BBC How to stay young

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Has anyone watched this?

I found it amazing but worrying at the same time.

It's made me rethink my lifestyle to be honest. I need to change my diet and up my exercise.

At my last cholesterol check it was a little high. Bp is always good.

I'm 50 next year but I bet my teal body age is much higher.

Real not teal

No, but it sounds interesting.

I've had my invitation for a well woman check, it'll be interesting to know how I fair.

I find programmes like this really interesting, 12 weeks isn't really a long time and they made massive differences.

The changes were great. It's given me a kick up the bum.

An invitation for a "well woman check" is that NHS? Cholesterol checks - how? I'm mid fifties and have never been offered anything other than a smear every 5 years and a mammogram last year. Am I missing out?

I've never been offered one either. I'm late 40s, a lot of people I know were offered one around 40.

I watched the programme. It was very interesting. And yes, scary.

I was offered one. I'm 49.

I had one just after I tuned 40, I'm 43 now. I'm in hampshire, maybe it depends on your NHS trust?

You could try ringing your surgery and asking.

It was all common sense really.
Nothing ground breaking!

Shocking how old their insides were

I've just been invited to one, I'm 42 and I'm North Yorkshire. Nearly all my mates of my age have been/are going.

I'm liking the idea of a full body MOT though, I seem to weigh loads but I'm also fit, size 12 and tall. I'd love to know what percentage is fat and what is muscle. I wonder if there's anywhere you can go and pay for it privately? Not sure I'd want it to be on tv though

I watched both episodes and got really scared that I may be at least 80 in biological age!
I spent last 2 days planning how I can fit exercise in my week. I could see that those who took it seriously were able to improve.
Over all seriously upping up exercise made biggest difference.

I've just done Jessica Smith's standing abs on YouTube. How unfit am I I'm going to keep doing them though.