While there’s a plethora of information available on saving for retirement, much less is known on how we should spend those years.
An article published by Business Insider suggests spending your twilight years lying around might sound ideal — after all, everyone deserves a chance to relax after decades of working.
Yes, but: About a third of American adults have said they struggled in transitioning to a life without work, and sedentary lifestyles are associated with earlier death.
The bottom line: An increasing amount of research finds that both physical and social activity are crucial for well-being in old age — they keep people happier and living longer.
- Dee Cascio, a counselor and retirement coach in Virginia, says the growing urge to work in retirement points to a larger issue. She says work fulfills a lot of needs that people don’t know how to get elsewhere.