I'm back...

…in white.

“A beach body at 90 is no longer a dream”

Goodbye Ninjas...

Well, well. It seems the most secret of martial arts is finally hanging up its dogi. Or maybe that should be tabi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20135674

It's an interesting article and accompanying video (apart from the obligatory Japanese silliness at the end) but I always thought ninjutsu was a fairly popular art now. I'm sure the folk at the local college who I see doing ninjutsu will be a bit disappointed. Any ninjas care to comment?

Drawing of a mother and her children at the Taekwondo Olympic Tournament

Don't stop exercising, old boy!

Exercising in your 70s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of ageing linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20026099

Wished you had more time to execute a technique? You probably do...

"Researchers at University College London have found that an individual's perception of time does seem to slow as they prepare to make a physical action."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19477623

Obesity hastens brain decline

Always interested on physical health and how this impacts on our minds, here's an article about how a muffin top may be linked to dementia in later life….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19323061