Jane Gois, 46, runs a craft workshop business and lives in north London. I had two young children, a business to run, and my weight had been going up and up for some time. I knew the problem was a combination of stress eating and a lack of time (or so I thought) to exercise, … Read more
Anna Schuchman, 41, is a PT, nutritionist and owner of aceLIFESTYLE based in London. Growing up, I was always the chubbiest in the family and my mother was more careful about what she fed me. As an adult, I decided to take control. I got into health and fitness when I was in my twenties … Read more
Beau Marksohn, 41, is a mental health activist and lives in London. I was volunteering with a mental health charity that needed help delivering food parcels to some of its vulnerable members during the first lockdown, so I started riding my bike as a means of getting around. I soon discovered that I loved it, … Read more
Rachael Sacerdoti, 43, is CEO and lives in London I had always struggled with weight. As a child, I was always the “biggest”, but after my third child, I weighed just 90 kilos (more than 14 stones). I struggled to get up from the couch, my back hurt and I had anxiety and depression. I … Read more
Gareth Evans, 44, works in finance and lives in Birmingham Before the lockdown, I was quite sedentary and didn’t take care of myself. It used to weigh about 16 stones, and slowly it went up. Since I’m pretty tall, I’m 6’1”, I hadn’t really noticed the weight gain, so I was pretty horrified to find … Read more
“I started riding a bike in the running of the bulls and lost three stones” The Telegraph .
Now that I have changed my diet and exercise I feel like a totally different person. I used to deeply dislike my body because of the way it looked; Now, apart from a stomach that has carried three children, and which I look upon with pity, I love the way I look and feel. I … Read more
A recent study, published in the journal Heart, said that people in their 70s who got 20 to 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day had significantly lower rates of heart disease than inactive people. Meanwhile, another recent study, looking at adults over 55 who showed no signs of dementia, reported that those … Read more