Life’s a juggle, right? But for many of us the number of balls and the pace at which they’re spinning around our heads accelerates in our 30s or 40s when we oft en end up ‘adulting’ at top speed, juggling the demands of work and family, trying to marry the needs of dependents, whether that’s tiny kids or elderly relatives, with relationships, mental wellbeing, physical health and more.
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For many of us that was the time that our friend Running knocked on the door off ering salvation and providing an escape from life pressures.
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For Jenni Falconer, TV and radio presenter, the juggle started a lot earlier. She explains: “My presenting career started straight out of school and I was already working full time when I was at university. I rented a flat in Glasgow and also had my student accommodation in Leeds, so I had two lots of rents to pay but luckily I also had a salary. I remember that trying to keep up with my lectures was hard; trying to read a book on Machiavelli while I was on a TV shoot seemed very weird.”
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It was a juggle but a good life experience. And while Jenni was trying to balance the two, she found that the good life caught up with her a bit. “I ended up enjoying my time at university with my friends and not eating properly and drinking a bit too much cider. And then, when I was filming, I’d be on the road and really busy so I wouldn’t have any time to do any exercise then either.”
“I’m trainer obsessed – I’ve got a whole cupboard full of them! – but these ones are my go-tos. I have a high arch and I pronate so they’re good and supportive. And they always do amazing colours.”
The nudge she needed to look aft er herself more came from her mother. “I was having a great time and I hadn’t really thought about the impact, but suddenly the weight started piling on and I started getting unfit. I remember my mum took me aside and said, ‘I’m telling you because I’m your mum. Just to let you know, you’ve put on a bit of weight and you’ll be annoyed if I don’t say something…’”
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