In case we haven’t crossed paths yet, I’m Janine Viner, and Aspire Wellness Hub is the business I built from a very simple, very personal frustration: I couldn’t find anywhere that treated ageing well as something worth training for.

Your body isn’t asking for less as you get older. In some ways, it’s asking for more.

Your body doesn’t get stronger during a workout. It gets stronger in the hours and days after, when muscle tissue repairs and your nervous system recovers. Skip that part consistently, and you’re not being more disciplined — you’re quietly working against yourself. Rest is when the results actually happen.

Rest isn’t the opposite of progress. It’s part of it.