Average Rating: 10
- Connect
- Living
Inside Living
Featured Living Article
Lyn Potter - Holiday Baking with the Grandkids
"Treats from Little and Friday" a recipe book in which Kim Evans shares all her delicious baking secrets is out just in time for the school holidays. Read more...
- Travel
- Health
Inside Health
Featured Health Article
Ron Tustin - Rethinking Retirement
"I never stopped doing anything when I retired; I stopped getting paid for it." - Bill Chavanne Read more...
- Money
- Retirement Living
- News
- Games
- Directories & Classifieds
- Offers
- Contact & Help
- Notices
-
WIN a Globus California Classics Tour for Two!
This year you could be taking a $9400 trip for two to California
Soothe Worry & Tension
...while enhancing your libido (men and women)
Sports & Travel Survey
Complete the survey and be in to win a $100 Westfield voucher
Let's Chat Over Lunch
Have a Free Lunch with Metlifecare
Feel All-Bran New
New Ways to Get Fibre Into Your Day
Win a return journey across Cook Strait
See more of New Zealand with Bluebridge
See the Difference
Eyesight Advice from Visique Optometrists
2degrees Offer
Making the CDMA switchover easy
Optometry & Eyewear Survey
We'd like to find out a little more about your optometry & eyewear preferences
CDMA Phone Network close down 31 July
Move now & get $79 credit with every Prepaid mobile
List your Classified
House Sitters, Employment, For Sale, Property & Personals
Live Chat
With fellow GrownUps in our multi-room chatCompare & Purchase Insurance products
Disclaimer: Grown Ups is not an Insurance Broker. We provide product information from recognised Insurance companies. We are not making recommendations and we accept no responsibility for decisions made as a result of using the information provided.'
R50 Sexual Health
Check out the new section available to everyone.
Recipes
Find some delicious recipes by clicking here.
Guide to Retirement Living
Get your own copy for free, here.
Join around 100,000 monthly visitors and 72,000 members: daily games, discussions, contribute articles, make new friendships, GrownUps-only offers & more...
Regular Columnists on GrownUps
Category sponsor
How To Feel Better, Live Longer, Feel Younger
The Baby Boomer Generation was born 1946 to 1964. As we get older, our children leave home, our parents or a spouse pass on, and we age numerically. But, that does not have to mean we are going to age quietly. No way! We want to have fun, dance and remember the good times.
Once we are 40-something plus that special magical thing happens. We leave our inhibitions, former clicks and attitudes back in high school - now we just want to have fun.
Don't get me wrong, we want to have fun but our body may say something else, like you're not 25 anymore. But, that is okay. We are not afraid of aging, but we are realistic. We know there are certain things we need to do have fruitful lives.
Like what?
First and foremost, everything we do to our bodies has some kind of impact, whether it is positive or negative. But what we eat can sometimes help us to improve our quality of life, and make it possible to add several years to our lives. Good nutrition is significant, because it can release antioxidants for heart health, or help us to feel more energized so we engage in more activity throughout the day. As long as we are practicing good nutrition, the next step would be to exercise. Whether you go to the gym every day of the week, or simply walk a mile a couple of days a week, physical activity has proven its benefits, especially to people over the age of forty.
Getting the body moving increases blood flow for heart health, releases endorphins for mental health, and allows the body to sweat, releasing toxins that are extremely bad for the skin and other organs.
Another element that the Baby Boomers should consider is the impact of cigarettes and alcohol on personal health. This generation grew up in an era where nothing much was thought about smoking several cigarettes a day, and imbibing alcohol was a regular occurrence in many homes. It seems like such obvious advice, but giving up smoking, and limiting the amount of alcohol you consume can really add years to your life. But really, the way you feel will improve one hundred percent.
The last element of a healthy lifestyle for Baby Boomers would be a good night's sleep. So often, working adults feel that they can get through the day on only a few hours, and be fine. Yet, what they do not realize is that, even though they may be able to function at the office that does not mean that this behaviour is healthy.
Looking and feeling great involves taking care of your body, and taking the time to relax and fall asleep in a timely fashion often falls to the wayside. But many people of this generation are beginning to realize the need for sleep, and taking steps to ensure they fall asleep quickly at a decent hour, to wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the day.
By combining all of these positive behaviours, the Baby Boomer generation will demonstrate that they will far outlive the average age of their parents and grandparents.
Advertisement
Advertisement
- Article Information
- Explore This Topic
-
This article is part of the Life topic. Click here to read articles, join discussions and more on this topic. Below are the latest articles in this topic.
- Discuss This
-
Click here to start a discussion on this or Click here to read other discussions.
- backhanded Compliments
Latest comment at 11:39 28 Aug 2011 by Spiritualfusion - AAArepair
Latest comment at 14:23 11 Oct 2007 by bobbity - Writing aboput the loss of your elderly parent . . .
Latest comment at 11:48 28 Aug 2011 by Spiritualfusion
- backhanded Compliments
- Contribute
-
Click here to create an article on this topic, or view contributions made by your fellow GrownUps members
All contributions are entered into our regular prize draws!Below are a selection of User Contributed Article related to Life & Better Living.
- Armchair Activists... Are We?
- How cheap is Eco-living?
- Ukulele for Adults
- What Fascinated You as a Child?
- A prayer
- LOVE
- Scary Piano teachers?
- It's never too late to learn
- "It is good to feed the Birds".
- Connect
- The death of a circumscribed portion of animal tissue
- Remember When
- Click here for more User Contributed Articles
By becoming a GrownUps member and part of the Community, you gain access to:
- Enter Competitions
- Go into regular prize draws
- Play daily games
- Join Discussion Groups
- Find like-minded individuals and create lasting friendships
- Receive special GrownUps offers and
- Add you own articles of interest, recipes, pictures for fellow members to read and view.
site links
Learn how to take care of your mental health
Avalon Waterways European River cruising - 2013 Earlybird savings out now!
Get yourself super healthy and energised fast, live healthy - be healthy with Bev Bentley from Herbalife
Drive Europe from only $46 per day with Renault Eurodrive - click here to find out more.
Cycling New Zealand with the Geriatrix Cycle Touring Group.
Find out what the latest trends are in curtains for your home with the experts.
For endless views of endless plains, the best way to see Queensland's outback is by train. Now with exclusive GrownUps bonus 20% discount in First Class on Spirit of The Outback.
Wanting to remain independent and at home? Check out the range of home help services Geneva Care can provide to assist with this.
