Even though I am fanatical about the benefits of regular exercise I know I still have much to learn about the full range of what it can achieve. I am grateful to my friend and colleague, Karen, for pointing out to me the effects of exercise both for preventing and for...
Frailty and physical fitness Frailty is mainly the result of an accumulation of long-term physical inactivity and one or more of the degenerative diseases associated with ageing. These are all promoted by lack of exercise and thus the main risk factor for the...
Testing for frailty Here is a test for frailty: Sit in an upright chair. Start your stopwatch, get up and walk 3 yards, turn round, return to your chair and sit down. A time of less than 10 seconds is normal, between 10 and 20 seconds is an indicator of encroaching...
We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop exercising. Kenneth Cooper. What is Frailty? Frailty in old age is a huge and growing problem and the role of exercise in the prevention and treatment of frailty is one of the...
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