Supportus > News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Brlefletters Becttessf Will youngsters have a leg to stand on at 80? Stepping up your fitness] Muscle memory [Protecting A&P ‘Comfrey fertiliser | Sport or pastime? |Summer knickers wed noc 70031857C8St aoe Asan 80-year-old, Ian testify that three years of daily step exercises, as advised by a physio, builds leg muscles, taking pressure off the knees while aiding cardiovascular health (Embrace the climb! How stairs can super-charge your fitness in seconds, 10 October) Will youths in cars, or on electric bikes and scooters, be able to walk upstairs, let alone run, when they're my age? Rowan Roenisch Leicester One would have thought that Amold Schwarzenegger would know his arse from his elbow, ot his calf from his hamstrings. “Calves are basically the biceps of the legs,” he proclaims (Amold Schwarzenegger's seven big life lessons, 9 October). The biceps are the elbow flexors, and are equivalent to the “hamstrings” of the legs, which primarily flex the knee. ‘Noel Cameron Emeritus professor of human biology, Loughborough University Re the surge in patients going to A&E for minor ailments (Report, 1o October), perhaps having.a senior doctor at the front desk with the clinical knowledge and authority to send people away would limit the numbers actually accessing A&E services. ‘Michael Barlow ‘Manchester Comfrey fertiliser doesn’t have to smell - just don’t add water (Fal at your feet: five easy and affordable autumn gardening tasks, 6 October). Put the leaves in a bucket, weigh down with a brick, leave for three to four weeks, and you'll have a rich comfrey liquid that hardly smells. ‘Sue Stephenson Barrow upon Humber, Lincolnshirewas once told that for an activity to qualify asa sport (Letters, 10 October) the participant had to wear special shoes. So shooting, which can be done in brogues or wellingtons, isa pastime, not a sport. Tan Maynard Sheffield We too had regulation green school knickers for winter (Letters, 10 October), plus voluminous bloomers for summer. A letter to parents once stated: “Be sure your daughters are wearing their summer knickers this week as we have builders on scaffolding” ‘Trish Durant Bristol Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for Publication in our letters section. Most viewedMost viewed