Mountain Bike Mirrors
A Healthy Approach To Retirement
Positive physical and mental health improvements may be achieved after retirement. Some people discover that they have the time to create better relationships that make them healthier than ever.
One couple traded city life for country life and spends more time with their grand kids than they ever did before the move.
He was not out buying mountain bike because he inherited one from the former owners when he bought the place by the small lake. He spruced it up and used it to check mail at the end of the long driveway.
His schwinn mountain bike often leans against a tree while he enjoys camping with the kids. They make plans for where they will ride and how they could improve some of the trails.
Retirement means that he is spending more time in the kitchen to work on those recipes he never got around to during his working years. Cooking is a hobby that he wants to explore.
The grandchildren did not know that this retiree used to play electric guitar in a little garage band as a teen. These days he can be found playing his dreadnought acoustic guitar with the family.
His wife does not care for the mountain bikes but loves the lake. She participated in a local kayak course and purchased one. Now they store several to share with the kids and grandchildren.
They have traded the stress of work and urban area for a lifestyle with many healthy benefits. They are paddling and pedaling themselves to many years of outstanding physical condition.
They are convinced that their lifestyle changes are allowing them to live a physically improved life. Unlike many of their peers they have a cupboard free of prescription medicines.
The move meant they might see less of their family but they were wrong. The healthiest benefit has been the visits from their relatives. Their country home is a destination that equals hours of fun and shared activities.
They are creating heartfelt mental scrapbooks over weekends and summer vacations. The grandparents recently installed a satellite internet hookup. They even have a blog where they both contribute.
He has posted his retirement recipes online, researched bike trips to do with the kids, and traded information about gardening in their area.
They even joined a social site where they posted profiles and frequently add pictures of the lake and woods. It is purely a private shared smile when they look at the site where their grandchildren consider them to be friends.
Not everyone can retire to a postcard setting but all of us can try new hobbies. We can strive to be healthier and connect with our loved ones. That really is the healthiest retirement in the world.
Smoke & Mirrors 2 Devil’s Club – Whistler BC
