Ange DoveWhen you're younger, fitness is often associated with appearance. People exercise to lose weight, gain muscle, fit into certain clothes or prepare for holidays. The focus tends to be external. We pay attention to mirrors, scales and photographs.
Ange DoveWalking into a gym after a long absence can feel surprisingly similar to arriving at a school reunion. You know you belong there. You know nobody is actually paying much attention to you.
Ange DoveThere comes a stage in life when exercise becomes unnecessarily complicated. Suddenly there are wearable devices measuring things we didn't even know needed measuring.
Ange DoveThere are few subjects guaranteed to make sensible adults behave irrationally quite like exercise. Mention the word at a dinner party and you'll immediately discover that everyone has an opinion. Some people speak about exercise with the enthusiasm