Never too old to pole

I’d always been a strong person until tragedy rocked my foundations. Could I find my inner warrior queen again?

Mum-of-three Sarah Best, 51, took up strength training seven years ago and this year qualified for the Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm. She shares some of her workout routine and how strength training has changed her body and her life.

Sitting in an American diner in Derbyshire seven years ago, Caroline Thompson had a brainwave. The mum of two had recently retrained as an NHS Talking Therapist, and while she loved her new role, she

‘If I gave up work, what would I do?’

Fine dining and fitness aren’t exactly natural bedfellows. But no one seems to have told Tom Aikens, the Michelin-starred chef who’s as fanatical about his training as the food he serves

Naomi Holbrook, 50, spent most of her life yo-yo dieting until she ditched her usual tipple and made some big changes