Confessions of a “sober coach” to the world’s elite

From the age of six to 10, I lived on St Barts, an island in the French West Indies. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen in our family hotel, Eden Rock. We had a chef who worked there called Jean-Cla

“Each day, thousands of women, myself included, engage in a ritual,” says Xochitl Gonzalez in The Atlantic. “We perform The Method. We ‘do Tracy Anderson’.” Anderson, who rose to fame training celebri

Annie*, 63, never imagined she’d be dating again. ‘I had to find the confidence to re-enter the dating scene having been widowed after a 25-year marriage. This meant it was an awfully long time since

Coaching in action

Come for the squat rack, stay for the comprehensive fitness routine customised according to your blood tests. Gyms around the world are providing members with access to doctors, trainers and high-end therapies at a cost roughly equivalent to the average annual salary. Excessive? Perhaps. Worth it? Just ask these guys...

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene