Getting exercise and staying mentally engaged is often challenging as we age, and aged care homes are always coming up with new and interesting ways of keeping their communities engaged and healthy. Companies around Australia are also working to that ...

It’s well known that exercise is a key element to living a long and healthy life. According to a recent Harvard study, it can help with cholesterol levels, reduce the chances of having a heart attack, ward off dementia and ...

Want to improve your working memory and decision-making throughout the day? Try regular morning workouts. That’s the message to older adults from Australian experts, whose research showed morning exercise, combined with brief light-intensity walking breaks to sedentary behaviour during the day, ...

Staying active can be a challenge for most people, but one group that may find this more cumbersome are older people or those with dementia. ACH Group has started a program where residents are offered music-based exercise classes to encourage ...

Contrary to several previous studies, new research has suggested that a common form of exercise does not improve cognitive impairment among people with dementia. The research, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found moderate to high intensity aerobic and ...

Training up community care workers in falls prevention may help curb the declining number of clients taking part in preventive exercise programs, new research suggests. Study lead Dr Elissa Burton, from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin ...

Healthcare professionals should exemplify the healthy lifestyles they preach.  It’s almost as if chronic diseases have become more infectious than the plague, and we are beginning to find out that they are just as deadly. The outlook is rather bleak. ...

Australian study to reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms through exercise A new study will test whether physical activity can improve the memory and wellbeing of people living with Alzheimer’s. The study, which is supported by Alzheimer’s Australia, will be conducted in Brisbane ...