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Ever since her iconic TV series Home In The Country, Alison Cork MBE has been sharing her expertise in lifestyle, home & health.

In her 6th book, Fit & Fabulous Over 50, she shares her top recipes & wellness tips for a healthy, happy life. For all customer enquiries for QVC and Made.com please use the links below:-

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30/10/2026

Comfort Calories…how to win in winter ❄️ 🍜🥘

Does your diet fall apart when the temperature drops? Do you justify eating less consciously because it’s cold? I think we’ve all been there. But I’ve learned that big hearty meals can also be healthy, high protein and well balanced. Follow along for my winter warmer favourites, straight from my book, Fit & Fabulous Over 50, how to rewire your second act (link to buy in my bio!) 📚

- breakfast - really important to fuel well for the day - my staples are Shakshuka and my protein berry pancakes, depending on my mood. Low in calories, high in protein, easy on the eye.

- ⁠snacks - skinny cappuccino is my go to, plus a LEKA LEKA or two - and at 70 kcals per high fibre sugar free ball, it’s also guilt free. (Link to buy)

- ⁠lunch - I often eat my biggest meal at lunch as it gives me time to work it off - my typical formula is some form of protein (chicken, beef, venison, turkey) with a big helping of veggies, often prepared as a quick light stir fry with a dash of Worcester. Excite your eye and your appetite with as much colour as possible - purple cauliflower, carrots, broccoli - high volume and low calorie. Knock yourself out.

- ⁠afternoon snack - repeat of the morning but occasionally I will indulge and that is almost certain to be a cinnamon swirl - the 80:20 rule folks…

- ⁠supper - I eat early, no later than 6pm, and light - my go to is a three egg omelette with Parmesan and artichokes, fortified with egg white for extra protein.

- ⁠bread - very much a comfort food but often laden with sugar and preservatives when shop bought - my soda bread recipe takes 5 minutes to prepare and has zero sugar.

So, you definitely can eat BIG and stay healthy. ❤️

24/10/2026

I just had the most challenging week of my life - here’s what happened… 📦🏡🗝️

In two words, I moved. But as they say, it’s up there amongst the most stressful things that you are ever likely to encounter.

In my case, it meant packing up twenty years of life. The house where my children grew up. The house I had filled with precious possessions. The kitchen in which I invented LEKA LEKA. The study where I wrote Fit and Fabulous over 50. The sitting room that held the echoes of many parties. Every room had memories.

And because it all felt so personal I wanted to pack myself. The removal firm was brilliant but I think slightly disbelieving that I was actually going to pack up a six storey house single handed.

So the process of letting go had to begin. As I knew we would be downsizing I tasked myself with using the opportunity to jettison ‘stuff’.

I realised I was far too attached to possessions and that my priorities had changed. It made me review my relationship with time and I realised that this, along with my health, was in fact my most precious possession - not ‘things’.

So three lorry loads went to auction, one to charity, two more to the dump, some items I sold to an antique dealer and the vastly reduced balance came with me.

To begin with, every decision took ages and I agonised over it, but as the process continued I began to speed up, letting go became easier and ultimately a relief.

I felt lighter, brighter and excited about what comes next. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t draining. It was completely exhausting, mentally and physically. This was two weeks of 16 hour days packing, lifting, carrying, unpacking and feeling totally disorientated.

But now I am coming out of the tunnel back into the light and it feels like a wholly exciting new beginning where I get to rewrite the script. And the best bit? With far fewer possessions, I am free to roam and roam I shall.

I can’t wait to share the next part of the story with you. Do join me ❤️

14/10/2026

I pitched Richard Branson on a gym floor with no product, no brand name and no visuals. Just an idea and a passion.

Swipe to see what happened ➡️

Five years ago I was 30kg heavier and had run out of belief that I could change. Today, I’m in every Virgin Active in the UK with LEKA LEKA, my sugar-free date balls.

I’m living proof that:

✨ You must learn to say YES in life. Believe in the power of possibility.
✨ You must follow your passion. You owe it to your authentic self.
✨ Health is true wealth.
✨ Women in their second act have an awful lot left in the tank.

So if you think it’s all over, I can assure you it’s not. Get up, dust yourself down and go again.

Find LEKA LEKA at Virgin Active, selected retailers and online (link in bio).

Thank you Ultimate Performance London Aoife Okonedo Martin for getting me started. 🙏

Virgin Active UK LEKA LEKA

08/10/2026

Some folk swear by skiing. For my money, there’s nothing more arresting than a summer mountain in the verdant Alps 🏔️

Natur Hotel Forsthofgut in Leogang, Austria (about an hour from Salzburg) is a hotel built into and around nature. I fell for it on Instagram and fully expected the reality to disappoint. It didn’t. If anything, it was even better, with late September sun and the bluest of skies. ☀️

What you’ll find:
 🌊 Natural swimming lakes and heated pools 🧖 More saunas than I’ve ever seen, many with spectacular views 🌲 A waldspa, top-of-the-range gym and adults-only lounges 🐴 A riding school, a deer enclosure and brilliant facilities for children

And the food! Breakfast has a whole room just for bread. Dinner is sourced locally, within 50km: venison, beef, local mushrooms. A joy for a local produce fan like me. 🍄

It’s a family business that has scaled enormously, yet it never once felt full. There was always a quiet corner and a place in the sun.

One heads-up for blushing Brits: Austrian saunas are mixed and often “without textile”. 🙈

Would you go?

