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  OUR FEET ARE EASY TO NEGLECT – BUT THEY NEED SOME LOVING CARE, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET OLDER, PODIATRIST EMILY SMITH EXPLAINS. From the day we start walking, our feet are subject to extreme conditions. The foot is an extremely resilient part of the body, but its biological age and appearance are influenced by many factors, both internal and external, all compounded by its complex musculoskeletal structure. Modern-day activity and poor footwear are the most common causes of premature aging of the foot. Other factors can include genetic foot posture disposition, body weight, a systemic disease like rheumatoid arthritis,...

Running may be the single most effective exercise to increase life expectancy, according to a new review and analysis of past research about exercise and premature death. The new study found that, compared to nonrunners, runners tended to live about three additional years, even if they run slowly or sporadically and smoke, drink or are overweight. No other form of exercise that researchers looked at showed comparable impacts on life span. The findings come as a follow-up to a study done three years ago, in which a group of distinguished exercise scientists scrutinized data from a large trove of medical and...

Michelle Bridges knows a thing or two about reaching goals. “The real essence of my job is changing the way people think, because if you can change the way people think, people can then change their lives,” she says. And given that 92% of Australians believe that making healthy changes will have long-term rewards, it might be time to put that idea into action. Here’s how Michelle achieves anything she sets out to do. 1. Ask yourself, “What do you want?” Whether it’s to run a half marathon or to lose 5 kilos, knowing what you want is the first step to...