Maggie Alderson

Mar 9, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Maggie Alderson

A new study has shown that working out in a gym – the proper lifting weights bit, not slogging on a treadmill – is the best way to improve sleep quality for people over 60. As a deeply committed later-life-uptake gym bunny this news comes as absolutely no surprise to me. Now 65, I started regular weight-based resistance training three years ago, after I read how important it is to reduce the risk of getting dementia.

Feb 24, 2025 | maggiealderson.substack.com | Maggie Alderson

Thank you. Very helpful. I used a bit of yours and added a bit of my own thoughts. It's like giving a burglar the right to sneak in to your house, take your precious things, and run off without consequences. Your only right would be to notice that Great Aunt Anna's engagement ring had gone, and then go through a pile of admin to retain your rights to Anna's Ring.

Jan 17, 2025 | yahoo.com | Maggie Alderson

When I embarked on writing this piece about my upper arms – my floppy flappy bingo wings – the first thing I did was search through five years of summer holidays and sea swimming photos on my phone. It took a while. I was looking for a ‘before’ picture from the days when I didn’t go to the gym three times a week, to show how fat and flabby my upper arms used to be. But in every single shot where I’m sleeveless, my arms are up in the air, in a jaunty ‘ha ha!’ showbiz pose.

Jan 7, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Maggie Alderson

When I read the recent news story – with the research from Australia’s Griffith University – saying that exercise can add over a decade of healthy life, I had a rare moment of pure, smug pleasure. Because at the age of 65, I always take the stairs – and I even go to the gym. Five times a week preferably, but never fewer than two visits. I row three kilometres in under 18 minutes, lift 35 kilos on the leg press, and do stationary jumps up to a 20cm platform.

Dec 4, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Maggie Alderson

Writer Maggie Alderson reveals why she’s avoiding endless gift guides and expensive advent calendars this year I’m no Grinch.