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Welcome to our Blog! Here you will find a selection of handpicked articles and original posts that can help you think about how you want to plan your retirement. You can use the filters below to switch between original 'Posts' and 'Articles' from various categories about all things retirement!
retirementgoat
Dec 25, 20221 min read
How to increase your range of motion..
Being inflexible bad. Physical inflexibility is not good but one of the easiest fitness components to ignore. This article by LiveScience...
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retirementgoat
Dec 24, 20221 min read
St. John's senior completes 9,600 km 'trans-continental odyssey
Here is a piece on the capability of older adventurers to complete truly inspiring accomplishments. I find it provides me with hope that...
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retirementgoat
Dec 24, 20221 min read
How to Live a Long Happy Life? 10 Stories..
Lots of interesting information from "ikigai", or "sense of purpose" in Japanese, to habits to adopt for physical health. This article...
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retirementgoat
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Regain Muscle Mass After 60
Muscle is harder to gain and harder to keep as we age for a variety of physiological reasons. However, with regular habits, it can be...
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retirementgoat
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Exercise is an anti-cancer drug, even for late-stage patients
This article, quoting some Australian studies, underlines the health benefits, preventative as well, of a regular exercise routine for us...
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retirementgoat
Dec 20, 20221 min read
The Kungsleden (King's Trail): Sweden
This trail hike is on my personal bucket list but because of the beauty, opportunity to include other Swedish sites on the trip as well...
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retirementgoat
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It
A bit of "power of positive thinking" backed up by some Harvard research and some anecdotal first-hand accounts. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Which has more impact - diet or exercise?
Not really spoiler alert: both are better and likely necessary to long-term good health. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 18, 20221 min read
This is What the Longest-Living People in the World Eat Every Day
Good article, with some references to why and footnotes, from Fitwirr. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Menopause is More Than Just a Punchline
For the those of us who experience menopause first-hand, or second-hand, it is a fact of life, and one that gets very little attention...
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retirementgoat
Dec 16, 20221 min read
A Personal Trainer Shares the 7 Stretches They Do Every Day
Stretching is on my list of the things that I know I should always do more of. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 16, 20221 min read
The Best Tips for Losing Weight in Your 50s, 60s and 70s
Weight management is an important component of healthy living into retirement. These tips are form part of a healthy common-sense...
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retirementgoat
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Double Dating: Two Takes on Dating in Retirement
A couple of articles, one, more scholarly from The Atlantic, as well as a personal, and inspirational account of finding love later in...
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retirementgoat
Dec 15, 20221 min read
8 Bodyweight Exercises That You Can Do Anywhere
One thing that I know, going to the gym for a workout is more difficult than ever. Not just for reasons of time and convenience, but also...
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retirementgoat
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Are You Aware of Medical Gaslightling
Interesting post in Psychology Today, and referencing a New York Times article, discussing the author's personal experience and a growing...
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retirementgoat
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Goat Yoga: Absolutely, Yes!
This is a definite! It combines the yoga that I know that I need.....with goats! Shoutout to ROSE Therapeutic Farm & Goat Yoga in...
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retirementgoat
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Aging 101: Scientist reveal how to age gracefully
Some encouraging, but not surprising results from a University of Toronto study. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 13, 20221 min read
The Connection Between Illnesses of the Gut and Nervous System
Interesting article about the connection between stomach and neurological health. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Man, 100, works out at the gym every day
Good advice and inspiration in one quick read. - RetirementGoat
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retirementgoat
Dec 12, 20221 min read
An Ophthalmologist's Recommendation to Protect Your Vision...
Good vision is a blessing that many of us take for granted until we experience a problem. - RetirementGoat
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