Have you tried: BMX track riding?
A Tomboy a heart, I have always wanted to try BMX riding. Somehow, I missed the opportunity when I was a child and, at the age of 51, I thought I was probably too...
Category: Fit over 50
Inspiration, interviews and empathy as we head into our middle and later years.
Lauren Chiren: Menopause expert, coach and life-changer
I meet many interesting people through my work and life and when interviewing Lauren Chiren for a newspaper article, I was struck by how up-beat and excited she seemed about life and her work....
Solo Munro bagging: Spidean Mialach and Gleouraich
Looking out of the windows of my campervan early on Sunday morning, I was sad to see clouds shrouding the tops of the mountains of the west Highlands. The weather forecast the evening before...
Linda’s Fit Over 50: ‘Loch Swimming is my HRT’
Linda Wilson is 52 and lives in Helensburgh. She has three children aged 19, 21 and 23 and she is the director of a busy family building and window company. Although she says she...
I’m confused about: How reduced oestrogen and progesterone affect women?
I read a poster shared by a private menopause clinic on their social media channel. It confused me because I had thought that reduced oestrogen was the main cause of symptoms, not reduced progesterone....
16 things I have learned about the menopause (recently)
A few people have been asking me for an update on my menopause. It’s not just the women who ask, but, interestingly, there are men who are keen to have a new instalment! It...
3 Glen Dessary Munros from Loch Arkaig
With one day away from my desk during a busy work period, I decided to make good use of my time with a trio of Munros. The target was the three summits in Glen...
Packrafting, walking and summit camping on Suilven, Assynt
I made the most of a summer solstice weekend of good weather with a four-day trip to the Assynt area near Ullapool, Sutherland. I walked a Corbett on the Friday, camped on Suilven Saturday...
50sense author launches #KnowYourMenopause campaign
Elizabeth Ellis, a former colleague and a friend of many years, has launched a brilliant campaign, #KnowYourMenopause. Elizabeth, who writes the 50sense (for women not afraid of getting older) blog, was struck by the...
The highs – and a small low – of the Scottish Mountain Marathon 2019
I took part in the inaugural Scottish Mountain Marathon 2019. It was my first two-day mountain marathon and I enjoyed the challenge, both mentally and physically. Also have a read: My first impressions of...
