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To tie in with the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October I am writing about the effects of ageing and hope to persuade people that it is not “just old age” and it’s never too late to start exercising.

By 2035, 23% of the UK will be aged 65 and over. Through my work I encounter many people who seem to think that changes to their ability to function are inevitable – “It’s just old age” is a phrase I hear far too often. I want to use this article to challenge that idea and encourage people that it is never too late to start to exercise, or at least increase physical activity.

We all know that as we age we get wrinkles on our skin and grey hair, but what else happens to our bodies and can do anything about it?

Muscles, joints and bones As we age bones lose their density through loss of calcium and other minerals which makes them more susceptible to breaking.

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In the joints there is a covering of cartilage which is lubricated by synovial fluid. As we age some of the fluid is lost causing the cartilage to rub together and erode a little. This makes joints stiffer and can result in pain or arthritis.

Muscles begin to atrophy through loss of some of the tissue, this combined with changes to the nervous system can make the muscles harder to contract and weaker. As the muscle tissue is lost it is replaced by body fat making it more likely to put on weight.

All of this can cause changes to posture, walking to slow, balance to reduce and cause people to fatigue more quickly.

Heart The heart slows gradually as we age and the walls of the arteries (blood vessels) get stiffer which can lead to high blood pressure. This means that the circulation of blood is diminished and is why older people often feel colder.

The stiffening of the arteries can predispose us to the buildup of plaque – furring of the arteries which can restrict blood flow further and lead to a stroke or heart attack. This furring is made worse by high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

The nervous system As we age we begin to lose nerve cells in the body and the communication between the nerves can be slower. Changes in the nervous system associated with ageing cause the communication between the nerves cells in our brain to diminish. This is why movements can become slower, our sensory feedback (hearing, vision, touch, smell) is impaired and memory declines as we get older.

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