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Exercise in old age - ”we need kendo classes in Huddersfield”

Exercise in old age - ”we need kendo classes in Huddersfield”

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Exercise in old age - ”we need kendo classes in Huddersfield”

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There's a crisis in old age care - not just in the UK, around the world, as population demographics shift, and the proportion of older people increase - there's a worry about who's going to look after them, and how much is it going to cost?

However, a new analysis on bmj.com says this picture need not be so gloomy - they say that encouraging exercise in older people could save billions - by keeping frailty at bay and increasing healthy life expectancy.

We're joined by two of the authors of that analysis - Scarlett McNally, consultant orthopedic surgeon at Eastbourne District General Hospital, and Muir Gray, public health doctor.

Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j4609
Released:
Oct 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.