Women's Fitness

FUTURE-PROOF YOUR BODY

Being old may feel a long way off, but ageing starts in your 30s, and you could well be old for a long time. So how can you give yourself the best chance at being super sprightly at 90? Start prepping your body in the right way now, say the experts. Here’s why: ‘We’re  Preparing ourselves in the right way will make a huge difference to our overall health and quality of life as we get older, underlines Sir Muir Gray, director of the optimal ageing programme at the University of Oxford and creator of the new Living Longer Better course for health and fitness professionals run by Future Fit Training (). ‘While our lifespans are increasing (thanks largely to medical interventions), our healthspans are not.’

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