3 Tips For Staying Active Into Retirement Posted: 05-19-08 08:52am
For many of us retirement means a chance
to relax after years of working hard five
days (or more) a week. Yet it is easy to
let that relaxation get the better of you,
leading to low fitness levels, too much
time spent indoors and poor health.
Thankfully there are several simple ways
to make sure this doesn’t happen – and
none of them require a gym membership or
running shoes!
1 – Make small changes daily to ensure
you stay active.
There may be no need to go out at all some
days, but if you do – even if only for a
short walk – your overall health will
benefit. Why not leave the car at home
when you need to pop into town? That
brisk walk first thing in the morning to
grab a daily paper will set you up for the
day, and the fresh air will do wonders for
waking you up!
2 – Stay in contact with friends.
Staying active is much easier and much
more enjoyable if you have someone to do
it with. There’s nothing better than a
country walk with friends… especially if
it ends up at the local pub for lunch.
Golf, swimming, bowls and many other
activities are also ideal for two or more
to enjoy together.
3 – Staying active doesn’t just mean
in a physical sense – it helps to
stimulate the brain too.
Going from a full time job to retirement
is a huge shift in anyone’s life.
Taking it easy is one thing – stopping
altogether is quite another!
Find out about volunteering at your local
charity shop, or helping in the community
in some other way. Not only will you stay
active, you’ll make new friends - and
make a real difference as well.
