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When you are struggling with your mental health, getting active may be one of the last things you feel like doing. But, if you can muster the energy, evidence shows that exercise has a powerfully beneficial effect. One study last year, published in the medical journal Jama Psychiatry, found that physical activity is an effective…

CAN you touch your toes or do you find your fingers reach only as far as your knees? Flexibility declines sharply with age and the natural suppleness of youth will quickly disappear if efforts aren’t made to preserve it. The effects can be profound — as we move less freely, the risk of injury rises…