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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!
15 Great Ways to Make Friends in Your 50s
This article from Women Blazing Trails is directed at women but is good advice for anyone. RetirementGoat
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May 20, 20241 min read
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A Doctor's Walking Workout
In my past, I scoffed at walking as a workout. It seemed to unchallenging, too tedious, too boring! However, as I get a little older, I...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
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What Your Grip Says About Your Health
Aside from, possibly, some degree of anxiety just viewing the image above, the article from The Guardian, provides some helpful...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read
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What is Soft Hiking?
This is the opposite to extreme sports with a "smell-the-roses" approach to enjoying nature and getting exercise. Interestingly, the...
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May 15, 20231 min read
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96-Year-Old Runner Who Still Races Shares Some Tips on Aging
Wow, at 96, just to be moving around easily sounds pretty good! Not much in the way of shocking revelations on aging well but some...
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May 11, 20231 min read
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Over 50: Best Exercises for Brain Fog and Belly Fat
You had me at Brain Fog and Belly Fat... - RetirementGoat
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
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6 Exercises to Avoid After 50
Sometimes it feels like everything is too hard on our bodies... However, these six exercises should be avoided for specific reasons. -...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Yoga Combats Frailty in Retirement
Plus, if you are about as flexible as a surfboard (no names, please), there is that too! - RetirementGoat
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Apr 11, 20231 min read
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10 Most Affordable Beach Towns in the US
If you are looking to relocate permanently or just when the snow flies up north. Here are some sun-drenched options. - RetirementGoat
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Apr 10, 20231 min read
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How long does it take to get fit again after falling "out" of shape
Good question. The not-a-surprise answer is (drum roll), it depends! However, the encouraging news is that even as we get older, it is...
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Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Aging Well: Playing music is a major key to brain health
Fortunately I misread that "playing music well is key to brain health". This is well-known that continuous learning is critical to brain...
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Mar 25, 20231 min read
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9 Pilgrimage Walks for Women Over 60
Given that the article is from Sixty+Me, I see the perspective. However, I would suggest that many of these hikes would appeal not only...
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Mar 12, 20231 min read
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A new start after 60: I retired and began to follow my dreams
An uplifting personal account from someone, like many of us, who suppressed their dreams in favor of providing for their family. The...
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Mar 12, 20231 min read
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No pain, plenty of gain: why taking it easier can be the key to getting fitter, and happier
The need to push to failure is a common feeling and has been ingrained in many of us with a past filled with competitive sports. Nice...
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Mar 9, 20231 min read
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Rules for sustaining peak performance as we grow older
Great article from Big Think on sustaining, and even improving, not just mental but physical performance as we age. Like many of us, I...
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
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Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps?
Short answer is maybe, but probably not, it depends. Consumer Reports suggests more steps are better, to a point. Interesting article...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
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The 90-Year-Old Man Who Still Crushes 100-Milers
Wow, this should be an inspiration to us all! A great story not only for his obvious long-distance accomplishments, but also, as this...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
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What Is a 'Slow Living' Lifestyle
"Easier said than done" is often overused but maybe the case here. The benefits of slowing down can be intuitively understood by most of...
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Feb 25, 20231 min read
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Whatever happened to middle age?
You can count me in with the majority who hate the term "middle-aged" despite qualifying by most any objective measure. Still, for those...
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
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Taking Small Adventures May Make You as Happy as Climbing Everest
I'm not sure if the sense of accomplishment is the same but your chances of losing toes to frostbite is likely significantly less. An...
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Feb 23, 20231 min read
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