Women would benefit from being prescribed exercise as medicine, according to a QUT study that revealed moderate to high intensity activity is essential to reducing the risk of death in older women. Professor Debra Anderson, from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, said that in addition to conventional treatments for physical and mental health, […]

What is known? It is common knowledge that people’s mental abilities tend to slow with age.1,2   In fact there is a well documented cognitive decline which accelerates around the age of 50.3,4  Research has shown that a regular exercise programme can slow down or even prevent functional decline associated with ageing.  The health benefits for […]