A celebrity personal trainer has shared her tips for getting in shape as you enter middle age.
Three-time Olympian Sarah Lindsay, 40, says women in their 40s and 50s can easily make huge changes to their bodies, and see completely life changing results after three months.
And she says the secret to losing weight is to stop pounding the treadmill - and hit the weights instead. Sarah also highlighted the importance of diet, saying getting the right nutrients is far more important than counting or restricting calories.
Sarah counts TV presenters Christine Lampard and Melanie Sykes and footballer John Terry s wife, Toni, among regulars at her gym chain, Roar Fitness.
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The Great Pottery Thrown Down has been providing viewers with an hour of restorative and tranquil TV with its array of impassioned potters competing to create their best pieces in front of a panel of experts.
The competition is coming to a head as three remaining potters prepare to enter the grand final on Sunday (14th March).
Originally airing on BBC Two back in 2015 and 2017, the series is currently airing on Channel 4, which commissioned a fourth season with new presenter
Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney taking over from Melanie Sykes, returning judge and master potter Keith Brymer Jones, and newcomer Rich Miller.
Like many bands, Foden s (from Cheshire) have been badly affected by official restrictions
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“Just when you think you see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel, it’s all taken away again,” says Kenny Crookston, chief executive of Brass Bands England. The nation’s brass-banding community is feeling the pinch after a stop-start nine months without their usual revenue streams.
Of all Britain’s amateur music groups, brass bands are among the hardest-working. In a usual summer, they’re out every weekend, playing everything from gala concerts to open-air events. In winter, they pack in festive concerts and carol services, as the rush towards Christmas accelerates. The rehearsal schedule that most adopt – two hours, twice a week – is something to set your watch by, and there are tales of banders who haven’t missed a rehearsal in 30 years.
Some people think there are enough craft shows on TV. That’s complete nonsense – especially when it comes to a series as soothing and restorative as this one