Ageing with attitude: Moving away from aches and pains

Katy Bowman, in her new book ‘Dynamic Ageing’, advocates moving one thing — anything — differently in your life. It will be rewarding, says Margaret Jennings.

Here’s a quote: “Ageing is inevitable — aches and pains are not. We get used to this idea that where we are physically as we age, is unchangeable — that we have bad backs, or knees, or sore feet, but this is not so,” says biomechanist Katy Bowman, who specialises in body movement.

“When it comes to adaptation to movement, we can become better movers at any age. The ship has not sailed; it sails every day. It sails 1,000 times a day — there are almost endless opportunities for you to move more,” she tells Feelgood.