📍 Natur Hotel Forsthofgut, Leogang, Austria

29/09/2026

What I eat in a day when I’m travelling 👩‍💻🚝

It’s a problem isn’t it - what to eat when you are travelling for work and constantly on the move. This is how I tackle a busy working day with my brand LEKA LEKA 👇

0600 got up for the gym and had a protein shake first to maximise training

08.30 quick high protein breakfast of omelette made with extra egg white and Parmesan

10.00 pick me up skinny capouccino

11-1 long train journey to Nottingham but I pre-prepared a Greek yoghurt / raspberry / oat and chia seed tub which is my carb fix and mercifully unsmelly for fellow train passengers

1-5 launching LEKA LEKA at Virgin Active Nottingham and no time to eat but I had already eaten twice plus protein shake so it was manageable!

1700 train back to London and ate another pre-prepared dish of cold salmon fillet, plus a salad of carrot, sesame, purple cauliflower, pomegranate seed and parsley

20:00 much later than I would normally eat (5 normally my cut off) but so hungry I had some chicken and vegetables

I also drank water through the day 💦

Kcals for those interested:

Shake 150
Omelette 232
Yoghurt 260
Salmon dish 465
Chicken dish 486

Just under 1700 kcals in total
Steps walked 16782

Night night all! ❤️

26/09/2026

Huge thanks to the The Times and Sunday Times Peta Bee for including me in this article. Liz is a fantastic role model for positive aging and I’m trying to do my bit too! From my
perspective, whilst my journey started back in my late 50s with a weight loss goal, it is now most definitely about physical strength, stamina and mental longevity. That’s not to say I don’t aspire to look attractive, but I now see that as a by product of healthy living, and not the main driver. I spend far less now on beauty products, treatments and clothes than at any previous point in my life. Instead I place value on walking, sunlight, weights, whole foods and sleep. Rightly or wrongly, my idea of a good time is being in nature, not in a shopping mall. I have also carved out a protocol that works for me. At its heart is simplicity - what are the easy, obvious, cost effective things I can do daily to be the best version of myself. And the answer? Sleeping well, eating unprocessed food, moving daily, drinking enough water, resistance training and crucially, staying curious and connected with people and the world. It’s really not about fancy supplements and a designer wardrobe. The single best decision I ever took was to seek help when I was at my lowest - in my case that was Ultimate Performance - they started with teaching me proper nutrition and parallel, introduced me to weight training. That is now not just a 6 year relationship, but ingrained in me as the two most transformational health pillars in my life. It’s my new normal, and as I climb my beloved mountains, I thank my lucky stars, and the stellar team Ultimate Performance that I did. Could you please add at the bottom: SPECIAL OFFER: use code TIM50 at www.alisoncork.com and get Fit & Fabulous over 50, how to rewire your second act, for just £14.95 inc p&p.

19/09/2026

Saturdays are Horsham days with mum and whilst she does have dementia we always try to make the day about getting into town and seeing what’s going on. Mum loves to see the town thriving and there’s always something buzzing. I love buying beautiful vegetables and taking them home to try new recipes. We always laugh because no matter what we do we always seem to be walking home as the clock says 2.10pm - then we realised the clock was stuck 😂. Did you know that the greatest predictor of longevity and wellbeing is actually nothing to do with what you eat or how you exercise. It’s about community and feeling you have a place and purpose. Horsham is that place and purpose for mum. Our Saturdays are not really about coffees, they are about mum remembering who she is and where she belongs - and that’s priceless for a dementia sufferer.

15/09/2026

My mum and I in 1985 - I think she looks just like an Abba member! She’s well over 50 here - looks so young. I think her relationship with dad kept her spry. I also think she was just very very consistent with her diet and movement. Simple things, but they worked.

14/09/2026

Up, up and away! 🇨🇭🏔️

Why do I weight train? Because it means I can do THIS 💪

Without a doubt, my favourite type of holiday involves mountains - seeing them, walking in them, breathing the clean air, and enjoying clean unspoilt nature at its best.

I find great peace when I’m walking, which is why I spend time in my everyday life maintaining my fitness so I can keep doing it. It’s partly the rhythm of walking that sends me into an almost meditative state - and often good ideas come to me up there on the hill - and it’s partly the wonderful sound of trees, breeze, birds, cows and streams.

I can happily walk for hours on my own. It’s my freedom and my sanity - both of which are priceless ❤️

THANK YOU for making this extraordinary trip possible ✈️

10/09/2026

Nothing beats the rollercoaster of starting a new business and seeing it take its first baby steps. LEKA LEKA was born from my own need for something chocolatey and delicious that also had ZERO added sugar, and LEKA LEKA was born - chocolate covered date based balls that have no added or refined sugar, are high in fibre, a source of protein, gluten free, plant based and vegetarian. Oh, and did I mention only 70 kcals per ball? After a chance meeting with Richard Branson in Virgin Active UK we launched in KAUAI cafes in May and have since been adding a small army of independent delis to our ranks. Yesterday we launched in the fabulous NATHALIE ❤️ and much more to come 😌. It certainly does take a village to raise a child and a huge thankyou to just some of the people who have supported LEKA LEKA along the way Sarah Lewis Lewie Evans Lauren Brook and of course the fabulous team Virgin Active UK 𝖂𝖆𝖞𝖓𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝕭𝖆𝖈𝖔𝖓 - it may be a cliche but we really are just getting started - watch this space…

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