Glowing Older - Making Midlife Matter

15/04/2025

I'm excited to be joining with Becky Good, Health Coach and Ceramicist, this year to present two Creative Health Day Retreats (Oxfordshire on May 31st and Warwickshire on September 27th). If you fancy combining a bit of Mindfulness, Coaching and messing about with clay - there is a link, honestly - then join us at the location closest to you. Further details in comments.

05/01/2025

It's the time of year when many of us are focused on change but we often limit ourselves with an excuse about getting old. Well let these inspirational people take that idea out of your head.

A spotlight on a few inspirational people doing amazing things in their 80s, 90s, and beyond

30/08/2024

Is it possible to achieve, and maintain a healthy weight without restrictive dieting? Is it possible to enjoy food without piling on the pounds? Is it possible to lose weight after a 'certain age'? Well at Glowing Older we think it is, and we know because we have done it ourselves. And if the idea of losing weight without counting calories, points or anything else appeals to you then why not join us this autumn for our brand new 'Healthy Living for weight loss' workshops. Fiona and I will be leading six fun and interactive face to face sessions (and one online session during half term) where we will explore how to create a lifestyle which leads to weight loss and much more. We begin on Tuesday 8th October, 7.30pm in Leamington Spa. If you would like to know more check out our website www.glowingolder.uk

14/06/2024

It was great fun sharing my passion for ageing well on the Health Coaches Academy podcast. There is so much we can do to ensure we thrive in the second half of our life and you won't be surprised to hear I believe it all starts with our mindset. Listen in here.

Tune in to the HCA Talks Health podcast to hear from some of the world's most influential speakers in the Health & Wellness Coaching industry.

31/05/2024

A great example of making the most of your second half

Lucille Terry encourages other older people who are thinking of doing a degree to "just go for it".

18/01/2024

“If at age 40 and you’ve had a bad diet, you shift to an optimal diet, you could gain an extra 10 years of life”. Wow - why what we put in our mouths matters.

11/01/2024

In November we ran our very first 'Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind, Happy You' workshops in which we explored how to improve our mood, mental health and cognitive function using lifestyle interventions. We promised to follow up on the learning with a 2024 challenge, to make one small change each month which will benefit our brain health and reduce our risk of future problems such as dementia and Alzheimer's.

Well the challenge has begun and if you are not yet signed up - and you can join even if you didn't make it to a workshop - the link is in the comments.

Here's to 2024 being the year we care for our greatest asset, I hope you will join us.

10/01/2024

What an example of how to age well, all down to mindset (and maybe some flexibility in the legs)

Happy 103rd birthday to Agnes Keleti, the world's oldest living Olympic champion! The Holocaust survivor from Hungary won a total of ten gymnastics medals, including five golds, at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Keleti survived WWII thanks to working as a maid under a false identity but many of her family members were among the 550,000 Hungarian Jews killed during the Holocaust. Following the war, she was able to return to gymnastics training and won her Olympic medals at the ages of 31 and 35. Today, the energetic centenarian still prefers to look forward, asserting: "The past? Let’s talk about the future. That’s what should be beautiful. The past is past but there is still a future."

For children's books about more Olympic gymnastic champions, we recommend "Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/flying-high), "Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still" for ages 5 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/nadia-couldn-t-sit-still), "Trailblazers: Simone Biles" for ages 7 to 10 (https://www.amightygirl.com/trailblazers-simone-biles), and Simone Biles' memoir "Courage to Soar" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/courage-to-soar)

For a fantastic t-shirt that speaks to the fact that strength has nothing to do with gender, check out the “I'm not strong for a girl. I'm just strong.” t-shirt for both kids and adults at https://www.amightygirl.com/strong-t-shirt

For books for children and teens about girls and women who lived during the Holocaust period, visit our blog post, "60 Mighty Girl Books About The Holocaust" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11586

09/01/2024

For those of you not yet signed up to our newsletter here is the new year post. Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2024.

The festivities are over, the decorations are back in the box and slowly we begin to return to the routine of everyday life, whatever that looks like ...

09/12/2023

The amazing Colette Maze who continued playing four hours of piano daily until her death at 109. She claimed her hands remained supple due to a daily diet of 3 eggs, brie and chocolate washed down with a glass of wine. As a Health Coach I suspect her incredible mindset played a bigger part in her longevity than her diet but I take my hat off to her - and of course she is French

‘I’m young,’ she said in an interview for her 108th birthday, adding that she was still playing the piano four hours a day

08/12/2023

A great afternoon of Christmas fun at the Socially Shared Business Support Network afternoon tea. Met many amazing women and enjoyed sharing ideas about health and well-being with acupuncturist Nicole Hamer

07/12/2023

Great morning of Christmas Jumper networking with some very inspiring women