looking at the athletic performance of centenarians shows a long list of record holders in the 100 to 104 age group that paints a different picture to the usual image of frail old age – including the USA’s Donald Pellman sprinting 100 metres in 26.99 seconds, Australia’s Ruth Frith hurling a javelin 6.43 metres and France’s Robert Marchand who cycled almost 27 kilometres in an hour, setting the hour record in track cycling for his age group. He was 102.
Even if you’re not planning a marathon in your 100s, who doesn’t like the idea of functioning well into very old age? Until he died last month at 101, Eddie Jaku OAM was a volunteer guide at the Sydney Jewish Museum and had just renewed his driver’s license. He was one of 445 people aged 95 and over who’ve been part of the Sydney Centenarian Study at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales.
In the 1980s there were around 500 centenarians in Australia. Now there’s around 6000, and estimated to grow to 50,000 by 2050. But the big question is how can we stretch our health span so that if we do reach our hundreds we’re in reasonable shape? That’s what researchers around the world, including those at CHeBA, are trying to find out.
“People have a negative view of ageing, but not everyone becomes decrepit,” says Professor Flicker who puts physical activity high on the list of defenders against frailty and dementia. “It helps control weight and blood pressure across the lifespan, and obesity and high blood pressure at midlife can raise the risk of dementia later on.
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