• Michelle Malcolm with her friend Linda.

Ageing Well Q&A: Michelle Malcolm

Michelle Malcolm lives in Murrays Bay and owns Quay Travel & Cruise based on Apollo Drive in Mairangi Bay, loving that she can get to work in 10 minutes. She enjoys spending time with her two kids, husband and very social friends, walks around the beautiful North Shore beaches, and yoga at Yoga Sanctuary in Mairangi Bay.

As you get older, what are your top three tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle?

#1 Always have some travel to look forward to; it’s proven to improve your health and is a great stress buster.

#2 Change your exercise to suit your age. For me that has been yoga; it keeps me moving more freely, standing taller, helps my mind stay clear and improves my immune system.  

#3 Make yourself a morning green smoothie; it's my intake of good wholefoods and I don’t get the sweet cravings. Happy to share my recipe - PM me on Facebook!

Are you aiming to grow old gracefully or disgracefully – and how?

I hope gracefully! Yoga is key to keep my body straight and tall, checking in with my daughter on the clothes I am wearing to ensure I am age appropriate, and my monthly natural facials. I want my face to still move when I smile!

Tell us about someone older you aspire to be like, and why:

My Mum is turning 75 and is amazing! She has an active mind (having recently learned to horse-ride and is learning Hebrew). She is an incredible self-taught artist, loves to travel and still gets in the garden (up to 9 hours some days). She loves her friends and family and stays positive about life!

Tell us about how you’ve embraced modern technology?

My kids would say that I haven’t! However, I do try and having the role of social media guru at Quay Travel, I try to stay on top of Facebook and Instagram. I also travel with a GoPro and love it!

What’s your favourite social activity?

I love dining out with friends, exercising with friends to stay fit and healthy, and my Friday morning coffee with my girlfriends. Oh, and a beer on a Saturday afternoon (after yoga). Everything in balance right?


Issue 93 November 2018