3 health tips for your old age

It appears that half of the Dutch elderly people still feel very healthy and give the quality of life a sufficient amount. Nevertheless, it is often difficult for this group of people to maintain good health for a long time. Physical disabilities, loneliness and a dozen other factors make it harder for older people than for their younger fellows to do something about health every day. It is precisely for this reason that it is important to start with an early monitoring of your health. Starting early in prevention and learning a healthy lifestyle can prevent a lot of problems in later years.

That is why we have highlighted four tips below based on the  Senior Guide,  which can help both the younger and the elderly among us to keep an eye on their health on their old age.

Always ensure that you have one or more goals

An important element that is often overlooked is the importance of a goal in daily life. Older people who are no longer working and who can not always lose out because of physical complaints are often the daily goals they have had all their lives. Having a clear goal is important because you can then work towards something that often has a positive impact on mental health.

Consider, for example, picking up a quiet hobby. People who, for example, have played the piano in their younger years and still have them at home, often do well to rehearse once a week.

Think about your pension

Having financial security in your old age is essential, but there are often many things to look at when arranging and managing your pension. For example, everyone is already building up a pension in their younger years by working. One person sometimes lays aside a small amount of money on a monthly basis while the other chooses to build up more certainty with an insurer through bank savings at a younger age .

For the elderly it is especially important to keep a close eye on all income they have. A good financial security ensures that you can maintain your health much more easily. Consider, for example, eating organic food which often costs a few cents in the supermarket or membership of a club or elderly association with which you can maintain social contact.

Try to maintain as many contacts as possible

Many elderly people in the Netherlands indicate that they feel lonely . Older people whose partner is surviving but are still reasonably healthy are often alone at home, have little visit and no longer have the means to go out every day. That is why it is important to maintain old friendships and especially contact with the family. This can be done at a young age by regularly visiting family and maintaining contacts with close friends and acquaintances.

Maintaining contacts is extremely important for the elderly. If this does not happen (correctly), chances are that someone falls into social isolation, which often drastically reduces mental health. Fortunately, there are a lot of resources to help the elderly. The municipality of , for example, introduced last year, for example, that elderly people may travel with public transportation for free . As a result, half of the people who used it said that they felt less lonely because it was easier to go out and visit other people.