What a year it’s been for wellness, huh? As the Senior Health Editor here at Marie Claire UK, and a firm believer in preventative, holistic health habits that make you feel your best, I can’t quite believe the growth I’ve seen in the last year.
Rewind to ten years ago, when I first started my journalism career at Women’s Health magazine, and the focus was undoubtedly on aesthetics - calories in vs calories out, which workout would burn the most fat, and how much we could push our bodies to look the smallest. Even come 2020, when I joined MC UK as their first-ever dedicated Health Editor, the nation’s understanding of health as one of our most precious assets was only starting to take root. Largely influenced by Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdowns, the tragedy forced us to assess just how vital looking after ourselves is, not to mention how much better our lives are when we’re actively investing in our bodies and minds.
