Television journalist Katie Couric doesn’t mind getting older, but admits that turning 55 was a major wake-up call alerting her that time is indeed running short.
“Being in the last half of your life is very scary,” Couric tells the September 2012 issue of Good Housekeeping. “Turning 55 was more of a wake-up call for me than 50 was. I’m very aware of getting every drop of joy from the present.”
Katie, who’s going through menopause, made a renewed commitment to working out to ward off menopausal weight gain.
“I kept hearing, ‘Your weight is going to re-distribute, you’re going to get thick in the middle.’ So I decided I needed to be more committed to exercising,” says Couric. “I’ve always done exercise, but I’ve never really committed to it. I’m not very good about pushing myself physically.” Read full article.