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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 and later...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Losing weight can reduce your risk of some potentially serious health problems. There’s no getting around the fact that losing weight takes work and there’s no ‘secret’ way to do it. But the journey to health doesn’t need to leave you feeling hungry or unhappy with...

As the wearing of face coverings and masks becomes mandatory in our daily lives, we look at ways to stop your glasses fogging up whilst wearing one. Why do glasses fog up when wearing a face mask? Due to the limited airflow, glasses fogging tends to be more common...

When cases of coronavirus rapidly escalated earlier this year, the UK government instructed those deemed most at risk of needing hospital treatment if diagnosed with Covid-19 to stay at home. These ‘shielding’ measures were designed to protect 2.2 million people and...

Planned Government regulations will soon require face coverings to be worn by all hospital outpatients and visitors as well as anyone travelling on public transport in England. Before the new rules come into effect on June 15, here is what you need to know about the...

The benefits of walking for our physical well-being are well documentedbut a 30 minute daily walk can help reduce stress and anxiety too. How will I benefit physically from walking regularly? Walking at a brisk pace - making your heart beat faster, but where you are...

Many of us will reach for the vitamin C if we’ve caught a cold, or want to avoid getting one. But now scientists are looking at whether it could help beat coronavirus too. Chinese researchers are assessing how very high daily doses of the vitamin - around 60 times...