Trans women can be excluded from female-only changing rooms and toilets
Trans women can be excluded from female only changing rooms and toilets, the equalities watchdog has ruled. Guidance surrounding single-sex spaces has listed examples where it is…
‘I had chronic fatigue for six years, then discovered bootcamp – now I feel like a different person’
Now that I’ve changed my diet and exercise I feel like a totally different person. I used to profoundly dislike my body for the way it looked;…
How embracing ‘gym bunny’ style motivated me to keep up my exercise regime
My much younger and very athletic friend sold me in. ‘Stop thinking of it as an exercise class, think of it as a nightclub. You’re always banging…
The reality of going to the gym in midlife
It’s what inspired a mother-and-son duo from Leicester to set up the Wigston branch of Gymophobics, a non-intimidating (and mirror-free) fitness club for women of all ages….
The rise of the grey gym-goers
It’s what inspired a mother-and-son duo from Leicester to set up the Wigston branch of Gymophobics, a non-intimidating (and mirror-free) fitness club for women of all ages….
Gyms can no longer bear the weight of the Government’s bad decisions
Recent work from home restrictions have been yet another crushing blow to the fitness industry, especially the city centre-focused boutique studio sector. After a year of low…
Could this special workout cure my hangxiety?
It was a Friday morning and I’d managed to nab a window seat on the train. But I barely noticed my victory or indeed anything else during…
Why top personal trainers are tailoring their work-outs for over-65s
“We assess every client individually,” he says. “We had one 83-year-old woman who moved into Auriens who had never been to a gym before. She had very…
How I discovered the thrill of boxing – an ideal sport for midlife women
Camden Boxing Club, which was launched in September, is the brainchild of Manya Klempner, a former City executive. Klempner owns a similar gym in Marylebone. “I left…