Working out what we can do now to live longer, in better health and have more fun and adventures along the way
You want to get fit, but it’s so hard to make exercise a habit. Every year, exercise is top of your list of New Year’s Resolutions. But somehow it doesn’t happen. Have you thought about using your phone to help you out? Oh – you thought your phone was only bad for your health? Yes, well it …
Make Exercise a Habit: 9 Super Easy Ways (using your smartphone) Read More »
You’re sick. Oh no. You really don’t feel well and yet you’ve got to make all these decisions on what to do. A friend told you about medical tourism. That’s when people travel abroad to get medical, dental or surgical treatment. Could travel be the answer to your medical problems? But, all you can think about …
Medical Tourism: A Beginner’s Guide to Affordable Medical Treatment Abroad Read More »
Are you worried about losing your job over 50? The chances are that if you are over 50 it will happen to you. Studies show that nearly a third of UK over 50s are made redundant and in the US well over 50% lose their jobs. Many more over 50s feel insecure and worry that …
Losing your job over 50? 6 inspiring resources to beat depression and get you working. Read More »
It’s one of those days when nothing is going right. You’re sitting there thinking that this wasn’t what you promised yourself you’d be doing when you were older. But here you are, fed up with working the corporate 9-6 or 7. Or perhaps you’re worried sick about looming redundancy from the new corporate takeover they’ve just …
You want to live a long and happy life. But now you feel crushed. Life’s just not fair. You’d noticed all those small signs: the extra weight, the breathlessness when you walked upstairs. You worry about that niggling pain in your hip or your knee. Or how you always seem to have indigestion these days. …
Life’s not fair: getting out from under when you feel crushed Read More »
Are you fed up with all that advice out there that makes you feel guilty that you’re not doing impossible feats of exercise? Do you have friends who are always off on extended hikes, or climbing or biking tours? They come back raving about it and look so hideously healthy. They don’t mean to, but …
You Don’t have to be an Exercise Freak to be Fit for a Longer Life Read More »
Chances are that you drank one of the most popular drinks in the world this morning: a cup of coffee. There’s nothing like that wonderful aroma for a great start to the day. And the rich and satisfying taste of that dark liquid — mmm. The effects of are truly magic: it gives you a buzz, gets …
Scientists say How the Black Magic in your Coffee helps Cheat Death Read More »
When I saw it, we were out skiing, having a great time, knocking another item off the bucket list, skiing in a resort we hadn’t been to before. Then we reached the next chair lift. It was flimsy looking, old, but that wasn’t what made it so terrifying. It appeared to dive over a dizzily terrifying …
Beyond Scary: Your Bucket List Lessons from Adrenaline Junkies and Toddlers Read More »
You’re lying in the sun on a warm beach. You think about walking down to take a dip in the sea. No, no, on balance, you prefer to cool off in the swimming pool. Then you flop back onto the sunbed and a lovely drink appears in a cocktail glass at your elbow. Maybe it …
How to Win the Lottery of Life without Winning the Lottery Read More »
(Psst — there’s a quiz at the end) The road to Bournemouth pier In the 60s, we used to go dancing, every Saturday night, at the end of the pier in Bournemouth. We were a huge group mostly of 14–18 year olds. We did this dance called ‘the stomp’. It was a kind of a cross between …
The Rock and Roll Generation Can Dance its Way to a Great Old Age Read More »