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Waking up to old age

As health issues pile up, this grandmother takes preventive action

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Singapore became an aged society in 2017, and is set to attain “super-aged” status in 2026.

Singapore became an aged society in 2017, and is set to attain “super-aged” status in 2026.

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Margaret Chan

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I put on my walking shoes and I am ready.

Six days a week – each day, I brisk-walk 5,000, 8,000, 10,000, 12,000 steps. Once, I walked more than 18,000.

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