Julie Penfold

Julie Penfold has been a specialist health and wellbeing journalist for more than 15 years and has been a finalist in three prestigious health and medical journalism awards during that time.

She has written for a wide variety of health, medical, wellbeing and fitness magazines and websites. These have included Running, TechRadar, Outdoor Fitness, Be Healthy, Top Sante, Doctors.net.uk and The Guardian’s Social Care network.

Articles By: Julie Penfold

Brain Health

How loneliness can shrink your brain

Feeling socially isolated may cause your brain to shrink - we explain why.

Exercise Recovery

How to recover quickly after exercise

Learn how to speed up your exercise recovery with advice from four fitness experts.

Mental wellbeing

Loneliness - is it as bad for your health as smoking?

How to spot the signs of loneliness and help yourself and others

Exercise Recovery

Can a sports massage help you recover faster?

Learn how adding in a sports or deep tissue massage after you’ve been active might help to improve your recovery.