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Why does women's hair get thinner with age?

Why does hair get thinner with age, and what can we do about it?

February 20, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

What makes hair get thinner and what (if anything) can help? One of the more unfun birthday presents that I got around my 50th was […]

FitBit Alta HR review

Walk This Way | FitBit Alta HR review

January 23, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

My family were all aghast when I chose to wear my FitBit on my wedding day. I reasoned that you couldn’t really see it behind […]

gym challenge results

Gym challenge 2019 | The results

January 14, 2020 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s time to crank open ye olde Filofax and kick around the dust of what was last year’s gym challenge. (For younglings a Filofax is […]

weightlifting for women next steps

Weightlifting for women | Next steps

October 9, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s been a year since I wrote my beginner’s guide to weightlifting for women, and it’s proved to be one of the most-read posts on […]

5 ways to stay active on holiday *

August 12, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

*This is a sponsored post commissioned by Function 18 How active on holiday are you? I won’t judge you if your major activity is parking […]

keeping active over 50 - bodyweight exercises

Keeping active over 50 | Bodyweight exercises*

June 24, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

#ad I was recently commissioned by Bathing Solutions to talk about some of the easy ways to keep active at 50 and beyond. I could […]

Fashion World spring haul

Fashion World Spring wardrobe update

June 6, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Fashion World have challenged me to a Spring fashion update. Well they’re brave aren’t they? Just what does an Eighties throwback wear in Spring? Exactly […]

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Walking back to Westeros | Havaianas X Game of Thrones

April 19, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

I am VERY EXCITED INDEED about the return of Game of Thrones, and I don’t use CapsLock lightly so you’ll have to believe me on […]

Last year’s gym challenge – this time with added plot twist

January 10, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

It’s that time of year again, where I fess up to how much exercise I did last year. If you have been following this blog […]

5 ways to deal with Christmas stress

5 ways to deal with Christmas stress*

December 13, 2018 Joanne Mallon 0

Christmas stress and how to handle it     It’s that time of year again! If the thought of Christmas is stressing you out already, […]

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