Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Intro – 97 Year Old Grace Chambers Breaks European Parkrun Record Grace Chambers, aged 97, has become Europe’s oldest Parkrunner to reach the 250 run milestone. She has just completed the 5k run at Ormeau Park in south Belfast. Grace had heart surgery four weeks ago but that didn’t stop her taking part in the
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Running for just 75 minutes a week can help you increase longevity by 12 years. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. The study looked specifically at telomeres, the structures at the end of chromosomes. As a general rule, the longer and more numerous telomeres are, the better your cellular health. As we age,
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Maria Dolores Gradwell Llorente Ribeiro, an intelligent, friendly, articulate, hard working lady… an extrovert with a contagious laughter. She loved painting and she enjoyed art. She loved cooking and baking and she was quite a Chef. My aunt had a beautiful voice and there was always much singing in the car wherever we went. My
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Intro – I am a 102-Year-Old Doctor – How to Live a Long Fulfilling Life Dr. Gladys McGarey is a 102-year-old doctor with a passion for what she refers to as “living medicine.” She encourages her patients to look “at disease and pain as teachers” to understand what illnesses are showing them about their bodies
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Birthday Girl Maria Dolores Gradwell Llorente Ribeiro turned 92 on the 10th October and yesterday family and friends gathered in Cape Town where they live to celebrate the beautiful occasion. 4 Generations 4 Generations!! Seated: my Aunt. Standing: Paula (daughter), Tiandros (grandson), Laura (granddaughter) and Samuel (great-grandson)👏👏👏 Birthday Celebration Queen Mary as she is at
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Countries where there is corruption/ poor governance/ the infrastructure is not maintained… will never get anywhere. Tragic for people who live in those countries. Fortunately not all countries are losers. Read the original article: Ranked: The Best Countries to Retire In Featured photo by Marc Najera on Unsplash
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Ranked: The Best Countries to Retire in Around the World Our global population is getting older. By 2050, the OECD predicts that 30% of people worldwide will be aged 65 or over. While some countries are relatively prepared to handle this increase in the elderly demographic, others are already feeling the squeeze and struggling with the challenges that come
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Intro A recent study found that poor diet was killing more people globally than tobacco. In fact, this same study stated that 1 in 5 early deaths could have been prevented with a better diet. Importantly, this research pointed out how it is the foods that we don’t eat that are shortening our life expectancy.
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Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Sept. 8, 2022. She was 96. Although she was among the world’s wealthiest women, the Queen led a relatively low-key life. Her famously modest lifestyle may have contributed to her longevity. The Queen was still horse riding at 94! The Queen had been in good
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Walk, run, hike or cycle to live longer. Women and men can reduce the risk of getting breast cancer and colon cancer resp. simply by walking 30 minutes a day… There are many health benefits if you walk, run, hike and/ or cycle. Research shows that you’re likely to live longer if you walk at
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