At 75, Cherie Rohn took up fencing, which she said was the "most strenuous thing I've ever done." But she takes a day off ...

Leading global trends in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2025 report include advances in wearable tech beyond ...

Over the years Pilates has become a super exercise that can help you achieve different fitness goals in a fun way. Often ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Conclusions: The elderly people who regularly practiced tai chi not only showed better proprioception at the ankle and knee joints than sedentary controls, but also better ankle kinaesthesis than ...