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I retired about a month ago and it has been great.  I am so very thankful that I am still able to get out and enjoy a number of sports.  It has truly been a gift from God, especially with an injured shoulder.

After years of working, it just blows my mind that I can wake up and be able to pick any number of activities.

I have a driving range with a short executive course close by and I joined their "Players Club" so I get a free bucket everyday and I can play 9 holes for $5 a round and I get a free drink.  During the week it isn't crowded and I can get around the course in an hour or so.  Played 3 rounds so far this week.

I'm really into cycling and my wife and I have gone on 10-15 mile rides a few times a week.  Today I played 9 holes and then took my mountain bike out this evening.

I've been able to get back into surfing.  With a couple of partially torn rotator cuff tendons that has been a miracle.

My wife and I have gone on hikes and done some dinghy sailing.

I have scaled back the intensity and duration so I can get out of bed each morning.  And I know I'm not as good at any of them.

Not sure why I started this thread other than I am shocked at how easily things come back and maybe to encourage others that are still active that retirement doesn't have to be spent either traveling or watching TV.

John

 

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Staying active after retirement is a good thing. Of course as we get older "in moderation"  becomes a key phraise in our activities. I am of the belief the longer a person can stay active, the longer they will live. 

I golf, hike, ride a bike, fish, and a few other sports with the family youngsters. The other night I was kicking a soccer ball at my grand daughter, getting her some expirience as a goalie. 

I have this hankering to join a senior slow pitch soft ball league. Just can't pull the trigger on that idea as yet. 

When I was much younger, and still bullet proof, i played a lot of baseball, football, and basketball. I was pretty good at all three. Even ran sprints while on the track team. 

A few years ago while suffering through rehab, and not being active, I put on 30lbs in a short period of time. It took a while to lose some of that extra weight. 

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Not retired yet, few more years to go. But I started a few hobbies. I love photography, like golf it can be expensive to start, but its basically free once your happy with your equipment. Its also an outdoor activity so weather plays a part. For my "there's 3 feet of snow on the ground" days, I pick up old pallets and make bird houses from them. A neighbor has a table at a flea market and he takes a few to sell. Nothing fancy, I have a "made with recycled wood" sticker on them and the scrap burns well in my fire pit. Most of the cuts are made with a compound miter saw that was the most expensive tool, the wood is free.

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I retired in May.   I've golfed more this year than any previous. It won't be an issue during the warmer weather to find activities because I like to hike, mountain bike and roller blade.   We haven't had enough good snow to xc ski the the previous years but I'm looking for other winter activities. 

I am also thankful that I was able to retire healthy.   If you don't have your health, all of the fun activities wouldn't be possible.

From the land of perpetual cloudiness.   I'm Denny

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