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Nordic walking

Major health benefits seen from strengthening and balancing activity throughout life

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4 Jul 2018

New evidence review supports current UK Chief Medical Officers’ guidance of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity as well as strength exercises on two or more days a week.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Mayor launches 'age-friendly challenge' at Greater Manchester’s first ever Festival of Ageing

News
2 Jul 2018
3 min read

Mayor Andy Burnham announces the launch of Festival of Ageing and the Mayoral Age-Friendly Communities Challenge to identify age-friendly places and projects.

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  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Older men in a choir

Don’t talk to me about boomers: exploding the myth of adult generations

Blog
27 Jun 2018

Many people oversimplify when they talk about age cohorts like ‘baby-boomers’ and ‘Gen X-ers’, which can lead to misconceptions about how people of ‘a certain age’ think and behave.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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The 100-year life – The importance of housing

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21 Jun 2018
2 min read

We need to begin busting myths about housing and ageing, and start focusing on current housing stock.

  • Homes
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The NHS needs radical change to adapt to our ageing society

Blog
20 Jun 2018
3 min read

To turn the NHS from a ‘national illness service’ that simply reacts to diseases into one that actively improves population health, we need a focus on four key areas.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Cairo landscape

A week in Egypt with my grandma – part 2/2

Blog
19 Jun 2018

Life in a hospital might seem monotonous or repetitive but it gives many people hope that things will improve, even if it takes patience and hard work.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Kitchen

The 100 Year Life – A family carer’s perspective

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19 Jun 2018
3 min read

Dame Philippa Russell, Vice-President of Carers UK, calls for ambition when aiming to achieve a happier and healthier 100 Year Life.

  • Homes
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Older people in a falls prevention class

Ideas for the NHS long-term plan

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18 Jun 2018

NHS England should be making bold commitments to healthy ageing in its long-term plan. Ageing Better suggests ideas for actions it could take and some areas for action with others.

  • Ageism & Inequalities

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