Editor, Fitness

Phillipa Cherryson

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Phillipa Cherryson is Saga Exceptional’s Fitness Passions 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 an Ordnance Survey Champion; she organises walks, campouts and instructional activity days for South Wales members of online community the Adventure Queens; she’s vice chair of the Brecon Beacons National Park Local Access Forum and her partner is a long-serving member of the local mountain rescue team.

She hated sports at school and only started getting the fitness bug when she turned 50. Now she loves trail running, mountain walks, e-biking, climbing, surfing, paddleboarding and horse riding. She also loves cake.

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Articles by Phillipa Cherryson

A woman cleaning a yoga mat with a cloth
Exercise

How to clean your yoga mat without ruining it

How to keep your yoga mat in top condition – including a DIY cleaner recipe

A close up of women in a pilates doing four point balancing exercises
Exercise

What is Pilates? Build strength and balance with our beginner’s guide

A beginner’s guide to Pilates and why you need to start practising it.

A woman grimacing in a Cold Pod ice tub
Wellbeing

I took an ice bath every day for two weeks – and it really eased my back pain

A woman with her hands in yoga prayer position
Exercise

Yoga vs Pilates: What’s the difference and which is best?

Is Pilates or yoga best? The essential guide to which is the right workout for you

A walker in front of a rocky bay in the UK
Exercise

Why I swapped President Trump’s tantrums for a tent: The former ambassador who walked across the UK

A diplomat’s pilgrimage to rediscover his own country by walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats

A woman being instructed on a reformer Pilates machine
Exercise

Reformer Pilates: The all-round exercise that can work for everybody

Everything you need to know about reformer Pilates and why you should try it now.