- Dame Helen Mirren, 79, encourages embracing ageing despite its challenges and advises younger people to adopt healthy habits early on.
- She is supporting Age UK's Act Now, Age Better campaign, promoting small lifestyle changes like walking or yoga now for long-term health benefits.
- A new Age UK poll reveals that 47 per cent of people aged 50-65 feel they don't exercise enough, citing health issues, lack of fitness, and time constraints as barriers.
- Age UK emphasises the importance of regular physical activity for maintaining physical and mental well-being in later life.
- England's chief medical officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, supports the campaign, highlighting exercise as a key preventative strategy for healthy ageing.
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