplements for active people over 40. I recently completed a short course on supplements through Fitness Education Online, and it confirmed something I already suspected. Most people are taking things they don't fully understand, for reasons they can't quite explain, based on advice from someone who probably wasn't qualified to give it. And look, no judgement. I get it. The supplement aisle is genuinely overwhelming. There are thousands of product

Because being surrounded by water doesn't mean your body has enough of it. And yet this is probably the most common thing I come across in aqua classes week after week. People finish a session, get out of the pool feeling great and head straight to their car without drinking a drop. And when I mention it, the response is almost always the same. "But I was just in the water." It makes complete sense why people think that way. You don't feel sweaty. You don't feel hot. The wate

Low impact. High reward. And something about the water that just changes everything. I'm an aqua instructor so I might be a little biased here. But hear me out. Swimming is one of the most underrated forms of exercise for people over 40. I've spent years watching it quietly change how people move, feel and show up in their bodies. And I mean years. There's a reason I keep coming back to the pool. And a reason I keep sending everyone else there too. You can't fake this kind of

You've probably done it without thinking. Turns out you should be doing it a whole lot more intentionally. I'll be honest with you. Calf raises have always been a quiet favourite of mine. Something about it just made sense to me. Simple, effective and something you can do absolutely anywhere. But it wasn't until I started paying closer attention to what was actually happening in people's bodies as they got older that I realised just how important they really are. The wobbline