Editor, Fitness
Phillipa Cherryson
(she/her)Phillipa Cherryson is Saga Exceptional’s Fitness Channel Editor. Phillipa has been a journalist for 30 years, writing for local and national newspapers, UK magazines and reporting onscreen for ITV.
Her passion is outdoor fitness. She’s a trainee mountain leader; an Ordnance Survey Champion; she organises walks and instructional events for South Wales members of online community the Adventure Queens and she’s vice chair of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Local Access Forum.
She hated sports at school and only started getting the fitness bug as she reached her 50s. Now she loves mountain walking, trail runs, e-biking, paddleboarding and climbing. She also loves cake.
Articles by Phillipa Cherryson
Author Jojo Moyes on finding Pilates in her fifties: “All my aches and pains have disappeared”
The best-selling author says Pilates has changed her relationship with her body – and wishes she’d discovered it 20 years ago.
Walk yourself happy – five ways to get the most out of your time outside
More than half of us are walking to help our mental health – here’s how it works.
Tony Adams on how he’s still recovering from Strictly
Tony Adams on Strictly Come Dancing, wild swimming and why it's never to late to try something new
3 of the best walking sandals for cool, comfortable feet
The best hiking socks we’ve tested
Which hiking socks you need to prevent blisters, cushion your feet and stop sweat.
Online puzzles can give us the memory of a 20-year-old, study finds
Online puzzles such as Sudoku and crosswords have been found to best benefit our short-term memory as we get older.