Personal trainer Caroline Idiens specializes in fitness for women over 40. She says that functional exercise can help prevent debilitating injuries: “When people get injured, it’s not often in the gym. It happens when they’re pulling the lawnmower out of the garage or just getting out of the bathroom,” she says. While it’s cool to, … Read more
He explains to me how our breathing is intrinsically linked to our nervous system. “The way we breathe directly affects our mind and body. If we breathe calmly, we will create a sense of calm and calm thoughts will follow. Often when we are stressed, we breathe erratically, with rapid or short breaths. In short, … Read more
As you get older you feel a bit silly going to the gym and silly learning to swim. That was one of the reasons the women-only element of this swim class really mattered to me, if it had been a mixed class I would have been so embarrassed to go. Actually, even when I knew … Read more