Keep it Moving! 10 Exciting Ways to Stay Active During Retirement

Y’all have heard the popular saying “Black don’t crack.” when it comes to external signs of aging with our people. But are you aware of any commonly held beliefs in the community about aging well from the inside out during retirement? Some of us live day to day, often paycheck to paycheck, fighting age-accompanying illnesses of disabling diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart trouble, glaucoma, and losses of various types. We push through; we ignore symptoms because nobody has time for that [like going to the doctor to get checked out or dealing with being sick, as if busyness would excuse us from illness]. But even with the necessary means, we fail to create real wealth, leave long-term legacies, or sufficiently invest in ourselves, body, mind, heart and soul, for more time to spend with our loved ones. There may come a time when we either choose to stop hustling or have to stop due to illness if we have not prepared.  Retirement can seem like a far-off fairy tale that we may not get to experience or know of few people who have. But what if you make it to retirement age and your financial planning pays off? Will you...