Whenever I’m able to drag myself out for an early-morning walk along the seafront or jog in the park, I’m always amazed by the handful of elderly individuals I see running comfortably. Incredibly, many of them appear to be fitter than the younger individuals out on their morning jog! But how do these athletes maintain… Read more

In the first semester of my final year studying sport and exercise science at the undergraduate level, I took a course module that would ultimately inspire me to begin writing about the importance of exercise for health. It was a life-changing series of lectures – not because I learned anything particularly unexpected, but because it… Read more

Sarcopenia is probably not a word you hear thrown around often. I certainly hadn’t heard of it until I began studying exercise science. However, it’s a concept many of us understand intuitively, even if we don’t know it. The problem within the health services and sciences community is that there isn’t one accepted definition of… Read more