Celebrating Sir Muir’s book on National Fitness Day

Of all the notable awareness days that happen throughout the year, National Fitness Day, taking place on the 22 September, resonates particularly strongly with the Riverstone ethos.  Part of our approach to providing exceptional living for the over 65s is that staying healthy and well should be a lifelong goal.

We’ve partnered with several specialists to help us in delivering an environment where our residents feel supported in living life to the full.  One of whom is Sir Muir Gray, one of the leading thinkers in optimising physical and mental health in later years.

According to organisers, National Fitness Day is a chance to highlight the role that physical activity plays helping us lead healthier lifestyles through being physical active.  The event sees a huge range of activity options enjoyed by participants of all ages, such as ‘plank offs’, yoga and pilates classes, treadmill challenges, high-street HIIT classes, dance-offs, mass walks and virtual workouts.

National Fitness Day is an apt occasion to talk about Sir Muir’s work and his dedication to encouraging older people to take charge of their health.  Using his medical background and vast knowledge of what happens to our bodies as we get older, Sir Muir shares advice on how to stay physically, cognitively and emotionally active and has launched a range of books, articles and his Optimal Ageing Program, which has a dedicated website.

Sir Muir’s latest book is ‘Increase your Brainability—and Reduce your Risk of Dementia’.  It summarises the world's scientific knowledge about increasing brain ability and reducing the risk of dementia and encourages fighting back against the modern environment through simple but effective lifestyle changes, including regular exercise.

There is no doubt that taking positive action and adopting a positive mindset are crucial to enjoying life.  We are delighted to be joining others in marking this special day and highlighting Sir Muir’s work in helping people who don’t want to give up on a good quality of life in their later years.

For more information:

https://www.nationalfitnessday.com/

Increase your Brainability—and Reduce your Risk of Dementia

https://www.livelongerbetter.net/more-about-the-optimal-ageing-programme.html