How one-minute bursts of exercise can boost health for over-60s in just six weeks

Easier to do tasks such as getting out of chair or carrying shopping

Study by Abertay University in Dundee into high intensity exercise

It could help ease the 'astronomical' cost of ill-health in the elderly

Short, sharp bursts of exercise could transform the lives of the over-60s, research suggests.

Just two one-minute sessions a week for six weeks dramatically improved the health and physical fitness of men and women in this age group.

Blood pressure dropped and everyday tasks such as getting out of a chair or carrying shopping became easier.

Artemis Elder