Is 60 the new 40?
With everyone living longer and better medical facilities and practices available, it seems that getting old doesn’t mean the same as it did just a few years ago.
And the first people to tell you that are the “elderly” themselves! Very few 60 year olds would describe themselves as elderly - that term is now left to their parents, the 90 - 100 year olds. The statistics and a cultural shift in attitudes towards growing old back up this view. The large numbers from the Baby Boomer generation who are living longer and healthier lives and tending to keep healthy and take notice of diet and the idea of keeping the body and mind active.
For many people hitting 60 the outlook is rosy. They’re retiring at just the right time: the house is paid for, the pension is coming in and they have the time to devote to their hobbies and past-times that they haven’t had for the last 40 years due to work.
So if 60 is the new 40 - what’s the new 60? and what can we now class as elderly?
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