Centre for Better Ageing image - woman in a high street sat on a bench with her dog.

So When Should We Think About Ageing?

The Earlier the Better

Keeping our brain and body active, eating healthy food, being connected to friends and family will all help us to age well.

But it is never too late to start

We are tempted, with each new decade, or each new health problem, to be less and less active. But we should actually be doing just the opposite. Ideally we are all in training for older age.

Older woman on a rowing machine in a gym environment

Remember the fitness gap?

Each small, healthy change, whenever we make it, will help to close the gap.

Fitness gap image showing decreasing ability after approximately 30 years which is altered depending on level of fitness. The fitter you are the slower the decreased in ability. — Credit: Live Longer Better

Our material circumstances matter too. As well as our physical and mental fitness, we want to plan for our financial wellbeing in older age.

In the next section we look at what we are doing as individuals and as a community to age healthily in Torbay.

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What are we doing to promote healthy ageing in Torbay?

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