A recent British Medical Journal (BMJ) article pointed out that most fractures in people of 70 years or older occur in those without osteoporosis. Therefore, the answer to the problem cannot lie in more bone densitometry and biphosphonate prescribing. A 5-year follow-up report from a Finnish trial suggests that exercise programmes could be far more… Read More
Older people are bombarded with advice to keep active. A cross sectional survey of 3499 Irish people aged 65 and over shows that nearly 70% of respondents manage at least 30 minutes a day of moderate intensity activity five days a week (Age and Ageing 2015, doi:10.1093/ageing/afv042). It also shows that the variables most strongly… Read More
Within the outdoor fitness market, and the fitness industry in general, the age range of clients can be significant, ranging from 16 to 65+. As such, it is important that training providers and fitness professionals’ understand the issuing relating to older exercisers. Length of military service is governed, to some extent, by age. Most soldiers… Read More
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