THE saying ‘growing old doesn’t come itself’ will ring true for many. But the chances are that whatever fears getting older holds for you, many of the physical concerns are avoidable.
And one man who has proved that is Wilf Laidler, father of Derek Laidler, physiotherapy team lead at Oban’s Lorn and Islands Hospital.
Wilf did his first parkrun in Oban at Ganavan Sands in October 2016, when he was aged 76, because he wanted to improve his health. He had undergone a triple bypass aged 71 following a heart attack.