A Fit Girl Apology to Jerry Hall

Jerry Hall recently said that she found the term ‘anti-ageing’ insulting, which sparked great chat amongst the team here at Fit Girl.

Jerry’s got a damn good point.  We shouldn’t be trying to NOT age, ageing is a part of life.  Yet, beauty counters are piled sky high with anti-ageing beauty potions that claim they will keep us wrinkle-free and riding on the coat tails of our youth.

I remember having a similar conversation with a friend on the anti-ageing movement and the effects it has on women the world over.  We discussed how at 50, we wanted to look 50, with wrinkles, to show that we had lived, not indeed pretending that the artificial absence of fine lines was as nature intended.

At Fit Girl, we want to advise you on the best way to take care of your health and well-being from the inside out.  How does that affect the anti-ageing movement?  Well it means that we are pro ageing, but anti premature-ageing.

Smoking leads to premature-ageing.  Over-exposure to the sun leads to premature-ageing.  Stress leads to premature-ageing.  Abusing your body with drugs leads to premature-ageing.  Excessive alcohol consumption leads to premature-ageing.  Lack of nutritious food in your diet leads to premature-ageing.  Sedentary living leads to premature-ageing.

So we have vowed not to use the term anti-ageing in our future articles as we only want to kick butt in the premature-ageing prevention war.  We want to make sure that you avoid unnecessary wrinkles, but won’t break down at the site of your first one.

Dare we repeat, a diet high in antioxidants, a lifestyle that incorporates exercise, fun, and down-time to unwind from the demands of modern living, and a healthy dose of daily laughter will keep a twinkle in your eye and show your youthful spirit.

If I look at my mother who is 60 and fabulous, and her older sisters, not yet 70, they all look amazing.  They have looked after their skin, they have eaten the right foods, and they exercise.  I’m still wowed when I look at them, and not an ounce of work done between them.  They rock!

So Jerry, apologies if we have used the term anti-ageing in the past.  We have given ourselves a slap on the wrist and have banished it from future articles.

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