My wife certainly likes asserting 50 is the new 40, while my children think 50 makes me as old as Methuselah. Middle age was the danger time for people, as they stopped playing sport and cut back on active lifestyles, Dr Waters said. Mental HealthDr Waters is also one of the directors of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge's strategic advisory group, which has several research projects studying mental health, social isolation and old age. Social isolation was another major issue, for both mental and physical wellbeing, Dr Waters said. For more than 20 years, the Office of the Retirement Commissioner has been pushing the message that New Zealanders are not saving enough for their old age.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 15:22 UTC