What are the secrets to staying healthy after retirement? How do you spend your newfound free time? Will you stay as active, both mentally and physically? Here are some simple tips to share with you about staying healthy after retirement. Let’s start.
1.Exercise
The benefits of exercise for retirees are to help regulate mood, manage the stress, and increase self-esteem. Besides that, exercise can prevent disease and help also improve the circulation of blood to the extremities. It also helps to keep the bones strong and improves balance to reduce the chance of a fall. As a reminder, exercise does not have to be scary or vigorous. A nice brisk walk around the park or neighbourhood is a good start. You will see your cognitive function improve and you feel better for moving.
2.Eat healthily
Most people have problems linked to nutrition, like lost weight or lack of certain vitamins, as you age. It is more important than ever to have a balanced diet of protein, fat, and carbs. Packaged foods have lots of salt, which can raise your blood pressure. Therefore, please cut down on it. Eat lots of fruit, veggies, whole grains, and olive oil to stay healthy.
3.Play games
Playing games, such as word puzzles, board games, and card games, can help keep your brain active and studies have shown that these games can minimize the risk of dementia. They are basically brain exercises that help to stimulate your cognitive abilities. Also, engaging the games with friends or your grandkids provides new challenges that train your brain.
4.Keep learning
Learning something new is also a great way to stay cognitively active and healthy in retirement. Creative hobbies like painting and playing musical instruments, can keep your brain stimulated, in turn boosting your memory.
5.Go for health check
Prevention is better than cure. Keep tabs on your health to manage or even prevent some aging issues such as heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and so on. All these conditions might affect your physical fitness. Thus, do the body check up once a year to know your body condition.
6.Give back to the community
Don’t just leave a job when you retire. Do something you find meaningful, you’ll be happier and healthier. Have you ever thought of volunteering? Maybe you will enjoy getting involved with animal rescue centres, environmental organisations or elderly support groups. There are lots of charities that would welcome a helping hand. You are needed by society.
In conclusion, health is true wealth. Retirement is a whole new stage of your life, but the slowdown doesn’t mean you have to forsake all aspects of your life. Always monitoring your health and ensuring you stay fit. An inactive lifestyle can really take a toll on your life. Hope everybody has an active retirement lifestyle.
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