Studies show that regular strength-training helps to increase bone density and reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis.

Don’t beat yourself up if you have let your new year resolutions slip, instead stay motivated by treating each day as a new start, Dr Claire Parker tells Margaret Jennings.

Old people’s bodies aren’t more susceptible to disease argues a new book. It’s just the longer you live the more likely you are to pick something up along the way writes Margaret Jennings.