Benefits of working out in old age Exercise is an essential part of your lifestyle at any age, particularly for older adults.

Exercise has always been fundamental to maintaining overall health, especially as you age. Some older people can benefit from ...

A fitness expert says the best low-impact workout for older people who want to look and feel younger is Pilates.

How often should older people exercise, and for how long? How might prescriptions for exercise be influenced by underlying diseases? What sort of exercise is best, and what should be done when ...

Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their ...

Studies suggest regular exercise is more effective than any drug yet invented to prevent conditions facing older people, such as muscle loss. To reap the full benefits, this pattern of behaviour ...

There seems to always be something new in the fitness world. Whether it is a new piece of equipment in the gym, a new ...

It also reveals that older people prioritise fitness and nutrition far more than their juniors do. The earlier one makes fitness a part of adulthood, the greater you can stretch your healthspan to ...

Objective—To assess the effectiveness of exercise programmes in preventing falls (and/or lowering the risk of falls and fall related injuries) in older people. Design—A review of controlled clinical ...

The large benefits of tai chi exercise on proprioception may result in the maintenance of balance control in older people. tai chi exercise proprioception kinaesthesis elderly balance control ...

10 Today is an exercise programme from Sport England and Demos designed for older people to protect against poor health and disease, and improve mental health and maintain independence.