The bicycle firm that wants to keep older people pedalling
Islabikes made a name for itself with children’s bicycles – now it wants to get grandparents riding
‘I’ve never slowed down’: meet the sports champions playing into their 80s
Pam became a world champion in her 80s, and Dickie still tackles hard at 83. What’s their secret?
The gamer, the cyclist, the kickass knitter: Carl Honoré’s heroes of ageing
The writer travelled the world looking for people who were ageing well, and his new book contains many portraits of inspiring older people. Here are four of them …
Why it’s never too late to start lifting weights
Older people benefit hugely from resistance exercises, new research has found. Here’s the best way to start, without even leaving your chair
GPs could prescribe bingo and dancing after English trial’s success
One practice prescribing activities saw 20% cut in hospital outpatient admissions
Edwina Brocklesby: ‘My sons join me on triathlons – we jump in the river together’
The athlete and fitness charity founder, 75, on cheerleading and swimming with manta rays
Should we press-gang older people into having fun?
Games such as cribbage, pontoon and shove ha’penny could take us back to the school yard and rattle our marbles
I may be an old nobody but I can still offer a helping hand to those in need
I have lived unnoticed. I have fought no wars, delivered no speeches, mounted no podiums and not hit a century. Now I can make amends
‘I enjoy the comradeship and giggles’: care home residents get active
A £1m programme is bringing adapted activities including weightlifting and volleyball to older people in care settings
‘The magic of cinema’: the club supporting older people with HIV
The Terrence Higgins Trust initiative aims to combat loneliness and encourage discussion through a shared love of film
Where to move for… a long life
The best places in Britain for longevity? (Clue: it helps if you have money)
To treat or not to treat: find out what really matters to the patient
Informed consent is a tenet of a good doctor-patient relationship, particularly when it comes to the elderly
The price of driving down care home costs? Staff who quit after a few weeks
Making money out of the sick, feeble and helpless means treating them and their care workers like rubbish. No wonder turnover is so high
Comedy in a care home: the standups taking slapstick into new territory
The residents were expecting bingo. Instead they got lessons in strawberry spitting, a Railway Children spoof – and a stuntman stripping to his underpants
Tech revolution is coming to healthcare – GPs must be part of it
Smartphones offer an opportunity to get information into the hands of those who need it most; complaining from the sidelines is futile