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Best Sports for Longevity?
January 15, 2025 -- Want to live longer - we sure do, assuming we have some degree of functioning. This interesting article from the NY Times shows results of multiple studies on longevity and various activities. Those include walking, biking, tennis, and golf. Guess which one seems to give the highest boost to living a long life? It's tennis. One…...
Top Retirement Towns
Dade City is a small town with an old-Florida feel that attracts plenty of retirees - 40 percent of the population is age 45 or older. Weeping willows and moss-draped trees render it a classically Southern small town. There is a comfortable, homey feel in this sunny, friendly community. Photo of courthouse courtesy of Ebyabe and Wikipedia, Licensed under CC…...
Flagler Beach is a small town on Florida's north Atlantic coast, just above Daytona Beach and below Palm Coast. The town is named for the former partner of John D. Rockefeller in Standard Oil, who went on to become a famous hotelier and railroad builder in Florida. The population has declined somewhat to just under 4,500. The peaceful 6 mile…...
Fort Myers Beach is a barrier island located a few miles to the southwest of the City of Fort Myers. It is a popular tourist destination where people go to the beach, enjoy fishing and boating, or just go for dinner. Shrimp and fishing boats congregate here and locals come to enjoy the seafood. To find out more about the…...
Key Largo is the northernmost island of the Florida Keys and the originating point of the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1), which is 113 miles long and ends in Key West. Self-proclaimed as the “Diving Capital of the World,” Key Largo is the largest of the Keys and stretches for 33 miles. It is a very popular tourist destination for scuba…...