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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Abbi Henderson

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Dame Mary Peters and Paula Radcliffe share their top tips for improving your fitness

How to improve your fitness: Paula Radcliffe.

Although currently knee-deep in cosy season and with social commitments and Quality Streets coming thick and fast, it's never a bad time to be thinking about your own health and fitness goals. Keen for some advice on how to improve your fitness, if that’s what you’re working towards? Well, who better to learn from than two of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s most successful female athletes?

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of BBC Sports Personality of the Year, which took place last night and saw former Marie Claire UK Guest Editor Mary Earps win the title for 2023, we caught up with two previous winners. Here, Dame Mary Peters and Paula Radcliffe chat about the lessons they learned through failure, their best advice for boosting motivation, and how to put in your best performance from your local gym or the comfort of your own home.

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