Phil Hilton

If you’re 60 plus, now is the time to try weight training. If you’re put off by the obscure terminology and the feeling that you have to be a certain shape or age to start lifting, taking up weight bearing exercise can be a revelation, making you feel stronger both physically and mentally.

As a lifelong exercise addict, I'm attracted to exercises that look heroic and will deliver an aesthetic benefit.

It’s healthy to have a goal that’s more ambitious and exciting than simply being not ill or not dead

A report has concluded that those who ascend from society’s lower rungs pay for it in happiness. I know exactly why

Fitness expert Phil Hilton has some advice for midlife runners who want to get toned and trim

Muscle loss on these drugs could lead to frailty, experts warn. Below, our fitness expert shares the essential exercises

I used to be immortal in my 20s: my weight-training habit was entirely vanity-based. Now, at 62, the idea of living longer is both more appealing and less abstract. Fortunately, according to new research, it seems my lifetime addiction to strength exercises may keep me alive for longer and increase my chances of remaining cognitively healthy.

New research has found that resistance training can stave off cognitive decline. Here are ten exercises to try.

Who says you peak in your youth? Phil Hilton, fitter than ever at 62, explains why it’s never too late to start

There is, as yet, no Oscar for Best Male Arms, but if there were, Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey would be in with a very good shout.