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  1. Healthy eating guide

    to eat healthily on a budget.  Try these tips to eat well and spend less: Plan your meals and stick to a shopping list so you buy only the items you need. Try not to rely on ready meals as they are ... your area like Meals on Wheels. Keeping active will help improve your appetite. Try going for a short walk every day or find another activity you enjoy that keeps you on the move. If you find this difficult

  2. Pet pals: companionship in later life

    effect on our health and wellbeing. Listening to birdsong has been shown to lower blood pressure, walking a dog helps us stay active, and connecting with four-legged friends has even been used as a form ... their own home, so we’ll go in and visit them, but we foster dogs. We’ll then continue to walk the dog during the owner’s recovery. For older people who don’t drive anymore, we’ll

  3. Making your next move

    we’ll feel less breathless climbing stairs or walking longer distances. Meanwhile, resistance and weight-bearing activities like boxing, CrossFit and Nordic walking help maintain muscle mass and bone density ... ways to get involved with all the sports and activities on offer – from group walks with the Ramblers to walking cricket with a range of local partners. And the Age UK Network is very much in on the

  4. Tom's incredible feet

    89-year-old Tom has been active all his life. “I’ve always enjoyed running and hill walking,” he says. “I did my first ever fell run in Hong Kong in 1963, and that was quite fun ... fun. In the 1970s I was a guide for ramblers and led trips in the Alps, and then I ran my own walking holiday business for 21 years, organising trips around Britain.” Then in 2004, at the age of 67

  5. Act Now, Age Better

    campaign partners and supporters are offering plenty of ways to take action and move more – from walking versions of popular sports to more challenging exercise classes. Stay informed Read our information

  6. Invest in your health as you age

    like – are you used to regular exercise or are you starting from scratch? It's far easier to stick with something new if you enjoy doing it, so make having fun a top priority when you're getting started ... doing – you can progress at your own level. Try a couple of different things. It's easier to stick with something if it's fun, so it's worth trying a few options to find something you feel comfortable

  7. Stories of Painful Journeys

    so I’m unable to drive. I have to travel to hospital for weekly blood tests. ‘I find it painful walking and I can’t go far - I get too knackered. ‘To get to hospital, I take three buses but over this last ... me awful balance, so I’m always falling over. With my arthritis I can only walk very small distances, so its painful walking between buses. ‘Amazingly, I don’t qualify for hospital transport. Apparently

  8. Sheila's sweet potato and butternut squash soup

    simmer until soft. Add a pinch of herbs and black pepper to taste. When cooled, blend until smooth. A stick hand blender is great for this as you can leave it in the pan, but be careful that you don’t get splashed

  9. Denise discusses tough topics

    panellist on Loose Women, is here for a friendly kickabout at a women-only session as part of the Age UK Walking Football Programme . And while Denise admits to not being the biggest devotee of The Beautiful Game ... profound effect upon how, aged 64, she lives her life today. How did you enjoy your first taste of walking football? “I enjoyed it! What was fantastic was seeing the camaraderie and the fun and the

  10. Do what you can

    life because they couldn’t balance on one leg, to developing the strength to take walks outside without a walking aid is really rewarding, because it’s enabled that person to have more independence ... someone: ‘Can you think of something that you really enjoy doing?’ Someone may enjoy walking, just popping down to the post box or having a chat with a neighbour over the fence. In finding out

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