About Denise Linay
My name is Denise. I am 65 years old. My objective is to live my life with passion, purpose and balance.
I started writing this blog nine years ago (April 2015) to share with others my love of fitness. Something I had only discovered as an older adult. At that time I was studying to be a Personal Trainer. I was healthy. Life was good.
But a couple of months in my best friend was diagnosed with bowel cancer. And in July 2015 I was diagnosed with a serious heart condition which required open heart surgery a few weeks later. My blog needed to change direction to capture my progress to full health. Unhappily my friend was not so lucky. She died just over a year after her initial diagnosis.
Losing my best friend and having major surgery has had a profound effect on me. Ironically I am happier and more grateful for what I have. I don’t take anything for granted. I want to enjoy today and look forward to tomorrow.
In 2019 I qualified as a Professional Coach. A year later I retired from full time employment. After taking some time out I am now pursuing the passion I have for coaching. I’m working in collaboration with a fellow coach and friend on Coaches in Mind. A community of healthcare leaders. Our aim is to support and develope them to deliver compassionate and dynamic care.
My love of fitness continues.
Book to read. The Alchemist
Thanks Sharon. X
Oh no! Not him again – https://grahamgeorgerickettsinberlin.blogspot.com/
Well done Denise. I am 77 and completed Carrauntoohil 2 weeks ago taking exactly the same route up and down as you did. You have but one more mountain to climb to complete the British Isles Peaks Challenge, and that is Slieve Donard (850m) in Northern Ireland. Good climbing. Chris
Congratulations on completing Carrauntoohil. I hope that I’m still climbing in my 70’s.
Wop Ho! Ever-Sunny Essex, ever-Sunny EU Berlin here, talking with his, er, keyboard. I’m well looking forward to recieving my first ever Christmas Bonus from King Brian’s government next month Matey. It seems my early Coopers Arms (from Jan 75, although I actually started ‚almost daily‘ some 3 years earlier, no less) efforts, have finally paid-off big-time afterall – The Long Game indeed, innit. I’ll hit 67 (the new 55 in early January too). Be Good, and Keep Sproncin. PS: I recall you were a hard graftin Fine Fare girl too – The Sky was indeed your limit, wunnit. Cheers! Young G xx
I saw a report about your favourite Sports Factory based in Sunny EU Stuttgart last night, it’s ‘Business Model’ is obviously doing very well indeed, shy with their prices they ain’t me old china, now are they?. I can also see a big future UK market for them & Co, as more and more schools sell-off their valuable sports fields to the highest bidders (never to be returned of course). Taxpayers money will flow to keep the young fatties moving, here though, I see no chance, only private investment. “Keep Sproncin!”