Staying Mobile After 50 – Your Key to Ageing Well!
Feeling good as you age is all about staying active, strong, and independent. Movement is medicine – and the good news is, it's never too late to start.
Here are 10 top tips to keep you moving and thriving after 50:
🚶♀️ Move more, sit less – Even light activity like walking or gardening adds up. Every bit counts!
🏋️♂️ Build strength – Include resistance exercises (like lifting groceries or using resistance bands) at least 2x a week.
🧘♂️ Improve balance – Try yoga, tai chi, or standing on one leg while brushing your teeth.
🕺 Do what you enjoy – Dancing, swimming, walking the dog – anything that keeps you moving.
📆 Make it routine – Schedule activity into your day, just like brushing your teeth.
👟 Wear good shoes – Supportive footwear helps prevent slips, trips, and injuries.
🫀 Know your limits – Start small and build up gradually, especially if it’s been a while.
🤝 Stay social – Join a walking group, fitness class, or invite a friend to move with you.
🧠 Keep your brain active too – Moving your body also boosts brain health and mood!
✅ Get checked – Talk to your doctor before starting a new exercise plan, especially if you have health conditions.
✨ Your body is made to move – keep it working for you!
📣 Share with a friend and be active together💪
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Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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71.7% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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16.4% Hmm, maybe?
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11.9% Yes!
2025 has been massive. The Luxon-led Government's attacks on workers, on Te Tiriti, on pay equity, on educators, on health workers, and on the public service, have been relentless.
But despite everything thrown at working people, we've also seen some massive wins. We've fought back together with strike action. We've unified with days of action. We have focused on what matters. Make no mistake, 2026 will be wild, and we are ready for it! Source - New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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