Fitness
Yes, I exercise more than my daughter
‘Have fun, careful on the ice,” my 22-year-old daughter shouts as I head off for my run round the park while she loafs on the sofa before Sunday brunch with her friends. “Don’t have a fall.”
I’m not surprised to learn that middle-aged women exercise more than their daughters, with 27 per cent saying they work out at least five times a week, compared with 19 per cent of those aged 20 to 29. My routine is relentless, I realise. First it was a quick run with a friend and the dog round the park after school drop-off and before work, but then I hit 50. Now, to keep supple, there’s Pilates and yoga to fit in before 8am. And this year a girlfriend insisted