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If I’d known how good getting old was I’d have done it sooner
GETTING old is a bit like having a second childhood. But unlike the first time, nobody can tell you what to do.
That’s how I see the freedom that ageing brings. The kids are off your hands, there’s no time-clock a-half years longer than sedentary men.
Over 65s can sign up for discounted gym membership at leisure centres.
There are plenty of easy gym-free ways to keep fit too, to punch and the hours are yours.
Gordon Brown’s great gift to old folk, the national bus pass, expanded our horizons and gave us an incentive to discover the world about us.
I can get up in the morning and go wherever I like, and I see lots from walking to jogging. Owning a dog is also linked to staying fitter. And older folk don’t have to jump around to take part in team sports either. Many are trying walking netball as well as walking football. more oldies doing the same. For many, volunteer work is a satisfying replacement for paid employment. For myself, taking on an allotment last year has proved a God-send. The vegetables are nowt to shout about but the freedom to get mucky without Being in a care home does not spell the end to sex. More than half of men (54%) and a third of women (31%) over the age of 70 are still sexually active with a third having sex at least twice a month, according to a study by the University of Manchester..
The Royal College of Nursing is also issuing guidelines to staff at old people’s homes on how to help residents get access to double beds, pornography, sex toys and Viagra. being told off is just great. Doing whatever comes to mind is a form of mental therapy. I can do the crossword, or not bother. I can read my book club choice, or put it off until the last minute.
If I’d known about the joy of being old, I’d have done it sooner.