seniors – YoungRetired.ca

Elders advise doing only what you enjoy

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:33:15 +0000

When Lyndsay Greene, author of You Could Live a Long Time, asked experienced retirees how to make the most of retirement, they told her to be active doing what she enjoyed doing

They advised Lyndsay that, with limited time left, understand what you enjoy doing, and change course when you find yourself doing something you don`t enjoy.

]]>

Going abroad as a volunteer with CESO

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:56:15 +0000

CESO is the leader in providing volunteering opportunities in developing countries for retired Canadians. It has been a while since I interviewed them about volunteer opportunities. When I spoke to Jennifer Filson, CESO’s volunteer recruitment manager, she told me CESO is once again active supporting First Nations communities, so they offer opportunities for skilled volunteers both at home and abroad. We spoke via Skype, and unfortunately the video and audio in the recording became unsynchronized.

To learn more, go to CESO Volunteering

]]>

Pick up the pace

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:09 +0000

More →]]> “Walking is good exercise, but you should pick up the pace to over 100 steps per minute,” according to Danielle Bouchard, assistant professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba.
In a number of experiments with older adults, Danielle has found that walking is the most popular exercise, but only 7% walk fast enough to boost their heart rates and get the full benefit of vigorous exercise.
The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines call for 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week for boomers. She recommends that people use a heart rate monitor to walk at 55%-70% of their maximum heart rate, or use a simple pedometer to learn to walk over 100 paces a minute. “If you are taking the time to walk, might as well optimize that outing by hitting the target heart rate.”

Frugal retirement

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:27:53 +0000

The advertisements and feature articles warning about running out of money in retirement are peaking in Canada now, as the marketing window for retirement savings plans is about to shut for the year.

The banks and investment firms are all saying “save more or else your retirement will be grim”. Their surveys are telling us that Canadians can’t afford to retire. Little wonder #retirement gets such a bad reputation.
And yet, the #boomers are the richest generation in history, so why can’t they afford to retire early?
Reading between the lines, the problem is too much spending.
We boomers are also big spenders — and borrowers.
The high spending lifestyle is unsustainable, except for the wealthiest among us.
Time to bring back the concept of “frugal retiree”.
I met Ralph on a 2 month bike ride in India. He is an excellent example of a frugal retiree living a very full life:

Also worth watching: The Globe and Mail’s Rob Carrick’s video interview on the “Whatever happened to the frugal senior”, focusing on “breaking the consumption habit”.

]]>