Men think retiring will boost sex life, while women just want to see the grandkids, study finds

After years of hard work, it is finally time to put both feet on the ground.

But research shows that there are major differences between the sexes when it comes to their expectations of their retirement.

Men apparently expect a boost to their love lives: 16 percent of respondents expect more sex than they get during their working lives.

But for more than a third of women, the priority was to spend more time with grandchildren – only nine percent said they hoped for more intimacy.

Around 700,000 people in the UK retire each year at the age of 66, and many of them enjoy healthy sex lives well into their retirement years.

Previous research from the University of Manchester found that one in two men and one in three women over the age of 70 still have sex at least once a fortnight.

Other studies show that a healthy love life increases the chance of a happy retirement.

But the latest poll of 2,000 people, conducted by private healthcare company Practice Plus Group, shows that this is a much bigger priority for men.

The survey found that 41 percent of respondents were looking forward to retirement, seeing it as an opportunity to exercise more, join social clubs and travel.

Only a third of women were happy with the idea of ​​stopping working altogether.

They also reported more complaints that could affect their quality of life after retirement, such as joint pain, lack of energy and body image problems.

Caroline Abrahams, chief executive of the elderly charity Age UK, said: ‘Everyone should be able to look forward to retirement. Unfortunately, we don’t all age in the same way.

‘We know that women have a higher life expectancy, but live longer in poor health than men.

‘Regular exercise, a balanced diet, sufficient sleep and maintaining social contacts are all important factors.’

Looking forward to retirement? Only a third of women are happy about the prospect of quitting work altogether, according to the poll

The Real Reason Older Drivers Are Dangerous? All Those Pills They Pop

Research has shown that older drivers are often more dangerous in traffic because of the amount of pills they take.

And it turns out that the more tablets they use, the worse they are behind the wheel.

Researchers at Columbia University in the US compared the daily drug intake of a group of volunteers with the number of times they braked hard while driving – something that can increase the risk of an accident.

Those who took the most medications – 14 or more different drugs per day – were 34 percent more likely to brake too hard than those who took only one or two.

It is estimated that in England alone, 5 million pensioners take at least five medications a day.

Many use a dozen or more for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol and blood clots that can cause stroke.

Experts have warned in the past that they fear many older people are being saddled with piles of pills by the NHS – known as polypharmacy – without doctors regularly checking whether they really need them. However, the charity Age UK warns that many of these drugs can slow reaction times and make you drowsy.

The research team in New York followed nearly 3,000 men and women between the ages of 65 and 79. Each had a device in the form of a “black box” installed in their car to monitor their driving behavior over a period of three to four years.

The results, published in the public health journal Accident Analysis And Prevention, showed that almost a third of respondents were taking six to nine medications, and more than one in 10 were taking at least 14 separate medications a day.

When they subsequently compared pill use with driving behavior, there was a clear correlation between the two.

In a report on their findings, the researchers said: ‘Polypharmacy is a health and safety issue of increasing concern among older drivers and may be a contributing factor to the excess risk of crashes in this age group.’