Paolo Iorio is a practising osteopath based in Derbyshire who for the last 2 to 3 years has also been working with the England O60s team.

We talk to Paolo about the role of an osteopath and then Paolo offers up lots of tips and advice for O60s and O70s cricketers who are beginning to think about the season ahead and their fitness / mobility.

Paolo’s advice revolves around consistency in terms of a daily routine that might involve some strength and conditioning, some flexibility work and some sort of cardio vascular activity which could be anything from brisk walking to cycling to swimming to running.

Paolo emphasises that the key is doing this on a regular basis rather than just occasionally.

We talk about the benefits if you team up with a buddy or create a small Cricket community keen to improve their fitness and well being.

One community to consider is the parkrun community.

Parkrun happens at 1300 locations across the UK every Saturday morning at 9 am, so no matter where you are there's a very good chance a parkrun is close by.

Use this link to register and then you will receive a barcode which you can download on your phone or print out and take with you and that will mean every time you take part you will receive lots of data which you can then use, to see and observe your fitness improvement

All parkruns are 5km. You can start off by walking, progressing to run walking and then all in running

If you want to know more about Paolo then follow this link to his website

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The England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship has a new website - check it out here: https://6070cc.co.uk

Here’s a link to the England O60s Facebook page

The scores of the England matches, including the ODI's can be found on the England Seniors Play Cricket site

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket.