HOW KAYE ADAMS' VARIED EXERCISE ROUTINE KEEPS HER FIT AT 63 – AND WHY SHE SWAPPED HIIT FOR WALKING
Journalist and presenter Kaye Adams has regularly spoken about her health and fitness habits over the years. And while some of those have changed with age, it doesn’t mean strength and fitness don’t remain a priority. In fact, her podcast, How to be 60, champions the idea that ‘turning 60 isn’t about slowing down – it’s about shaking things up’.
Below, we take a look at Kaye's approach to fitness in midlife and why it's so effective.
She walks as much as possible
Kaye told The Sunday Post that having a dog has been a great way of ensuring she gets out for a walk (shoutout Bea the cockapoo!) every day, and that she’s ‘at my happiest walking my dog’.
While it might sound simple, walking really is one of the best things you can do for your health. One scientific review of research on walking concluded that ‘the evidence overwhelmingly supports walking as a powerful anti-ageing intervention that can reduce the risk of chronic age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cancer.’
Even short walks after eating has been found to have tangible health benefits. one study found that a 10-minute walk immediately after eating appeared to blunt the post-meal blood sugar spike
She does a variety of physical activities
‘I also play tennis, run and do spin classes, as I have done for years,’ Kaye added in The Sunday Post interview. She also recently told The Sun, that she also does what she calls ‘disco Pilates’ – reformer with ‘bright lights and music’.
While all of these activities are effective individually (one study involving more than 8,000 participants found that those who played tennis lived on average for a decade longer), the science also suggests benefits come from mixing it up, too – with a recent landmark study finding that exercise diversity is key for longevity.
Researchers found that compared with the lowest variety group, participants in the highest physical activity variety group had a 19% lower risk of death from any cause, and a 13-41% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and other causes.
She’s ditched higher-intensity training
After sustaining an injury at a HIIT class, Kaye told The Sun that she feels she’s ‘too old for them. It’s heavy duty circuit training, weights, burpees, all that sort of stuff’.
But as she’s shown, age doesn’t have to mean slowing down, but rather, finding a way of moving that works for you.
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2026-08-05T12:51:40Z
