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FIT IN FIVE: Slow, steady road to fitness
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STRETCHING
AEROBICS
WEIGHT TRAINING
RESISTANCE TRAINING
ACTIVE ROUTINE
LIFE changes after cancer diagnosis and treatment. Most of the time, it’s for the better. Most patients will do their best to keep the disease from returning. Aside from better food choices, exercise plays a big role in maintaining health, mobility and general well-being.
According to medical and health website WebMD, studies suggest that “higher levels of physical activity are associated with a reduced risk of the cancer coming back and a longer survival rate after a cancer diagnosis”.
But what kind of exercises are good for cancer patients? Doctors propose a combination of flexibility, aerobics and resistance training. Anything that isn’t high-impact but keeps you moving and fit goes a long way to keeping you healthy.
It is best to consult your oncologist for advice on exercises suitable for you. Your body has gone through a lot, so start slowly and build your fitness as you go along. Here are some exercise suggestions to get you started:
1. STRETCHING
Often overlooked, stretching is extremely important to increase flexibility. It is so easy that everyone can do it and consistent stretching gives better muscle flexibility. “Stretching is important to keep moving, to maintain mobility,” says Colleen Doyle, director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society in the article. If you’re not yet ready for more vigorous exercise, you should at least stay flexible.
2. AEROBICS
Biking, walking, jogging and swimming help burn calories and increase heart rate. You may even lose weight in the process. Because aerobics exercises train the heart to be more efficient, they build cardiovascular fitness and reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
3. WEIGHT TRAINING
Weight lifting helps build muscle normally lost during cancer treatment. Invest in 2kg or 4kg dumb-bells for home use and if the weight feels too easy, just increase the repetition of exercise.
“Ideally, cancer survivors should do aerobic exercises and weight training,” says Dr Kerry Courneya, professor and Canada Research chair in Physical Activity and Cancer at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada on the webMD website. “Both types of exercises are critical to overall health and well-being of cancer survivors.”
4. RESISTANCE TRAINING
Using your own body weight for exercise also helps build more muscles. Exercises like bench dip and push-ups are good for upper body muscles and can be done in your own space or while watching TV.
5. ACTIVE ROUTINE
Start a new active routine by taking the stairs instead of the lift, You can also buy a pedometer. If you are desk-bound, take short breaks for walks and stretching. You can even lift heavy objects like detergent bottles and cans to build muscles.
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Retirement on the edge
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I heard a retirement planning horror story this morning, and I'll share it with you.
Because the law changed this year, making it simpler and more financially advantageous, more companies with frozen defined benefit retirement plans are offering employees and former employees a lump-sum payout. If you decide to accept their offer -- you don't have to; they can't force you -- think hard about what you're going to do with this pot of money. Here's why.
I was talking with the maintenance man at the building where I'm living this winter. He does a great job, and I've been very appreciative. But I thought he was working much too hard, and I told him so.
He told me that he's 66 and working seven days a week because he needs the money to live on and to replenish his savings. The reason, he says, was the illness of his late wife. He was an engineer who took early retirement from a company where he had worked for 30 years. He received his pension in a lump sum. Neither he nor his wife were old enough to qualify for Medicare. After their eligibility for his company insurance ran out, they didn't buy private insurance. Instead, they went without, hoping to get by until Medicare kicked in. It was a bad bet. His wife became seriously ill. Before she died, they spent their entire nest egg on medical care.
Stories like that are scary -- and not all that uncommon. If you opt for a lump sum, get help investing it safely -- maybe put some of it in a private annuity -- and buy long-term care insurance to protect yourself from medical disasters that can wipe you out.
Don't let that pot of money slip away. Unless you win the lottery, it's probably all you're going to get.
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The Costliest States for Retirement
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Planning to retire in 2012? You could be starting off at a disadvantage – financially, at least – if you live in one of these 10 states.
TopRetirements.com, a guide to retirement destinations and communities, recently published its list of the 10 worst states for retirement, looking primarily at financial considerations. In specific, the site evaluated each state in terms of its fiscal health, property taxes, state income taxes and cost of living. (The survey also included climate as a yardstick, under the assumption that most retirees “have a bias toward places with warmer winters.”)
