Happy retired life: Retiring from job increases amount of sleep and decreases physical activity.
Sitting Time Increases in Women After Retirement
Sitting too much is bad for your health, even after a happy retirement. A new study highlights that women who spend more time sitting down, lying or reclining are more likely to develop health problems such as heart diseases and type 2 diabetes
Sitting too much is bad for your health, even after a happy retirement. A new study highlights that women who spend more time sitting down, lying or reclining are more likely to develop health problems such as heart diseases and type 2 diabetes
‘Happy retired life: Relaxing retirement consists of more sleep time and less exercise time.’
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Sleep and Exercise During Retirement
The 24-hour activity behaviors can be divided into different sections, such as sleeping, sedentary time, light physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Increasing the time spent on one section will inevitably lead to a decrease in at least one other section, as there is a limited number of hours in a day. The study conducted at the University of Turku, Finland, used sensitive accelerometers and Compositional Data Analysis as the statistical method to study the simultaneous changes in these daily behaviors.When studying people who retired from manual work or the service industry, the amount of sleep and sedentary behavior increased in relation to physical activity. This change was stronger in women than in men. As for people who had retired from non-manual work, the proportion of sleep increased in relation to physical activity and sedentary time. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity decreased more than light physical activity.
“The decrease in the amount of physical activity is probably explained by the absence of activity related to work duties and commute to and from work when a person retires. These are replaced to some extent by sleep and, in the case manual workers, also sedentary time,” says primary author of the research article, Postdoctoral Researcher Kristin Suorsa.
Post-retirement Goals Linked to Greater Cognitive Decline
Retired women who were prone to disengagement had steeper declines in cognitive functioning than their peers who remained employed, stated new research.
Retired women who were prone to disengagement had steeper declines in cognitive functioning than their peers who remained employed, stated new research.
Increase Exercise Time to Reduce Sedentary Time
Previous research shows that replacing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with any other movement behavior predisposes people to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.“Based on our research, people who are retiring should aim to increase the amount of physical activity, particularly moderate-to-vigorous activity. At the same time, long periods of sedentary time should be avoided and sitting should be divided into shorter periods with frequent walking breaks,” says Suorsa.
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Add Physical Activity to Your Retirement Investment Portfolio
Many people clearly see the need for financial planning, but few understand the need for care and attention for their body, which is required at old age.
Many people clearly see the need for financial planning, but few understand the need for care and attention for their body, which is required at old age.
The results are based on a population of 551 people working in the municipal sector who used a wrist-worn accelerometer around the clock for a week at the same time of the year before and after they retired. The accelerometer measures acceleration and allows the researchers to measure daily sleep, sedentary time, and physical activity. The FIREA study is funded by the Academy of Finland, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Juho Vainio Foundation.
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Personality Affects Retirement Spending
How quickly you spend your savings in retirement may have as much or more to do with your personality than whether you have a lot of debt or want to leave an inheritance.
How quickly you spend your savings in retirement may have as much or more to do with your personality than whether you have a lot of debt or want to leave an inheritance.
