Category: Ageing

  • Can Exercise Help Us Live Longer, and Is That Even the Right Question to Ask?

    Can Exercise Help Us Live Longer, and Is That Even the Right Question to Ask?

    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 and Ageing: The Role of Exercise in Preserving Muscle Health

    Sarcopenia and Ageing: The Role of Exercise in Preserving Muscle Health

    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