Mature Times - Sport & Activities

Get your running shoes on - and age more slowly

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:58:18 +0100

People who run regularly age more slowly, have fewer disabilities, enjoy a longer active life span, and are half as likely as ageing nonrunners to die early deaths - according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine.

Missed your chance to take part in the Great North Run?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:23:53 +0100

Don’t despair! Clatterbridge Cancer Research Trust has five exclusive places to award to runners to take part in the Great North Run from Newcastle on Sunday 5 October 2008.

Get your trainers on for the Dymock Half Marathon…

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:18:15 +0100

For all you runners out there looking for a challenging but highly enjoyable run-out this May, the Dymock Half Marathon is now taking entries. It all kicks off at 11:00am on Sunday 25 May.

101-year-old aims to "buster record"

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:35:31 +0000

Legendary centenarian plumber Buster Martin is planning to run the 26-mile London Marathon at the tender age of 101.

Mature runners urged not to "die from ignorance"

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:14:22 +0100

You're in your 50s or 60s or even your 70s, you’ve been training hard for your next marathon, and looked forward to this day for weeks. Donning your shorts and clutching your trusty water bottle to your side, you are ready to hit the tarmac. But have you considered the risk to your health if you let your sodium levels drop too low whilst running the marathon?

Put on your dancing shoes for Help The Aged

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:40:13 +0100

Help the Aged is asking our readers to put their best foot forward and host a Tea Dance for the Charity. The new fundraising event, which takes place in the summer months, will see people across the UK organising their own Tea Dance to raise vital funds for the Charity to help disadvantaged older people avoid the misery of poverty, isolation and neglect.

Keep running, stay well

Wed, 30 May 2007 10:09:48 +0100

People who maintain a vigorously active lifestyle as they age gain less weight than people who exercise at more moderate levels, according to a first-of-its-kind study that tracked a large group of runners who kept the same exercise regimen as they grew older.

Spring into action for Cancer Research

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:00:35 +0100

Between now and September communities as far apart as Brighton, the Welsh Valleys and the Shetlands will be coming together to celebrate Cancer Research UK's "Relay For Life" and to raise more than £2 million to help the charity continue its fight against cancer.

Need to exercise but hate gyms? Then go green!

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:24:49 +0100

How can you find an enjoyable exercise routine that doesn't involve going to a gym? Well, you can, by joining a local "Green Gym" - physical activity through gardening and local environment improvement.

Relentless roadrunner still buzzing at 70

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:55:18 +0000

Tom Harrison, 70, will be joining “The Buzzers”, Help the Aged's running team for this year’s Flora London Marathon to raise money for the “Enough is Enough” campaign which aims to tackle elder abuse. Find out how you can support him.

60+ urged to "get in the swim"

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:01:21 +0000

Since The Welsh Assembly Government launched the 60+ Free Swimming scheme in 2004, over a million free swims have been provided in local authority swimming pools across Wales - with 20% of those people taking a dip for the first time.

Over 60s among Wales' most active citizens

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:36:38 +0000

A new report published by the University of Glamorgan proves that 60 really is the new 40 for people in Wales with many over 60s enjoying as much as 21 hours per week in communal activities - dispelling the myth that older people while away their hours in their own homes

Happy birthday to "The Greatest"

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:24:07 +0000

When Muhammad Ali first declared himself to be “The Greatest”, the world derided his arrogance. How could a youngster – admittedly with an Olympic Gold medal to his name – make such a claim?

Are YOU TMS compatible?

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:00:05 +0000

Are YOU TMS compatible? My wife and I are. No this is not some kind of disease, though it is a bedroom problem. But don’t worry this is not going to turn into one of those sex confession pages so beloved of the weekend supplements. It is serious though and it is driving us apart at night time.

Gift is the bee's knees

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:09:14 +0000

Do you have a partner who has everything? Are you looking for a gift that is totally different from anything you have bought him or her before? A gift that will provide plenty of opportunity for fresh air, exercise and, at the end of summer, a sweet reward.