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Great gifts for seniors
Every holiday shopper ends up
with at least one loved one on their
shopping list who they can’t seem to
find anything for. Some people seem
to have it all, while others may be
less than forthcoming with regard to
items they may need or want.
Many seniors tend to fall into the
latter category. Shopping for holi-
day gifts for seniors can be difficult
if shoppers don’t know what seniors
want. But the following are a handful
of gift ideas that might make this hol-
iday season that much more special
for seniors.
Books
A 2015 survey from the Pew Re-
search Center found that 69 percent
of adults age 65 and over acknowl-
edged reading at least one book in
the previous 12 months. That makes
books a good bet for shoppers who
don’t know what to get their 65-and-
over loved ones this holiday season.
But shoppers might want to opt for
more traditional print books rather
than e-books, as the survey found
that only 15 percent of readers age 65
and over had read an e-book in the
previous 12 months.
Gym membership
According to the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion,
more than 80 percent of adults do not
meet the guidelines for aerobic and
muscle-strengthen-
ing activities. That
can be especially
troubling for seniors,
who are at greater
risk for osteoporosis,
a medical condition
in which age-related
tissue loss contrib-
utes to brittle, fragile
bones. Physical ac-
tivity, including mus-
cle-strengthening
activities like weight
training, can help
combat osteoporo-
sis. Family members stuck on what
to get aging loved ones may want to
consider gifting a membership to a
local gym. Many gyms offer heavily
discounted memberships to seniors,
and such gyms may even offer senior
fitness classes at no additional cost.
Travel gifts
Many retirees love to travel, but not
every senior has the means to take
off for parts unknown. A 2013 sur-
vey from the Transamerica Center
for Retirement Studies® found that
25 percent of retirees admitted they
wished they would have saved more
for retirement travel. Holiday shop-
pers can light up seniors’ smiles by
gifting travel gifts this holiday season.
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get a free or discounted flight. If that’s
not a possibility, some new luggage or
a Global Hotel CardTM sponsored
by Orbitz®, a gift card that can be re-
deemed at 70,000 hotels across the
globe, is sure to please.
Family time
Shoppers who are especially stuck
on what to get seniors for Christmas
can just resolve to spend more time
with their elderly loved ones. Many
seniors genuinely have everything
they need, and such men and wom-
en may only want to spend more time
with their children and grandchil-
dren. Make a New Year’s resolution
to spend more time with the special
seniors in your life if the perfect gift is
eluding you.
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Taking a Breather in 2020
I think we can agree that
2019 was a long, tough year.
We all know why. Is it time
to tune out?
Here are some thoughts
on how to have a better
2020:
* Turn off the TV now
and then, especially those
news shows. We’ve been
around long enough to
have figured out the politi-
cal stuff years ago. We don’t
need to continually have it
thrown at us.
* If we do want to watch
TV, we can flip to PBS, or
maybe the History channel
or Discovery. For those of
us with Netflix or Amazon
Prime, there are plenty of
shows, more than we could
ever watch. Check out trav-
el videos: wine country in
France, narrowboats on
the canals in Britain or the
scenery in Iceland.
* Consider loading up on
jigsaw puzzles and inviting
a few friends over. New
puzzles can be expensive,
but Goodwill has them for
$3. Put on tea or coffee,
turn on some quiet music
in the background and talk
about anything but politics
while you put puzzles to-
gether.
* Vow to have better nu-
trition in 2020. It doesn’t
have to be a huge overhaul
of your diet, maybe just
a few small steps. An ex-
tra piece of fruit each day,
brown rice instead of white
... it can all add up to better
health.
* Winter won’t last for-
ever. Eventually spring
will arrive and thoughts of
planting. Begin now to con-
sider what you might grow:
a few pots of flowers out-
side the door, vegetables in
a community space. Make
plans.
* We need to do some-
thing for others for our own
We know a thing or two
because we’ve seen a thing or two.
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peace of mind. Consider shelter once the weather
signing up for an afternoon warms up. Just turn off the
each week at the food bank, TV.
or walk a small dog at the
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