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A Wellness Journalist’s Fitness Routine
We visited beauty and wellness journalist Susannah Taylor at her home in the Cotswolds, and her day is exactly what you’d hope for. As one of the UK’s most respected voices in beauty and wellness, Susannah has spent years researching what it really means to move well – and her own approach reflects that depth. It’s thoughtful, varied, and refreshingly honest. No rigid regimes, no single-discipline obsession. Just a genuine love of movement and a hard-won understanding of what actually works.
Susannah’s Quickfire Fitness Q&A
1. What’s the best track to get your heart pumping during a workout?
“Sam Fender: Get You Down”
2. What’s your favourite way to recover after an intense workout?
“I LOVE a sauna and cold plunge.”
3. Are there any exercises you dread the most but still do it?
“A push up, ugh. They never get easier.”
4. What is the most surprising benefit you’ve experienced from exercising regularly?
“That my to-do list is less of a struggle. The fitter I am the more mentally on fire I am.”
5. How about the most underrated exercise that everyone should try?
“Walking!”
6. What’s the one piece of fitness advice you wish you had known sooner?
“Do it for your mind over your body.”
7. What’s your go-to snack or meal before a workout?
“A banana an hour before.”
8. The biggest fitness myth you’ve debunked?
“That we should be doing lots of cardio in mid life – we need to be lifting weights.”
9. Do you have a fitness challenge you’re most proud of completing?
“I trekked over 100km across the Wadi Rum in Jordan for Type 1 Diabetes.”
10. Any inspiring fitness transformation story you’ve heard about?
“Recently I’ve been following Spencer Matthews who has completed 30 marathons in 30 days across the desert in Jordan. His commitment, mental strength and transformation is INSANE.”
11. If you had to sum up your fitness philosophy in one sentence, what would it be?
“Switch it up. Don’t just do one type of exercise… I do yoga, walking, running, swimming…it means I never get bored.”
12. If you could work out with any celebrity or athlete for a day, who would you choose?
“Simone Biles.”
