Exercise as Medicine: A Long Overdue Prescription for Aging Well The UK's Health and Social Care Committee has issued a stark warning about the link between physical inactivity and poor health in older age, but its message is anything but new.
The report's emphasis on exercise as a crucial factor in maintaining health later in life echoes warnings that have been sounded by experts for decades.
Statistics paint a sobering picture: one in six deaths in the UK is attributed to insufficient physical activity, with an estimated annual cost of £7. 4 billion.