IS YOUR LIFESTYLE RETIREMENT READY? Why Rightsizing Makes for Better Life After Work
Clear Out Unneeded Goods
As you approach retirement, it’s important to make sure your lifestyle is tailored to fit the end of your working life. This concept, known as “rightsizing,” can make your savings last longer, which provides you with the freedom to enjoy your later years. Kathy Gottberg, author of “Rightsizing: A Smart Living 365 Guide to Reinventing Retirement,” defines the concept as “conscious choices for a better lifestyle that more closely fits your new needs in retirement.” The earlier you can begin rightsizing, the more prepared you’ll be for the days when you no longer have an income from work. For most of us, what really matters when we retire is spending time with loved ones and having memorable experiences. Nobody’s greatest regret is not having enough stuff. With that in mind, here are a few tips that will prepare you for a fruitful and fulfilling retirement.
If you’ve been in the same home for years or decades, you probably have more stuff than you need. Start by discarding anything that’s broken, damaged, or simply not getting any use. You should also make sure you’re not acting as a storage unit for friends or family members. If they don’t have the space for something, it shouldn’t be your job to hang on to it. Eliminating clutter will free up your space and allow you to treasure what you have. Once all of your children have left the nest, you’ll often find that you don’t need as many rooms. Selling your home and moving into one that isn’t half-empty will generate some extra cash and help you to live more efficiently. As an added bonus, you’ll often find that a cozier home Our shoulders are one of the most intensively used and intricate parts of the human musculoskeletal system. Unfortunately, they’re also one of the most commonly injured. While there are a number of potential ways to hurt your shoulder, there is perhaps no shoulder injury more common than a rotator cuff tear. As a joint with a wide range of motion, the shoulder relies on a complicated system of four muscles to keep stable, collectively known as the rotator cuff. With repeated overuse of the shoulder, or trauma from a fall or abrupt strain, the rotator cuff can become inflamed and irritated, eventually becoming damaged and torn. This can result in pain radiating over the top of the shoulder all the way down to the outer arm. Often, pain is accompanied by persistent shoulder weakness, and if the injury is serious, it can severely reduce your ability to move your shoulder at all. People with rotator cuff injuries usually struggle particularly when lifting their arm above their head. Move Into a House You Can Fill
increases happiness. The less time you have to spend on home maintenance, the more you can devote to the activities you love.
Change Your Mindset
Too often, we suffer from the urge to “keep up with the Joneses.” If our neighbor buys something, we want it too. But to really rightsize, you should resist the urge to meet other people’s standards. Retirement should help you make the most of your life, not anyone else’s. Before you make a purchase, especially a large one, ask yourself what’s motivating your decision. If it’s not going to make your life better, leave it on the shelf. Sometimes, surgery is required to fix a torn rotator cuff, but not always. To determine the best course of action, it’s recommended that you meet with an orthopedist or physical therapist to find out if your recovery can be managed without going under the knife. Regardless of whether you go through surgery or not, an experienced physical therapist will be a vital component of your recovery process. We can help you not only manage the symptoms of cuff tears, both chronic and acute, but prevent you from further cuff injury — a serious risk, following treatment for a tear. Treatment will range from exercises for increasing the range of motion in your shoulder to resistance band procedures for strengthening the muscles that support the rotator cuff. You don’t have to live with discomfort. Contact the experts at Four Corners Health & Rehabilitation today, and let us help you eliminate severe shoulder pain for good.
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