Hello, dear readers! 😊 Christmas is nearly here! How quickly the years go by these days. It feels like I get past one Christmas only to find the next one around the corner. You may have realised that Christmas is no longer my favourite time of year. I have, in fact come to…

Life has a way of presenting us with decisions that test our strength and resolve. Recently, I faced one of the hardest choices I’ve ever had to make: moving my 90-year-old mum into a care home. This was not a decision made lightly, nor one that has come without a significant emotional toll…

Having already written about the benefits of strength training as we age, I thought I would continue on that subject and tell you a little bit about my own success in powerlifting. Apart from when I was in my late teens, a period when I was severely overweight…

As a personal trainer specializing in maintaining strength and independence as we age, I thought it would be fitting to start by discussing the benefits of strength training as my first article for Sixty and Me. With age advancement, our bodies undergo…