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Museums, Movies and Theatre Linked to a Body Three Years Younger

Museums, Movies and Theatre Linked to a Body Three Years Younger

A study of almost 1,900 older adults found the most culturally active had a physiological age about three years below the least engaged.

FitnessFitness
The 10,000-Step Myth: Why 7,000 May Be the Number That Counts

The 10,000-Step Myth: Why 7,000 May Be the Number That Counts

A 160,000-person Lancet review found most of walking's benefit arrives near 7,000 steps a day. The famous 10,000 target was a 1960s ad, not science.

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Heart Patients Are Told to Quit Coffee. A New Trial Disagrees.

Heart Patients Are Told to Quit Coffee. A New Trial Disagrees.

A randomized trial asked atrial fibrillation patients to drink a daily coffee or give it up. The coffee group had fewer recurrences, not more.

Investing and TradingInvesting and Trading
Gold Just Had Its Best Run in Decades. Should Retirees Care?

Gold Just Had Its Best Run in Decades. Should Retirees Care?

Gold hit a record above $5,500 an ounce this year, then slipped. For retirees the real question is not whether to chase it, but what it does.

Personal FinancePersonal Finance
A 1984 Threshold Is Quietly Taxing More of Your Social Security

A 1984 Threshold Is Quietly Taxing More of Your Social Security

The income limits that decide whether your Social Security is taxed were set in 1984 and never indexed. Here is why that costs more each year.

Weekend MusingsWeekend Musings
I Ran My Slowest Pace in Years. Here's What I Did About It, Maybe.

I Ran My Slowest Pace in Years. Here's What I Did About It, Maybe.

A disrupted week, a 12km run at 7:50 a kilometre, and the question of whether "zone 2" is actually working, or just a story I tell myself.

LifestyleLifestyle
Why Feeling Useful May Be Retirement's Quiet Longevity Dividend

Why Feeling Useful May Be Retirement's Quiet Longevity Dividend

A study of older adults in Sichuan found the urge to volunteer tracked with aging well, partly through small, everyday acts of kindness.

FitnessFitness
Tai Chi and Balance: What 21 Trials Say About Fall Risk at 60+

Tai Chi and Balance: What 21 Trials Say About Fall Risk at 60+

A meta-analysis of 2,408 older adults found Tai Chi improved balance and eased fear of falling. One fall-confidence measure, though, did not budge.

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Do Older Adults Really Need More Protein? Science Rethinks It

Do Older Adults Really Need More Protein? Science Rethinks It

A review of 350-plus studies complicates the "eat more protein as you age" advice, and argues your needs depend on activity, not birthdays.

Investing and TradingInvesting and Trading
Why "Fixed Income" No Longer Quite Means Safe for Today's Retirees

Why "Fixed Income" No Longer Quite Means Safe for Today's Retirees

The word "fixed" sounds like a promise and "income" like a wage. After inflation and the shock of 2022, neither is quite what many retirees assume.

Personal FinancePersonal Finance
You Can Afford to Spend More in Retirement. Most People Still Won't.

You Can Afford to Spend More in Retirement. Most People Still Won't.

Most retirees can afford to spend freely but hold back anyway. Here's why the habit that built your savings works against you now.

Weekend MusingsWeekend Musings
Liminality Has a Name Now. It Still Doesn't Make the In-Between Easy.

Liminality Has a Name Now. It Still Doesn't Make the In-Between Easy.

A church summit taught me the word for the space between what was and what's next – and a much older lesson about how to leave one room well before entering another.

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