senior citizens
12/07/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Being polite to the elderly is bad for their health; they need to stand up, walk further, carry their own packages, expert claims
Are you doing senior citizens more harm than good by offering them your seat on the bus? According to one Oxford professor, you most definitely are. Instead of giving a seat to the elderly, you should be encouraging them to stand up and become more physically active, claimed Sir Muir Gray, clinical adviser to Public […]
12/04/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
Retire from work, not exercise: New study confirms any and all physical activity in elderly helps reduce cardiovascular risk
An 18-year long study is concluding that any physical activity at any level in elderly people is better than being completely inactive in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. The researchers wanted to determine whether regular physical activity provides cardiovascular health benefits in elderly people. In the study, the researchers compared the link between different […]
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