The results: Retirees in the Northeast and Midwest will likely feel a greater pinch than their counterparts elsewhere in the country. Here are the states where your retirement dollars might not go as far as you wish:
1. Connecticut. Finished first (or last, depending on your perspective). The survey noted that Connecticut has some great towns for retirees and “considerable charm” – but those charms come at a price: steep property and incomes taxes, and a high cost of living.
2. Illinois. Actually, most pensions and Social Security payments aren’t taxed, but Illinois’s economic troubles – including deficit spending, unemployment and foreclosure rates – are “among the worst of any states,” according to the report.
3. Rhode Island. Again, high property taxes, coupled with underfunded pension and health liabilities and budget deficits.
4. Vermont. Residents face “very high” median property and incomes taxes, according to the study, as well as a top 10 cost of living.
5. Massachusetts. The good news: Social Security income and most government pensions are exempt from taxation. The not-so-good news: property taxes that are among the highest in the country.
[Also see: 5 American Cities Nearly Destroyed by the Recession]
Rounding out the bottom 10: New Jersey, Minnesota, New York, Maine and Wisconsin.
This is the second year that TopRetirements.com has ranked states as retirement destinations according to financial factors. The goal, according to the study: “to try to help baby boomers understand where, all other things being equal, they can enjoy their hard-earned retirement without taking on more problems.”
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Take Your Retirement on the Road
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Lee Harrison and Julie Lowrey enjoyed long and successful careers in the nuclear power industry in New York. But as retirement age approached, Harrison began to wonder if he’d have enough money to support the kind of retirement lifestyle he and his wife Julie had long been looking forward to.
[See The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012.]
Harrison made a very good living, but there wasn’t a lot left over after paying for Manhattan living expenses. Then something fortuitous happened. The engineering firm where Harrison and Lowrey were working was bought out by a larger one. Harrison, then age 49, saw the corporate restructuring as a chance for a bigger change.
Just as his company was remaking itself, Harrison began to imagine another approach to retirement. Browsing in a bookstore one afternoon, Harrison discovered a guide to retirement in Costa Rica. This book introduced him to retirement possibilities he’d never before considered.
Costa Rica, and countries like it, offer a desirable retirement lifestyle at a dramatically reduced cost. Retirement aboard also gives you an opportunity for a great adventure, and could allow you to retire years earlier than if you stayed in the U.S.
Harrison and Lowrey eventually decided against moving to Costa Rica. But instead of sticking around to continue moving up the company ladder after the restructuring, they decided to move to Cuenca, Ecuador.
[See The Real Best Places to Retire in 2012.]
But Cuenca was not the last stop in their retirement overseas adventure. After two years in Cuenca, the couple relocated to Uruguay’s Gold Coast. They called Punta del Este home for more than seven years. And now they are in the process of moving to Medellin, Colombia. "Medellin may be the pinnacle of our evolving retire overseas experience,” says Harrison. "I think this may be our last stop. Based on our 10 years of experience living and traveling around both Central and South America, it's hard to imagine somewhere better than here." Harrison and Lowrey have purchased an apartment in central Medellin and are in the process of selling their home in Punta del Este.
Serial retirement isn’t for everyone. There are many challenges associated with moving around to several countries the way Harrison and Lowrey have. But each stage of this journey has contributed to a rich, full, and rewarding retirement experience that continues to unfold.
Perhaps the best part is that Harrison and Lowrey are living what could be called a lifestyle of the rich and famous. They have been moving around from exotic locale to exotic locale, taking in one of the world’s most beautiful coastlines and living in an international jet-set destination.
[See 6 Affordable Places to Retire Abroad in 2012.]
Had they stayed in the U.S., Harrison and Lowrey would be living an average retirement lifestyle at best. They might even still be working. Taking their retirement on the road has allowed them to super-charge their standard of living, while reducing their expenses. They’re discovering some of the best lifestyle options the world has to offer, at a young age, without spending a fortune.
Kathleen Peddicord is the founder of the Live and Invest Overseas publishing group. With more than 25 years experience covering this beat, Kathleen reports daily on current opportunities for living, retiring, and investing overseas in her free e-letter. Her book, How To Retire Overseas—Everything You Need To Know To Live Well Abroad For Less, was recently released by Penguin Books.
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