Talk 9: Supporting body and mind through exercise and nutrition while ageing. Ageing Well Public Talks series 2024/2025

Join us for a session on exercise, nutrition and ageing, part of the Ageing Well Public Talks series 2024/2025

In this talk, Karen and Romina will explore practical ways in which we can use everyday activities to maintain our physical health and functional independence. Karen will explore physical wellbeing and how finding something you love and sticking with can also help you form routines, friendships, and social connections which in turn may enable you to maintain healthy habits whilst nurturing your overall wellbeing. Romina will delve into the crucial role nutrition plays in supporting brain health, sustaining energy levels, balancing hormones, and promoting cellular vitality as we age. Discover evidence-based nutritional recommendations and practical strategies to enhance cognitive function, bolster energy reserves, optimise hormonal balance, and safeguard cellular health. From nutrient-rich foods to essential lifestyle habits, learn how to empower yourself to thrive at every stage of life.

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The speakers

Karen Blagojevic is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for Older People and those with Neurological Conditions. She has worked in this role for 20 years both within the NHS and the private sector and has extensive experience in establishing evidence-based clinical pathways. Karen divides her time between delivering these services in the private sector, supporting charities and local community groups, and teaching. She is passionate about sharing learning with members of the community, using her down-to-earth style to engage the public, practitioners, patients, relatives, and carers.

Romina Melwani is an experienced Registered Nutritional Therapist and Mycotherapist practitioner specialising in immune, hormonal, brain, and digestive health. She lectures and presents educational material on key topics around the prevention and reversing of chronic disease and ageing. She is also the founder of The Nutrition Collective (www.nutritioncollective.co.uk), a high-impact educational community and platform for healthcare professionals. Her passion for nutrition and integrative medicine led her to build this educational community that can access cutting-edge knowledge from global experts, all the while making CPD accessible and affordable.

About the series

In the 'Ageing Well Public Talk series' we are exploring how important it is, over our lifespan, to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in older age, also known as the 'Five Pillars of Ageing Well'. Ageing demonstrates most significantly when we reach a certain age, the usual benchmark being 65+, but ageing starts much sooner and the way ageing demonstrates when we are over 65 depends on decisions we have been making over our life span.

The series and related materials such as ‘The Five Pillars of Ageing Well’ became the cornerstones of further engagement with the public, specifically around COVID-19 and the relating self-isolation, which are now available on the OU website and the Internet.

The overall aim of these series of interventions is to facilitate a step change in user behaviour and support service provision. Self-management and becoming partner in our own health care is an important aspect of these talks. This may have a wider impact in healthcare economies, as ageing and related co-morbidities have a substantial health and economic burden footprint.

AWPTS is a highly adaptable tool for addressing also the needs of diverse groups requiring tailored interventions, for instance, heart failure and diabetes, where prevention and sustained self-management are crucial for improving quality of life. Since 2019, over 25,000 members of the public have engaged with the talks nationally, and the AWPTS portfolio of resources has engaged over 90,000 people globally; our regular feedback confirms that this intervention has increased knowledge of age-related processes, attitudes to health and wellbeing, confidence in self-management and lifestyle choices for healthy ageing among the public as well as practitioners, professionals, and clinicians who support ageing populations in their professional roles.

This event will be held on Zoom and live streamed to Stadium. The organiser will contact you with instructions on how to access the event.

For more information about the event or if you have any queries, please email WELS Research Events

All talks last between 60-90 min.