Healthy ageing is entirely possible, says Newsroom. And research shows some simple activities can delay the arrival of frailty and enable older New Zealanders to maintain independent lives. Ageing is a natural process, but health is a variable we have some control over. Researchers in older people’s health talk of intrinsic capacity – a reservoir of capacity a person can draw on to face the complex and dynamic biological changes brought on as we age.

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