Healthy aging looks different for each person. I believe if you are aging the right way you should be able to do the things you love. If you love golf, you should be able to go and play. If you love walking your dog, you should be able to go outside and walk your dog. If you like going out to eat every Wednesday with your friends, you should be able to. If you love to stay at home and watch Jeopardy, that is fine too. You may need to be in a pretty decent physical state to golf or walk your dog. You also need to be mentally strong as well. Jeopardy keeps people thinking and reassures them they still know things. You need to keep in touch with people to satisfy your social needs. Being able to do physical, mental, and social is a big part of healthy aging. As long as you are able to do the things you love, keep doing them.
Unhealthy aging is when people give up on social, physical, and mental tasks. People stay inside without any exercise, fresh air, mental challenges, or social interaction. This is when people start to trail off with life. People need to keep socially active with those they love and care for. People need to be physically active so their muscles do not weaken. People need cognitive tasks to keep them thinking and pushing. Having a daily routine is good for people to stay on track and age healthily. Getting up early and doing a crossword puzzle is good. Going on a walk is good. Meeting up with a relative for breakfast is good. Keeping up with people’s lives only benefits you.
If you know someone who is aging, keep up with them. Talk with them, encourage them, and just overall support them.
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I agree with your viewpoint that healthy aging is the continuation of people doing what they enjoy doing. I think keeping the mind and body active plays a huge role in the idea of healthy aging. I like how you pointed out what unhealthy aging looks like as well. I agree that when people start distancing themselves from things and people that make them happy, it can lead to faster aging and more health problems due to the lack of mental and physical activity.
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I agree that you need to keep staying active. The owner of my work is 90 years old is still very active in the business and talks to us and drives through and checks on us. He has a girlfriend and is always rolling around town before this virus. Right now he is bored and is staying at home and his entertainment is going to church. seeing his girlfriend, and checking on us at work. He’s doing fine because he knows it’s temporary.
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I also agree with your viewpoint. One thing I would add to your point is that in order to do what you love, sometimes you have to fight for it. This can count for all ages but for the elderly, they would need to sometimes even work harder to stay healthy. If I were to love mountain climbing, I would have to exercise and stay in shape in order to keep doing what I love. At some point, there is a wall you hit, and how you deal with it really matters. Moving down a step, like no longer climbing competitively but instead in a relaxed manner is an option. Excepting change is helpful as well. Coaching climbers and giving advice to the young is another step you can take.
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