Frailty is known as a medical syndrome but what does that mean? Ask my kids what a syndrome is and they'll probably tell me it's the bad guy in Pixar's production 'The Incredibles'.  
A syndrome, however, as a medical term which describes a collection of symptoms which occur together to produce a particular condition. 
This means there is no single symptom which defines a person as frail - instead, it is an aggregation of a number of health issues.
The good news is, research has uncovered which symptoms seem to show up first AND frailty can be prevented and sometimes even reversed!!!
AGEING WITH CONFIDENCE

There are a number of  ways to measure frailty. This particular scale from the Canadian Study on Health & Aging is very useful, especially as it gives clear, easily recognised markers.
If you have noticed changes in your activity levels, it may be worth considering what can be done to help you remain as capable as possible.

If you are reading this and you are in category 1-3, the general advice is to maintain or increase your activity in order to be as strong and capable as possible. We would always recommend consulting your medical practitioner first. Overly stressing the body and increasing your exercise regime too quickly may be detrimental.