Baby Boomer Lifestyle

Are you living the baby boomer lifestyle you want? Time moves on and before long we’re all staring down the barrel of Baby Boomer 50+.  Although it may seem like just yesterday you were raising your children, those years have passed and now they are raising their own children.  But, before you let any more time slip away, start thinking of yourself and your future.

Although you may not be able to go back and adjust time, implementing changes in your diet, exercise, mental health and in your financial health will allow you to find the necessary tools to excel in your later years.

Why Have You Waited so Long?

Why didn’t you lose that extra 40 pounds, or take steps to secure your financial retirement when you were younger.

Although you may be worried time is ticking away, you can still make progress by making changes today, even right now. In fact, if you simply start making a few of these changes today, you’ll be able to far exceed your goals for retirement, especially in the areas of health, diet, and exercise.

Every day that you implement positive change, is one more day that you have the ability to gain benefits.  The sooner you start the more benefit you can obtain.

Why Should You Make Changes Anyway?

Our mind is a powerful organ and one of the largest in importance and probably the most difficult things to change is your mind.  So why can’t you just live the way you want?

Why can’t you just eat the foods that taste so good?

What’s going to happen if you do  this for one more day, month or year?

The sad truth is,  what you could get away with at 20 is much different from your 50’s, 60’s and beyond.

You may not realize it, but each of these things can and will lead you to a premature death.  Living one more day eating foods that are unhealthy will lead to the increased risk of heart disease.  Living one more day with not getting enough sleep, not relieving stress and not getting the exercise you need, leads to disease and an immune system that is stressed.

Most post war Baby Boomers have lived an indulgent life compared to their war ravaged parents. Their youth was spend in the trend setting 60’s and disco dancing 70’s.  They’ve raised  kids and seen in a new century.  Advances in technology and medicine have allowed the Baby Boomer generation to expect a long healthy retirement.

Gone are the days when you were over the hill at 40!!  So if you have led an indulgent life up to now and retirement is looming or you’re already there, what can you do now to compensate for the last 50 to 60 years of fun & feasting?  The good news is most of the damage that you’ve done to your body can be reversed.  With just a few minutes of maintenance to your lifestyle each day, you can get back the time you may have possibly lost.  Don’t think that it has to be forever,  because if you can change your mind, you can get it back.

What Needs To Change?

You don’t have to live a life that’s super “clean” and yes,  you can make mistakes, eat that fatty hamburger, drink red wine and still watch reality television if it makes you happy. The one word that should sum up your lifestyle from now on is MODERATION in all things.

So what can you do NOW as a Baby Boomer to make sure you’re still kicking your heels up in another 20-30 years?  Here’s a quick overview of the most important areas of your life you must start addressing.

1. STOP EATING CRAPPY FOOD Love your body and give it the nutrients it needs, it’s vitally important to living as long as possible.  Not only do you need to put good things in, but you need to get the bad things out. You don’t have to feel like you’re on a permanent starvation diet.
2. WHO PUT THE CAR KEYS IN THE FRIDGE? Stimulation to the brain needs to be on going.  With the population’s number of Alzheimer’s cases expected to drastically increase with the Baby Boomer generation, it is vitally important that you keep the “grey matter” well grey, Anyone for chess?
3. WHAT’S YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH LIKE? It is expected that in the next five years, more than 50% of those that enter retirement will not be able to support themselves but will rely on family, Social Security as well as charity.  Is your financial future set for retirement?
4. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR TOES? It is critical that your body be physically fit.  That means that the 2/3rds of the population in the United States that is overweight or obese needs to take heed.  Heading into your later years with this type of physical problem will definitely shorten your life span.
5. DO YOU HAVE THE LIFESTYLE OF YOUR DREAMS Getting social interaction, being happy, and less stressed are all key ingredients to a healthy and happy lifestyle.  If you don’t incorporate these types of interactions into your life, you lose mental alertness and your quality of life is just not what is should be.

Each of these five areas can be changed in simple ways to help you  prepare for the later years of your life.  In fact, no matter where you are in your life, developing your own future is something you have the ability to change.  That doesn’t last forever, though.

Giving yourself an opportunity to excel is something you must do, give yourself the baby boomer lifestyle you want.

Start making changes NOW, if you want to be around for a good time and a long time!!