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Accessing old blogs Before diving into this week’s blog, I said last time that I…
Read moreAccessing old blogs Before diving into this week’s blog, I said last time that I…
Read moreI have now sent you five blogs expressing the view that frailty is not inevitable – it is preventable. If…
Read moreI thought that I might have exhausted this topic with four blogs on the subject – but i have touched…
Read moreWe have discussed the nature and consequences of frailty plus the role of exercise (essential!) in the prevention of frailty.…
Read moreLifespan is the duration of our days on this earth. To my mind it is much less important than Healthspan…
Read moreThe consequences of frailty The social and financial consequences of frailty are enormous and growing. When frail people become ill…
Read more‘We do not stop exercising because we grow old – we grow old because we stop exercising.’ Kenneth Cooper, pioneer…
Read moreBook update Last week I told you about my new book, “Get off the Couch, Before it’s too late! All…
Read moreHealthspan The desirability of decreasing the period of dependency at the end of life cannot be overstated. We are living…
Read moreAge and Physical fitness Cardiorespiratory fitness increases through childhood to reach its peak by late teens to early twenties. But…
Read moreFrailty and Physical Fitness Several surveys have highlighted the low level of fitness in the general population and all confirm…
Read moreThe genesis of Frailty For the past six months I have been writing about all the degenerative diseases which assail…
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