Saturday, 13 Aug 2022

Frailty & Care of the Elderly

I have now sent you five blogs expressing the view that frailty is not inevitable – it is preventable. If…

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Saturday, 6 Aug 2022

Frailty Part 5

I thought that I might have exhausted this topic with four blogs on the subject – but i have touched…

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Saturday, 23 Jul 2022

Frailty Part 4

We have discussed the nature and consequences of frailty plus the role of exercise (essential!) in the prevention of frailty.…

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Saturday, 16 Jul 2022

FRAILTY Part 3

Lifespan is the duration of our days on this earth. To my mind it is much less important than Healthspan…

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Saturday, 9 Jul 2022

FRAILTY Part 2

The consequences of frailty The social and financial consequences of frailty are enormous and growing. When frail people become ill…

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Saturday, 2 Jul 2022

FRAILTY Part 1

‘We do not stop exercising because we grow old – we grow old because we stop exercising.’ Kenneth Cooper, pioneer…

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Saturday, 11 Dec 2021

Physical fitness vital to health

Book update Last week I told you about my new book, “Get off the Couch, Before it’s too late! All…

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Saturday, 19 Dec 2020

FRAILTY PART 4

Healthspan The desirability of decreasing the period of dependency at the end of life cannot be overstated. We are living…

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Friday, 11 Dec 2020

FRAILTY PART 3

Age and Physical fitness Cardiorespiratory fitness increases through childhood to reach its peak by late teens to early twenties. But…

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Friday, 4 Dec 2020

FRAILTY PART 2

Frailty and Physical Fitness Several surveys have highlighted the low level of fitness in the general population and all confirm…

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