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since Feb. 11, 2023
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Send us Fan Mail You walked, it felt fine, you went to bed happy — then woke up with a puffy, stiff knee.  Why the delay? It's one of the most predictable things in joint physiology, and once you understand it you'll never panic about it again.  In this episode, a physio explains the 24-h…

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Send us Fan Mail  When you start over after 50 — after a divorce, a loss, or just waking up in a life that no longer fits — you can't separate the mental reinvention from the physical one. This week Alex sits down with Paul Harkins, who spent 30 years building tech companies before his life fe…
Send us Fan Mail Your brain has an overnight cleaning system that flushes out the waste linked to dementia — and new research suggests exercise helps power it. The fascinating science connecting movement, sleep and a healthy brain, explained in plain English.  If you're over 40 and you want t…
Send us Fan Mail You can be "strong" and still lose the thing that gets you off the floor and out of a chair. It's called power — force times speed — and after 50 it disappears fast. Here's why it matters more than raw strength, and how to train it safely.  If you're over 4…
Send us Fan Mail  For decades it was written off as a young bodybuilder's powder — and a generation of older adults, especially women, missed out. Now the research says creatine may be one of the safest, cheapest tools for protecting your muscle, your bones AND your brain after 50.  In this ep…
Send us Fan Mail Walking is wonderful. It's also not a complete exercise programme — and after 50, the gap it leaves gets expensive.  This episode covers what walking does brilliantly, what it can't do at all, and the two sessions a week that complete the picture.  If you're over 40 …
Send us Fan Mail You might be eating "enough" protein on paper and still losing muscle — because after 50, when you eat it matters almost as much as how much. The anabolic resistance (human body over 50 becoming resistant to protein) problem explained, plus the simple breakfast fix. | If …
Send us Fan Mail A knee replacement can give you your life back — but roughly 1 in 3 that fail, fail for the same reason: a post-op joint infection.  The good news? It's rare, and if you know what to look for, it's catchable. In this episode, I lean on my 22+ years experience helping peop…
Send us Fan Mail A simple floor test just made headlines again — and for good reason. When Brazilian researchers followed 2,000 adults for 12 years, those who couldn't get up off the floor without using their hands had up to six times the risk of dying early. In this episode: what the sitting-…
Send us Fan Mail No time? No energy? Hate gyms? I've got some great news for you in this episode. New research shows brief bursts of everyday movement (or "exercise snacks") — stairs, hills, even vigorous housework — can slash health risks in people who never set foot in a gym. How &…
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