Psychologies

Race for (mid) life

What if someone told you there was an exciting new exercise they’d seen on Instagram, which you could do in as little as 20 minutes a day, that would lift your mood, raise your energy levels, reduce stress, shrink your waist and generally make you feel like a happier human? And, most surprisingly of all, it won’t cost you a thing. We bet you’d be grabbing your phone and frantically searching for this new wonder cure, right? Well, it turns out there an exercise that ticks all those boxes, apart from the ‘new’ bit: running. And while it might sound like hype, it’s so good for women in midlife it’s a wonder we’re not being urged to do it by the government. But before you turn the page because

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