Here are six tips from Retirement Your Way to inspire you to make the most of the freedom that can be found in retirement villages.
1. Staying connected
It is important to keep in contact with the friends you built during your lifetime and to create new ones. Friendships can get even stronger in retirement especially if you reach out and nurture those relationships.
In retirement villages, you have the freedom to fill your day however you like, so staying connected with family and friends is one of our top retirement tips.
Retirement villages offer ample opportunity to stay connected. Friends and family are welcomed to come visit you in your unit or enjoy a meal with you at our very own restaurant, bar, and café. And there is the added benefit of having friendly neighbours and community living in close proximity.
2. Eating healthy
Eating healthy is important any time in your life, especially in your retirement years to keep you healthy and happy for longer.
This is another great reason retirement villages are so beneficial.
Most villages have their own restaurant, providing healthy, well-rounded meals for lunch and dinner. And the units generally come with modern kitchens so you can whip up your own healthy meals.
3. Checking your health regularly
As we age, it is important to keep on top of our health and wellbeing by keeping up to date with medical appointments, medication prescriptions, scans and flu injections.
Staying active and independent is a big part of this too.
Retirement villages offer a range of health services and facility to help you maintain a positive, balanced lifestyle. From physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and fitness programs, to visiting doctors and access to visiting specialists, all the health services you need are only steps away.
4. Keeping your physical activity up
Keeping active is also important, and retirement villages normally have great shared facilities like resident gyms with equipment personally tailored to their needs, heated pools and spas to exercise or relax in and walking groups.
Staying physical and social at the same time is a win/win.
5. Maintaining an active mind
You’re never too old or too young to learn something new, and villages are a great opportunity to do this. Crossword puzzles, Sudoku and other mind games can be a great way to keep your mind active, but you can also try cooking classes, painting, and other fun mental challenges.
Retirement villages offer ample opportunity to keep your mind sharp.
6. Trying a new hobby
Having more time to pursue your interest mean you have ample opportunity to develop new ones.
Retirement villages all have shared facilities that allow you to try something new, in a friendly, social environment, without having to step out of your comfort zone.
There are many hobbies to try, such as playing pool or snooker in our games room, taking up swimming classes, joining a book or walking group or simply playing cards with friends in the cards and craft room. If there is something out there that interests you, now’s a great time to try your hand at it and enjoy the experience.
Retirement Your Way are constantly working with their residents to tailor the perfect retirement experience that meets their residents’ hopes and dreams.
They provide independent living for over 55’s with all the resort facilities you could imagine on your doorstep. For further information, please contact either Lisa or Laura on (02) 8708 4700 or email Lisa@retirementyourway.com.au or Laura@retirementyourway.com.au.
You can view their retirement communities here.
