Sports Then and Now

Getting old doesn’t have to mean giving up sports. Retirement comes with plenty of free time to pursue personal passions making this a great time to take up new sports and physical activities. But just which sports should you take up? Ideally you want something that’s not too high-impact – especially as you get older and joint issues start to set in. Below are a few examples of sports that can be well-suited to retirement. 

Walking

While running is typically less suitable as you get older, walking is appropriate for all ages. It’s a great form of cardio exercise and a chance to explore new places? Challenge yourself to long hikes – which could anything from sponsored city walks to mountain climbing. A good pair of walking shoes will help to protect your feet.

Cycling

Cycling is another great sport to take up in retirement. It’s great for maintaining a healthy heart and is also one of the best ways to burn calories. Cycling can also be a cheap and eco-friendly form of transport. When choosing a bicycle, you can either opt for a traditional manual bike to guarantee a workout or an electric bicycle to make hills less challenging. Make it competitive by taking on different routes and gradually increasing the distance that you are able to cycle at once. 

Did you know that the average adult spends 6 hours and 38 minutes online per day? 

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As the digital space is used so heavily both within our work and personal life, this can often feel unavoidable – regardless of your opinion on your total amount of screentime. That being said, there are certain steps that you can take to make sure that any time spent online is time well spent. Read on to find out more!

Use it to reduce your stress levels. Regardless of the reasoning behind your stress, using your online time to combat this can be incredibly useful. This is because it can serve as a very welcome distraction to whatever is troubling you by turning your attention elsewhere. There are many ways in which you could achieve this goal, such as by playing retro games, such as pinball online. Not only is this a great throwback for anyone who spent their childhood in an arcade, but it’s also a lot of fun and a great stress-reliever. 

You want as many people to use your sports hall as possible, whether you run a club, a fitness business, or a school. But the problem is that many of these spaces go underutilised. People simply don’t use them as much as you might like. 

Fortunately, this post is here to help. It runs through some of the reasons why people aren’t using your sports halls and what you can do about this situation. 

No, there are no perfect answers to this conundrum. But there are things you can do to swing the situation in your favor. 

Here’s what’s going wrong for you and what you can do about it: 

Inconvenient Scheduling

One issue that affects many clubs and outfits that maintain sports halls is inconvenient scheduling. They’re open at times when their customers are unavailable. 

There’s nothing better than waking up knowing that your favorite team is playing that day. The game can define the entire day, from your morning reading through to your pre-game rituals to the after-game celebrations (or commiserations).

Alas, while these days are oh-so-fun and exciting, they’re still only one day. Depending on your preferred sport, you might have to wait a week or more before you get to watch your beloved team in action again.

Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to enjoy your sport even when your team isn’t playing. In this post, we’ll run through some of the best methods for engaging with your sport all week around. 

Listen to Podcasts

Looking to engage with your favorite sport, but still have a few days to wait until your team is in action? Then podcasts might be just the solution you’ve been searching for. We’re living through the golden age of podcasts, and that means that there are plenty of excellent ones to choose from!

Do you have a strong sense of logic? It’s something very few people are ‘born with’, but it is something every person who’s interested in it can learn to apply. 

After all, logical thinking is a critical skill that takes time and practice to develop; there are plenty of higher education pathways to follow, and plenty of things you can do in your spare time to build it as well. 

But why is a sense of logic such a great thing to develop? If that’s something you’ve been wondering over lately, here are a few reasons to chew on. 

It Helps with Reasoning Skills

When you think in a logical way, you use skills like deduction and pattern recognition at the same time. These are all interrelated skills that make up your reasoning ability. When you have a good ability to reason, not only are you more likely to win a debate, but you are much more likely to access your intelligence in every situation in life. 

You’ll be able to think before speaking and acting, and use your logical skills to work out what could happen next, what could actually go wrong, and whether or not you’ll be successful at something. This can provide some good insight into yourself as well, but above all, it can simply help you find your way in life. 

Want to start winning every single card game? While many of us are happy to play card games simply to spend time with friends and family and build happy memories, winning is always a plus. After all, isn’t that the aim of any card game? 

While there are hundreds of different card games, some are more well-known than others. In this post, we’ll share some essential winning tips for 7 of the most popular card games: Uno, Go Fish, Poker, Blackjack, Hearts, Rummy and Cheat. Get ready to sharpen your skills and become king of the card table!

Disclaimer: While these tips can help you improve your gameplay, there’s no guaranteed way to win any card game. Luck often plays a significant role and even the best card players get beaten on occasion. However, practising these strategies can certainly give you the edge.

Uno

Derived from the Crazy Eights family of card games, Uno is a shedding-type card game with its own unique deck made up of colors, numbers and special cards. There are a few proven strategies that can help you to be the first to get rid of your hand…

• Change color frequently: Most players will keep playing a single color until they run out of that color. In actual fact, it’s better to keep switching the color by matching numbers instead so that you keep onto as many different colors as possible and keep your options open. 
• Save your special cards: Don’t play all your special cards early! Those skips, reverses, +2 draws, +4 draws and wild cards are great for getting out of sticky situations when you don’t have a color or number to match. 
• Pay attention to your players: It’s easy to focus on your hand and not look at what your players are doing. By paying attention to how many cards players have left and what cards they are playing, you can strategically force other players to pick up cards and even predict what other players are about to play.

Go Fish

Go Fish is one of the most popular card games in the US. The aim of this game is to collect sets of four cards of the same rank (called ‘books’) by asking other players for other cards. There are a few slippery ways in which you can become the master at Go Fish.