Why my mum changed the way I think about ageing

Watching her lose her mobility after a hip fracture made me ask a hard question…..

What do I want my later years to look like?

Here she is, approaching her 94th birthday. Amazing, right?

But the truth is, the last eight years haven’t been easy. When my mum broke her hip at 89, everything changed.

That moment became a turning point for her — and for me too.

Our family history is full of women with fragile bones. Sadly, many experienced falls that led to serious fractures and shortened lives.

When my mum broke her hip, I booked a bone scan. The result? Osteopenia — early bone density loss. Not uncommon, but still a wake-up call.

Half of women over 50 will experience a bone fracture. So I knew this wasn’t just my issue. And as they say — information is power.

I knew I had to change things:
• Less sitting behind a desk
• More focus on building muscle strength
• Better nutrition (yes… more protein!)

Bone and muscle work together — they’re part of the same ecosystem. When you strengthen one, you support the other.

The good news? Its working. My most recent bone scan shows improvement, or no decline, across all key markers. And now I get to help peri- and menopausal women do the same.

My mum is my inspiration — but this journey is also about choice. I don’t want to end up frail or fearful of movement. I’m not interested in being “beach-body ready”.

I want to stay strong enough to travel, meet friends, lift bags, climb stairs — and live fully for as long as I can.

That’s what strength training really gives us 💪✨