‘at 55, i’m running three bookshops and having the time of my life’

I turned 50 this year and threw my arms wide. Not for a facelift or a sports car, but for the sheer privilege of still being here. My mum died at 59 from breast cancer. When you have that fact stitche

Julie Balchin has had an emotional rollercoaster with her body image and health throughout the years. But she’s become a personal trainer to share what she’s learned and help others...

I just had one of those birthdays with ...

There comes a point, usually somewhere between the last kid leaving home and the first pension leaflet appearing in the post, when many women pause and quietly ask themselves, ‘Is this it? What’s next

At the end of this month, I turn 48. FOURTY-BLOODY EIGHT! I know, right? Part of me can’t believe it because I am now nearer to 50 than I am 40 and, back when I was a young un’, I thought that was ‘de

WISDOM FOR OLDER RUNNERS FROM A TRUE MASTER