by Maggie | Mar 1, 2021 | Health & Beauty Features
Fitness and exercise are important health considerations for people over 50 – even in a lockdown. Here’s how to give the old joints a spring clean with exercise. Walking is the only exercise in which the rate of participation does not decline in the middle...
by Maggie | Feb 1, 2021 | Health & Beauty Features
Exercising the mind is just as important as exercising the body if you want to get the most from life. The mind is often thought of as a muscle, meaning that the more you challenge it, the stronger it will become. Over the years scientists have frequently explored the...
by Maggie | Jan 1, 2021 | Health & Beauty Features
Age can make you a stronger, happier and more confident. A lot of people fear growing older, but if you ask us, the ageing process brings some pretty great benefits – as Vicar of Dibley actress Dawn Frenchknows. She told the Radio Times Christmas issue: “It’s a...
by Maggie | Dec 1, 2020 | Health & Beauty Features
Maintaining an exercise regime in winter can be much more challenging than in summer. When the sun’s out, the days are warm and the nights long, it’s easier to find the motivation to go for a run or hit the gym. But in the cold, dark days of winter, exercise often...
by Maggie | Oct 30, 2020 | Health & Beauty Features
Many people swear by the benefits of cold water swimming, and scientists think that they might be on to something. Claire’s legs ache with cold as she pushes forwards into the messy grey sea, grey sand stretching behind her, grey sky above. She braces herself against...
by Maggie | Sep 30, 2020 | Health & Beauty Features
There is a new buzz word on the street: ‘social prescribing’. This is the term that GP’s are using that covers the referral of patients to a broad range of local clubs and activities to help address their health issues. Latest research suggests that having a hobby can...