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Stay Hydrated
It's very important as we age to ensure we stay hydrated, and during the summer months when (if we are lucky!) it gets warmer if is even more important that we drink enough. Whilst the British Weather is keeping us on our toes by swinging randomly between hot and cold...
Osteoporosis and exercise
In the new UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis which was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "inactivity should be avoided, physical activity encouraged" I can't emphasise enough how important this statement is,...
Climbing the stairs
Climbing stairs can become difficult as we age due to loss of muscle strength and flexibility, and yet the ability to remains important to maintain independence. One of the exercises in the Strength and Balance Circuit is the Step Up. As you can see from the photos...
How many steps a day?
Do we really need to walk 10,000 steps a day? It's an interesting article, have a read, but the spoiler is no-one really knows (apart from the fact that walking is good for your health!). Walking counts towards the 150 minutes of physical activity the government...
Walking Posture
Posture plays an important part in walking speed and ability to walk energetically. Due to injury or illness not everyone will be able to change their walking gait and I wouldn't advise that everyone immediately goes out the the door and starts altering how they walk....
Slow the strength exercise down!
There is a method to my madness - I repeatedly say to slow down the strength exercise in a class - here is Michael Mosley explaining why. Eccentric Exercise
Walking Gait
I wanted to share this description of people walking which I had never thought of before! "Walking involves all the joints of the lower limb and is characterised by an ‘inverted pendulum’ motion, in which the body vaults over the non-moving limb." That makes it...
Osteoarthritis and Exercise
Draft guidelines have just been published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on treatment for Osteoarthritis with a steer away from pain medication such as paracetamol and opiods and towards exercise and weight-loss (if appropriate). For those...
May is National Walking Month
May is National Walking Month and it’s about getting out more rather than how fast or how far you can walk . There are so many benefits for getting out for a walk, not least it all counts towards the 150 minutes of aerobic activity that we should be trying to work...
World Stroke Day
Today is World Stroke Day, strokes are the third most common cause of death and the commonest cause of disability in the UK but you can help prevent them. Strokes can happen to anyone but you have the power to reduce risk through lifestyle changes: 🚭Quit...
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