STAY FIT FOREVER THE 12 RULES OF SMART AGEING

‘There’s a lot about grace in growing older – the grace to be at peace with oneself and the world as it is, and to be satisfied with the life you have,’ says Dr Lucy Pollock, author of The Book about Getting Older (For People Who Don’t Want to Talk About It). But grace is not all that can benefit older people. There are many things you can do as you age to stave off frailty, maintain independence and improve mental wellbeing – and even small changes can make a significant impact.

Dr Pollock is a consultant in geriatric medicine at a large general hospital in England, and decades of experience inform her new book. Growing old can be hard