I was chatting to a personal trainer this week who specialises in coaching the military. Naturally, I asked him what exercise we should all be doing for optimal health. His answer surprised me: ‘Walking, yoga and swimming,’ he said. ‘That’s the holy trinity of exercise and that’s what I always recommend.’ ‘What about weights and…
THE 3-MIN EXERCISE THAT’S BETTER FOR LONGEVITY THAN A WALK
Annabel and I spend a lot of time walking….. and talking about walking….. talking of which…… come and join us when we talk together about Annabel’s book The Walking Cure on June 17th. Details are at the end of the post. Oooooh AND while I was writing this, The Walking Cure hit the Number 1…
WHY WE SHOULD MOVE TO OUR OWN (CIRCADIAN) RHYTHMS
I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, The Walking Cure, is now available in paperback. Thrillingly, the book has been selected as Waterstones Book of the Month, so throughout May, June and beyond I will be ‘on tour’ talking (and sometimes walking-talking, most of it free to join) about how landscapes and locations change…
Superagers, book recommendations and better brains
Annabel and I make no secret of our aspiration to be superagers. After all, that’s what ageing well is all about – living a long life in good health. And, of course, that’s not just physical health, but cognitive health too. We know that superager brains atrophy slower and experience less neuroinflammation than those of…
SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR LED LIGHT BULBS?
This morning, the sun was shining and I was lucky enough to wake up extremely early – so I went straight out for a dawn walk in my local park. Here at the Age-Well Project we’ve long advocated walking within an hour of waking up. But this morning as I walked, I wasn’t thinking about…
Trends, longevity and proprioception
Annabel and I were discussing last week how the world of health and longevity has changed in the (almost 12!) years since we started writing this blog. Back then, when Annabel mentioned to a doctor that she thought her health issues were related to her gut, she got very short shrift. Now, we know that…
WALKING POLES: WHY WE ALL NEED A PAIR
Our most viewed post — written nearly four years ago — was about walking with poles . Since I’ve recently been doing a great deal of pole-assisted walking (thanks to endless mud, relentless rain and a month in snow-locked Switzerland), it feels the right moment for an update. Because walking poles can help all of…
Libraries, brain training and tennis: help your brain age well
Annabel and I have always been a little wary of brain training exercises. There’s certainly plenty of them out there. They’re well researched, but the ultimate conclusion is often that they make you really good at playing that particular game with no substantial real-world benefits. We’d usually rather read a book, play a board game…
EAT KIMCHI AND CHOCOLATE, SWAP ALCOHOL FOR POMEGRANATE JUICE, PRACTICE ACTIVE SITTING
Well, what a miserable January it’s been. I’ve been laid low with a lingering virus that has absolutely wiped me out and which I hope none of you have suffered from. I suspect it’s Influenza A (H3N2) Subclade K – the new variant currently surging in the UK, Europe and the US. But from my…
Light and longevity
If you’re in the northern hemisphere you have probably commented – more than once –on how dark it is at the moment (if you’re anything like me, anyway). We’re used to the idea of ‘wintering’ now (and if you’re not, read Katherine May’s wonderful book of the same title) – hunkering down in the darkness,…
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