Kiki Fatmala, 35, a famous Indonesian actress will be leading a mass aerobics session in Brunei.

Chair aerobics is the ultimate in low-impact aerobics exercises. Its being increasingly utilized to help the elderly stay in shape.

“Remarkably enough,” he adds, “it’s the most frail individuals who benefit the most from exercise. Because they have the most to gain, it’s relatively easy to show the benefits of that improvement. Don’t assume because you’re frail you’re too weak to do some form of exercise.”

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Katie Coates wants to transform the public image of pole dancing by touting its aerobic benefits and getting rid of its sex industry implications.

Katie teaches a pole dancing class in the UK to groups of students eager to learn how to get fit and have a bit of fun.

The routine I did only called for a couple of very basic spins on the pole, but even they left me a bit bruised and sore, and feeling as though I’d had an incredibly intense whole-body workout in the gym.

You do feel a bit silly - and decidedly unsexy to start off with - wiggling your hips in front of other people, but you soon get into it, and as Katie was keen to point out, many types of dance can be a bit suggestive.

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People who exercise regularly reported 25% less joint and muscle pain as they age than those who are not active. A study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy found regular aerobic exercise helped people experience less pain, even when injuries are factored in, than a sedentary lifestyle.

The primary finding from this investigation is that while pain does increase with age in subjects in all study groups, there was no progressive increase in musculoskeletal pain in older adults who participated in regular vigorous exercise, including running, compared with those who did not. Initial differences favoring exercisers were shown to be maintained over time.

As pain and disability are linked, our findings add to the evidence that morbidity associated with aging can be reduced by participating in regular aerobic activity.

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found that elderly mice that exercised developed new brain cells and learned new tasks more easily than mice not exposed to exercise.

Mice were taught to find a platform underwater. After they learned the location, they had to find the platform in cloudy water. Elderly mice that had exercised found the platform as easily as younger mice. Elderly mice that had not exercised had significantly more difficulty.

The team also investigated the brains of the mice and found that those that had exercised had added more cells in the hippocampus area of the brain (responsible for memory) than those who had not.

While the results have not been confirmed in humans, experts say there is plenty of other research that shows links between general and mental health and exercise in the elderly.