Best Diet For Older People

I noticed an article in the Daily Express which was about the best diet for older people. Since I appear (or may appear) to fit into this catagory I thought I would have a closer look. It advises that older people should consume more protien as they get older to help maintain muscle mass. Sounds […]

Combat Frailty By Exercising THIS Part Of The Body

I noticed an article in the Daily Express titled “Bone fracture risk: Combat frailty by exercising THIS part of the body” and thought it was worth investigating further. Well it turns out they are recommending squats as the exercise for combating frailty. Funny as I thought it would probably be best to go for an all […]

New Rules For Exercising If You’re Over 50

This post relates to me, and a few of the people I train with on a regular basis. I think anyway. To be honest I have not changed my preparation to training since I started as a child. You see I have two very big weaknesses. One is warming up before I train (never enough […]

Soya In Your Diet And Good Health

Is cutting soya from your diet the secret to good health? It seems like a strange question to ask, but apparently that was what I was reading in the Independent the other day. I just took it for granted that soya was one of the good foods to be eating, but apparently a lot of […]

Time, not material goods, ‘raises happiness’

This is something I could have told you a long time ago. In our ever increasingly busy lifestyles we are forgetting to pause for breath, and as a result are missing the world as it passes us by. Taking some time out for yourself occasionally helps to make a real difference to your quality of […]