Southern Mail senior reporter ROSHAN ABRAHAMS, who is also a qualified personal trainer, has launched a fitness and health column, Fit Foundations, to help you kickstart your fitness journey. In part ...

Maintaining joint health is crucial for seniors, as strong joints support mobility and independence in daily activities.

How long can you stand on one leg? This balance ability is apparently a good indicator of how we’re aging — or so say several ...

Healthy ageing involves staying active, and strengthening your joints is essential. Daily physical exercise can help you maintain mobility and remain active as you age. Here are 6 expert-recommended ...

Holding a plank targets the abdominals, obliques, back, arms, and shoulders. Learn the correct form for this muscle-building ...

When I step off the bike after a particularly intense cycling class, my legs can sometimes ... you’d need strength training: During your working sets, you put your muscles under a lot of load ...

Experts explain whether vibration plates actually work to build and tone muscle, or if you should stick with regular exercise ...

For beginners, Dr. Van Den Meerendonk suggests using a bar at a height that’s easy to grab onto. Maybe it’s lower down (say, ...

Without exercises that get you moving in new ways and building strength, you also risk injury. This is precisely why you need to an aerobic workout designed for seniors, like the one below ...

But, for many people, getting down on the floor for crunches or attempting advanced moves like hanging leg raises is too ...

Since the three-in-one centre was set up in February 2024, Reach and SLEC have served a total of about 450 seniors – it can ...