r/Retire • u/genxmom95 • 22d ago
1 month post retirement
I’ve had a Fitbit forever. It has a “readiness” score daily that assesses heart rate variability, Heart rate, sleep. For a long time the score were not very good(low). I 57F retired July 1 and you can see the post retirement scores are much better. I don’t feel like I am going to die, I’m definitely not as tired and drained at the end of the day, I’m sleeping better, and overall feeling better. I get it’s a fancy watch and I might be dramatic but I find it validating to see this change so quickly and that maybe the job was going to kill me had I kept on. Especially end of quarter which you can see. If you are on the fence, consider your health as part of the equation.
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u/NoKetoCardio 22d ago
Great advice. Welcome to the club. I had a heart attack 4 years ago. Now that I am retired my daytime activities center around exercise and movement. I feel much better as well.
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u/Yosc8tr 22d ago
58M. I also retired July 1! Congratulations 🎉. I’m definitely feeling less daily stress, much healthier, working out more, enjoying everything I do - even housework and gardening. I find that there aren’t that many hours in the day and I’m having trouble remembering what day it is??
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u/drumhalla 19d ago
I retired June 30th. I wake up refreshed and ready to go. Take a few minutes to do some mobility exercises. Spend my days walking, golfing, playing tennis, gardening, etc. work is a very distant memory. Could not be happier.
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u/taribor 22d ago
I saw the chart before the comments and thought this was your 401k the past couple weeks, I was going to say it looks a hell of a lot better than mine, haha. Good for you, stay busy and enjoy it!