Staying Young While Aging
Developing a positive mental attitude about aging by looking forward to growing old Making sure not to “act your age” so that you don’t fall into unhealthy habits of avoiding exercise or other healthy activities Resist mobility aids until you need them as you can begin to rely on them and avoid maintaining your fitness level Continue to work in retirement as research has shown that for every extra year of retirement life expectancy dropped 2 months Maintaining an optimistic outlook even if you have an illness or disease as an optimistic outlook significantly lowers your risk of dying from these diseases compared to a pessimistic outlook.