Healthy Aging

Getting older does not have to mean getting frail. Muscle, bone, heart, and brain health all respond to training, food, and sleep well into your sixties and beyond — the men who stay capable are usually the ones who kept showing up for the basics. This section is built around our healthy aging guide for men: how to fight age-related muscle loss with resistance training and enough protein, how to protect your heart as risk climbs with age, and which screening conversations are worth having with your GP at each decade.
The decade framing matters. Your forties and fifties are for building reserves — strength, fitness, and habits that carry you. Your sixties and beyond are for keeping power, balance, and independence, and for staying on top of checks like blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and bowel and skin screening. Starting late still counts: quitting smoking, moving more, and eating better improve health and daily function even when you begin in your sixties.
Everything here is general information, not medical advice for your situation. Screening ages and intervals depend on your history and risk factors, so use these guides to arrive at your GP appointment with better questions — then follow the advice of someone who knows your file.