11/08/2026
Recent Discussions on , , and ,
https://huraustralia.com.au/news/recent-discussions-on-frailty-dementia-exercise-and-healthspan/
Some great research, industry recommendations and opinion pieces have been published recently. Our favorite topics, healthspan and have been mentioned even in mainstream media.
In March a consensus statement driven by multidisciplinary experts and consumers across Australia provided a comprehensive recommendation on the prevention and management of frailty in community-dwelling older adults.
Clinical experts, researchers, policy stakeholders and consumer representatives created a set of recommendations embed integrated, frailty care delivered in community settings to optimise outcomes for all older adults, across all stages of frailty.
UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines were published in July.
The first phrase says it all: “If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure, due to the great many illnesses it can prevent and treat.”
This phrase continues the message, empasising it on a national level.
These guidelines emphasise the benefits of for everyone, at all life stages and summarise the benefits, and suggestions of regular physical activity on a range of physical and mental health benefits such as reducing the risk of disease, managing existing conditions and developing and maintaining physical and mental function.
The evidence is clear and guidelines are given, yet the behaviours of people don’t change. This is a matter that was discussed in a publication by Gluchowski et al, published in the British medical journal, “Strength training in later life: narrowing the evidence-to-practice gap”.
The authors discuss methodologies that could bring the evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice, easing the implementation of the ever-increasing research knowledge offering clear guidelines for best-practice, evidence-based exercise, and recommend a five step model.
A new study from University of Queensland defined that strength training could delay a dementia diagnosis by up to six years,
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Finally, last week Healthspan was mentioned in the media.
In the first paragraph the author, Professor Stuart Philipps states: Living longer and living well are not in sync. While we’ve partly solved the first one, we are lagging behind at the second.”
It is exciting that , and training are starting to get the attention that they deserve, even in mainstream media. We must keep on advocating for exercise, the right exercise
You can find links to all articles in our latest blog, https://huraustralia.com.au/news/recent-discussions-on-frailty-dementia-exercise-and-healthspan/
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