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How to age well

How to age well
Even before we’re born, the ageing process begins. We are all ageing, every minute, and will never be younger than we are right now. Learn from others, experts and successful agers, what you can do to maintain a strong body, mind and spirit, to slow the ageing process and add more years to your life -- and more life to your years.
Canny Chan (left) and Mary Chan are part of the Hong Kong Ballet Silver Ballet programme. The initiative began during the pandemic in 2021 and was created for people aged 55 years and older. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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How ballet helps these seniors keep their bodies – and brains – feeling young

Canny Chan, 68, and Mary Chan, 82, expected physical benefits when they took up ballet two years ago. The cognitive benefits were a surprise.

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He lost 10kg in 10 months: 66-year-old Singaporean’s inspiring fitness journey

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Hong Kong’s elderly risk ‘hidden malnutrition’. Expert tips on staying healthy

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Their rock ‘n’ roll life led to anxiety, depression. How they beat the ‘devil’

Celebrity couple Candy Lo and Sammy So talk about hitting rock bottom, taking up running, and how they now do marathons across the globe.

Interview with the Cantopop musicians (left) Candy Lo Hau-yam and Sammy So Ho-choy at So’s studio in Kwai Fong. Hong Kong celebs turned avid runners, ageing healthily story. 17JUL26. SCMP / Jelly Tse
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How Erling Haaland gets great sleep and its role in fighting ‘inflammaging’

Quality rest, diet and lifestyle are vital for the prevention of chronic, low-grade inflammation – which accelerates as our bodies age.

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The key to better brain health and ‘super-ageing’ could lie in your bones

Our bones produce a hormone called osteocalcin, activated by exercise, that crosses into the brain to fight memory loss and anxiety.

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Why ‘extreme fitness FOMO’ can do more harm than good for people 40 and up

Driven by status and events like Hyrox, many midlife Hongkongers are pushing themselves to the limit. But experts warn of the dangers.

Leslie Evangelista, a personal trainer and the head strength and conditioning coach at Hong Kong Sports Clinic, says that while someone in their 20s can “borrow from tomorrow and get away with it ... a midlife body keeps the receipts”. Photo: May Tse
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Fit after 50: How Indian influencer couple beat chronic pain with exercise

Tara and Sushila Thapa overcame chronic pain by getting fit in midlife. Now their Instagram page and running group encourage others.

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He’s 90 and still runs half-marathons. How this retired professor defies age

Meet Yul Kwon, a nonagenarian who maintains his endurance through daily exercise, a Mediterranean diet and a focus on sleep.

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Luxury anti-inflammation retreats are booming, but do the benefits last?

Private clubs and hotels are cashing in on US$4,000 retreats that claim to reduce inflammation, offering lymphatic drainage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and more.

A peek inside Acme Wellness Hong Kong's contrast therapy suite, with a cold plunge tub and sauna. Photo: Handout
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Manuka honey: New Zealand’s skincare, wellness and gut health elixir

Discover the benefits of New Zealand’s gold-standard honey, renowned for its antibacterial properties and gut health benefits.

Manuka honey, like this raw product by Manukora, boasts a reputation spanning wellness and skincare, and is backed by celebrity endorsements and medical-grade certifications. Photo: Handout
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She traded Wall Street for acupuncture to solve pain that had derailed her life

The daughter of a Hong Kong surgeon, Winnie Chan Wang reveals how wanting to ‘hack’ her body led her to learn traditional Chinese medicine.

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How tai chi energises these Chinese retirees: ‘everyone’s health has improved’

Tai chi practitioners at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven talk about learning the ancient Chinese practice and how it benefits health and spirit.

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Lose sleep, gain weight: how chronic sleep loss can add 0.5kg every 6 weeks

Shortening adequate sleep by 80 minutes a night saw adults’ weight go up one pound in just six weeks in a recent study.

Not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain and increases in sedentary behaviour and insulin resistance, according to a recent Columbia University study. Photo: Shutterstock
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How TCM helped a 71-year-old with Parkinson’s run 100 marathons in 100 days

American chiropractor and TCM practitioner Larry Grogin shares how Chinese herbs and acupuncture helped him as he made his way across the US.

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Chiropractor and acupuncturist Larry Grogin runs in Ohio in the US during his successful bid to complete 100 marathons in as many days to raise money for organisations that help Parkinson’s sufferers. The 71-year-old shares how traditional Chinese medicine helped him achieve this feat. Photo: Instagram.com/runlarryrun26
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Low-inflammation diet can cut dementia risk by almost 30%. Here’s how

Researchers find that anti-inflammatory foods can even lower risk for those with the markers of Alzheimer’s that show up long before onset.

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8 surprising sleep facts and why shut-eye affects every aspect of our lives

From the science behind sleep paralysis to lucid dreams and memory making, experts help us understand little-known but vital aspects of sleep.

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Opinion | Hong Kong can be the Asia-Pacific’s longevity hub

City has unique conditions to be the premier regional hub for longevity research, clinical trials, regulatory approval and capital scaling.

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Hong Kong start-ups are closing ‘glaring gap’ in women’s health technology

Meet the Hong Kong innovators who are addressing the needs for women-focused health solutions, from apps to fertility treatment centres.

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She lost her infant son. Strength training helped her rebuild her life

After losing her son Joshua, diet and weightlifting helped Beatrice Caffrey build physical and emotional strength. Now she’s helping others.

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50km ultra-marathon on ‘magical’ 5-day Easter Island holiday a race like no other

A five-day running and hiking tour of Rapa Nui left this writer in awe of the Pacific island’s landscape and spirituality, and slightly lost.

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Writer Lily Canter runs past 15 moai statues at Ahu Tongariki, the most famous point on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, during her five-day tour organised by Rat Race. Photo: Leo Francis/Rat Race
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What is ‘urge surfing’? How does it help with addiction and bad habits?

The technique manages cravings and compulsive behaviours like phone addiction by encouraging people to ride out their urges like waves.

Experts describe how to use mindfulness techniques such as “urge surfing” to overcome addiction urges and cravings and take back control. Photo: Shutterstock
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The science of skincare, according to 111Skin’s co-founder – interview

Eva Alexandridis’ husband, Yannis, is a plastic surgeon who works at their clinic on London’s famous Harley Street – which also provides inspiration for new products.

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Strength training helped a mum save her kids. Now she’s urging others to start

Jennifer Wannenmacher rescued her children from a risky sea incident. The 47-year-old shares how to build strength in middle age.

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‘Darling, we made it’: 67-year-old completes 2,200km run to honour late wife

Lim Shyang Guey’s 86-day run around Peninsular Malaysia to raise money for cancer treatment in honour of his late wife finished on June 21.

Lim Shyang Guey walks through a crowd after completing his “Run for Gold” campaign, in which he ran 2,200km around Peninsular Malaysia over 86 days in tribute to his wife, who died of gallbladder cancer in 2024. Photo: Michael Tanhy
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Is your face fit for the gym? How to do your make-up for a workout

Once considered a cosmetics-free zone, the workout session is now turning the other cheek – and it’s tinted, with Rhode and Charlotte Tilbury offering gym-friendly options.

Gigi Hadid staying fresh-faced in a fitness-focused collaboration with Reebok. Photo: Handout
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‘Midlife is the time’: why dementia prevention should start in your 40s

From high blood pressure to hearing loss, cognitive-decline risk factors surface earlier than you think. Here’s how to reduce your risk.

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Don’t have life sorted by 25? Not to worry – why TCM says your peak comes later

Traditional Chinese medicine observes peak physical and reproductive age as 28 for women and 32 for men, much older than in Western medicine.

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