How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor

by Ernie J. Zelinski

It’s important to acknowledge the role that travel plays in having a healthy retirement instead of thinking in terms of being able to travel only if one is healthy. The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) recently released a research study titled Journey to Healthy Aging: Planning for Travel in Retirement. According to the research study, travel during retirement can be much more than just an enjoyable activity. Travel and its associated activities have been linked to healthy aging — boosting physical, cognitive and social benefits. Those who travel tend to be more active. Of course, those who are physically active have lower rates of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and cancers. The GCOA and TCRS researchers found that the majority of those