By Bob McMillan
Seniors today are aging better and are more vibrant and aware than Seniors of previous generations. Thanks to modern medicine, you are living longer and better lives than before. Many of you have stayed active longer and are in better physical condition than those seniors of earlier generations. 60 is the new 50. Some say 70 is the new 50. And, unfortunately, some feel and act like they are 90 when they are only turning 50. I turn 85 today, April 1, 2025 and feel like 55. Life is good!
I know there are a lot of Seniors like you, who want to focus your lives in a healthy direction and get away from the stagnation and boredom that often pops up after the initial excitement of retirement. You are entering a new stage in life where health, fitness and personal energy becomes a priority. You begin to recognize that health and fitness leads to a better and longer senior life.
As Seniors, you and I face a lot of challenges — some real and some perceived as real. These challenges include lack of mobility, weakening bodies, increased incidents of illness, falling, increasing isolation, boredom and depression, all leading to that lack of independent living that we dread most of all.
Of course, you can prevent the premature aging that saps the energy from our lives. I’ve been promoting physical movement (exercise), intelligent eating, and a Positive Mindset toward life, in the more than 430 articles from my “Come Alive Project” and “Seniorflow” over the last decade and a half.
When I started the Come Alive Project as my Legacy Project nearly 15 years ago, I intended it to be an awareness campaign for active Seniors about how to discover the Fountain of Youth within each of us through Health, Fitness, Personal Energy and Lifestyle. More recently, as SeniorFlow, I have continued to do talks and workshops on the subject and intend to continue both these articles and the talks, for as long as I am physically able. Heck, it’s fun! Plus, I have enjoyed the many positive comments I have received over the years.
Oh, and by the way, I practice what I preach. That’s why on my birthday today, April Fools Day, at age 85, I feel like “85 going on 55”. I feel better now than at almost any time in my adult life because of the changes in lifestyle I made fifteen years ago. I added physical movement, intelligent eating and better habits back into my life. I am still following the message that I created SeniorFlow to spread.
I hope you are doing the same. Thank you for reading.
A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY you April fools fellow. Keep on trucking !!!
Thanks Bob and Happy Birthday Week! Hell celebrat the whole month!
While the physical changes and wear and tear on our bodies is real so much of our mindset determines our ability to find the adjustments to our life style that keep us in our best shape. My Dad always said every decade we need to take stock and adjust. He lived to be 90 even though he smoked most of his life and survived injuries during WWII. His mindset, attitudes etc allowed him to view aging from a lens apreciating life and his ability to live it.