LIFE045.doc
This article focuses more on the lifestyle issues faced after a lifetime of working. It emphasises the need to be physically and mentally active in retirement including some suggested activities to inspire your readers.
Many Australians are choosing to retire by the age of 60, or even earlier, ready to do all the things they could only dream about during their working years. However, with improved health services and medical technology the chance of living to 90 years or beyond could be more realistic than many think. Retirement could comprise 40% or more of a person’s adult life!
If you wish to remain happy and healthy during this next phase of life, planning is critically important. Although much of the focus for retirement is on financial wellbeing, good physical and mental health is equally crucial at this time of life.
It’s imperative to stay active – so what will you do with all this spare time?
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