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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017

Strength and balance infographics

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Latest life expectancy stats remain below pre-pandemic levels

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Oct 2024
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Age-friendly case study: Supporting older people to shape their environment through walk audits

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Reaching out to rural areas: South Lanarkshire’s mobile Men’s Shed

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Exploring the impact of lockdown on older adults' mental health

Whilst the last year and a half has been stressful for us all, it’s clear that it has had a disproportionate impact on the mental wellbeing of people who were already disadvantaged before the pandemic struck. It's time to address these inequalities.

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How can we help people stay active in later life?

What are the barriers to over 50s staying active? And what work is being done to address these barriers?

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Greater Manchester committed to widening access and participation in active travel

Active travel is key to people being happier, healthier and more connected. And yet levels of active travel drop off rapidly with age. How then, can we consider opportunities to increase levels of participation?

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Better walking and cycling infrastructure crucial to keeping over 50s healthy

Our new report emphasises that well-designed neighbourhoods that enable people to walk and cycle are vital to helping people in their 50s and 60s stay active.

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Best foot forward: Exploring the barriers and enablers to active travel among 50-70 year olds

This report summarises the findings of our work on active travel and, for the first time, sets out the factors that govern active travel behaviours in people aged 50 to 70.

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Best foot forward: Understanding active travel

This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to active travel for people in their 50s and 60s, and by extension, what might work to get people in this age group walking or cycling as their default mode of travel.

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Staying indoors: The long-term impact of lockdown on older adults’ health

During the pandemic, many older adults were told to stay at home. But what does being confined indoors do to someone’s health?

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Our response to the government's announcement on social care

We welcome the government’s steps towards sustainable funding for the social care system, which has been kicked into the long grass by successive governments.

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