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How to make the most of your later years and to stay healthy longer.
GETTING OLDER DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN FEELING OLD!
How you age are depends on hereditary factors, life experience and lifestyle choice. You cannot change heredity but by making certain lifestyle choices you can soften the effects of life experiences. How rapidly you age is under more control then you may realise.The earlier you adopt a healthy lifestyle the greater the chance that by the time you get to your 50's, you will feel no different from how you felt in your 20's and 30's. If however, you are already over 50, it is not too late to start. A healthy diet and a programme of regular exercise will make a younger person of you.
Eat Wisely
There is a great deal of evidence that points to diet as a factor in staying healthy and illness free. As you age, your metabolic rate tends to slow down, so this is a good time to reassess your diet. Cutting back on fatty foods is especially important. This will help you cut calories as well.
Get Moving
If you have never exercised regularly in your life, there is no reason to believe that you are too old to start. Aerobic exercise tends to confer the greatest benefits but some, like jogging, can be too stressful on the joints as you get older. There are, however, exercises that offer many benefits while being easier for older people to do.
- Swimming is the most complete exercise; it works on ALL the muscles of your body and rarely lead to injury, as it does not stress your joints.
- Aqua Aerobics is a no-impact, fun activity and it provides the same training advantages as low-impact aerobics on land, benefiting the entire body.
- Walking, an exercise for all ages, is a low-impact sociable activity. You can chat with your friends while you exercise. Brisk walking burns approximately the same number of calories per kilometer as does running.
- Strength Training helps to maintain good posture and your sense of balance. This is especially important for the elderly whose risk of falling is greater.
- Flexibility (stretching) exercises are very important for the elderly' they keep your joints supple and help ward off the effects of arthritis.
- Yoga is an ancient discipline, which builds flexibility, stamina and breath control. It is often referred to as "The Fountain of Youth" because of its rejuvenating effects.
- Taichi, a Chinese system of self-defence, improves your balance and co-ordination. It builds strength in the muscles for fine motor control and reinforces proper posture. It has a claming effect on the mind.
Remember, regular exercise is good for you, no matter what age you are.
If you are over 35 and have never exercise before, get clearance from your doctor first. If you are healthy, there is no reason not to start.
Other Secrets To Ageing Gracefully
- Mental Exercise limbering up the mind is as important as exercising the body. We need to continue to challenge ourselves, to learn to expose ourselves to new ideas, to share news and views with others. Travel, read, be creative. Remember that if you didn't use it, you lose it.
Laughter is a great uplifter of your mental and physical state. People are naturally attractive to someone who has a good sense of humour. Laughter helps you keep a positive outlook on life and has been found to have a healing properties.
- Avoid stress a life filled with stress can wreak havoc on your body and may contribute to illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes, asthma, and an increase in blood pressure.
- Family. Stay in contact with family and friends.
- Remember, getting old does not preclude normal sexual activity.
- Accept your mortality and enjoy your later years.
Retirement Planning
- It would be unrealistic to view retirement as a single act in time: one day you are working, the next day you are not.
- It is much wiser, financially and for peace of mind to start planning your retirement many years in advance. Planning for retirement can make it the most enjoyable and productive time of your life.
- Long range planning is the best way to guarantee the lifestyle and financial security you want in the years ahead.
- View retirement as starting a new and vital phase of your life, which is filled with fresh opportunities, expanded interests, new friends and deep satisfaction.
There are seven important issues you should consider upon retirement, which will help to make it more enjoyable:
- Attitude and role adjustment: Adopt a positive view of retirement. You may need to deal with a change of your role within the family and community.
- Meaningful use of time: Take charge of your time; spend more time doing those activities you enjoy or start to explore new areas of interest.
- Employment planning: Explore creative work options if you aren't ready to totally give up working. Maybe you can work from home or take part in voluntary or community work.
- Housing and lifestyle: Decide if you need to make any changes to your home or if you need to relocate in the future and make plans for this. Think about the changes that you may have to face in your day to day living.
- Fitness: Discover ways to manage and retain your health and reduce stress.
- Financial security: Determine your sources of income (e.g. pension payments, investments, earnings) during retirement. It is important to be aware of the need to budget, to project financial needs and cut current costs and to determine investments strategies to ensure financial security.
- Legal and estate planning: It is important to make a will and make provisions for your family and dependants, also consider obtaining a life insurance policy.
While there appears to be many new and difficult decisions to take into account when planning your retirement, remember that you can consult your immediate family and friends in helping you to make decisions. Your retirement may become one of the most fruitful and rewarding time of life.
By planning your retirement early - it can be one of the most enjoyable times of life. You will have the time to do all the things you were unable to while working.
Once you have your retirement planned, you can sit back, relax and enjoy it!
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