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In real life, we’re rarely just do one thing.   We walk while talking.We carry groceries while watching for traffic.We cook dinner while listening to a podcast.     Life doesn’t…

If you are an older adult and you’re not doing some form of strength training, chances are ageing may not treat you kindly. You’ve probably heard that we lose muscle (sarcopenia)…

Like many little girls, Jan Cameron loved to be near horses. Unlike them, she left school at 14, rode in her first race at 15, and went on to earn…

Stress is often assumed to fade with age. Once work ends and responsibilities lessen, life is expected to become calmer. Yet many people over sixty find the opposite is true.…

The other day, one of our members approached me in the gym and asked what I knew about creatine. “I’ve been taking one 5-gram scoop each morning for about a…

Housed deep within the inner ear, the vestibular system provides the brain with critical information about motion, head position and spatial orientation. Together with vision and proprioception (the body’s awareness…

Anxiety can feel like the body’s accelerator - heart racing, palms sweaty, thoughts spiralling. Fortunately, we also have a brake. Meet the vagus nerve (VN), the long cranial nerve that…

We are delighted to welcome Renzie Hanham to the Exercise as Medicine® team. Renzie’s primary role will be to use his experience working as a mental skills coach with high-performance…

Judy McCracken is the wife of Parkinson’s person Neil. This is her take on their journey … The first thing I noticed was that his right arm wasn’t swinging like his…