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Social and Physical Activities to Consider

Would you like to get more involved in your community or be more socially active? There are plenty of places to look for opportunities, depending on your interests. Here are some ideas:

Get out and about

  • Join a senior center and take part in its events and activities
  • Play cards or other games with friends
  • Go to the theater, a movie, or a sporting event
  • Travel with a group of older adults, such as a retiree group
  • Visit friends and family
  • Try different restaurants
  • Join a group interested in a hobby like knitting, hiking, painting, or wood carving

Learn something new

  • Take a cooking, art, or computer class
  • Form or join a book club
  • Try yoga, tai chi, or another new physical activity
  • Learn (or relearn) how to play a musical instrument

Become more active in your community

  • Serve meals or organize clothing donations at a place for homeless people
  • Help an organization send care packages to soldiers stationed overseas
  • Care for dogs and cats at an animal shelter
  • Volunteer to run errands for people with disabilities
  • Join a committee or volunteer for an activity at your place of worship
  • Volunteer at a school, library, or hospital
  • Help with gardening at a community garden or park
  • Organize a park clean-up through your local recreation center or community association
  • Sing in a community choral group, or play in a local band or orchestra
  • Take part in a local theater troupe
  • Get a part-time job

Be physically active

  • Garden or do yard work
  • Take an exercise class or do exercises at home
  • Go dancing
  • Walk or bicycle with a friend or neighbor
  • Swim or take a swimming class
  • Play with your grandchildren

 

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