Dancing is a good activity for physical and social health as you get older

As a ballroom dancer in my day, I found myself fitter after every session, enjoyed it and met new people. This article usefully lists the benefits older people can gain from various sorts of dancing. http://www.maturetimes.co.uk/come-dancing/

Retirement: avoid supermarkets at the weekend

A study for the Oddfellows supports the government's 'mental well-being' aims (my last post was  about the quality standard for mental well-being in care homes) more broadly. A survey of their retired members found that maintaining and building friendships, keeping active and avoiding the supermarket at weekends are both important advantages of being retired.

The Oddfellows is a friendly society that provided financial and other benefits for working people: it still does this through various mutual insurance schemes, but also provides local social clubs, one of the ways of making friends if you're feeling isolated.

If you're a joiner type person, rather than a keep yourself to yourselfie; in which case, you probably don;t have problems with finding things to do in retire,et anyway.

Link to report of the survey

Link to the Oddfellows. If you're ever wondered where organisations with strange names like the Oddfellows come from, try looking at 'About us' on their website. It's also a good example of how organisations change their functions over time.