Aging and retiring are two different things. They often get mixed up, but aging is the process of getting older, and retirement is the process of disentangling from your career. Traditionally, people retire when they are older, so many people simply see retirement as getting old.
You can age while you are still working or you can age while you are retired, but there’s no alternative to getting old. (Well there is, but it’s not a very desirable one.)
You may have heard, 70 is the new 60, or 60 is the new 50, or 50 , well, you get the point. And while it may be partly wishful thinking, I do see people in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as more youthful than those of the same age a generation or two ago. Life expectancies have increased, and so has vitality at every age.
Boomers are determined to stay healthy, active and engaged as they drift into seniority. Retirement can help with that. Read about it in my new post, "10 Reasons Retirement Makes You Feel Younger", over at U.S. News & World Report’s On Retirement blog.
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yes, good post about feeling younger. i just came back from camping and i took my bike, i rode all day. not racing but just meandering. the park is on the delaware river in new jersey i ride the bike path up or down river, cross over to pa. and ride their bike path back. bucks county pa. very scenic. i bought the bike 5 years ago on the boardwalk in ocean city nj. it was a summer rental bike no gears just foot brakes but aluminum frame. you can use it and abuse it and for the $100 i spent it serves me well. i'll do 20 or 30 miles but not know it because it's at whim. you get your exercise like a kid at play you just go, no structure. and the movies during the day well it's great. my wife and i saw alice in wonderland a while back for 5 bucks three dee glasses and all.
Posted by: fred doe | June 18, 2010 at 11:32 AM