Staying mobile and living an active lifestyle is the holy grail of aging. However, not all of us will be able to be as active as we'd like in our golden years. What happens when you are still very much independent and mobile but your spouse or loved one is not?

This can present many challenges especially in a close relationship. The mental, emotional and physical toll this can take on both parties can be devastating to a relationship in the long run. Thankfully it doesn't have to be that way no matter what your limitations are.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). One of Meredith's personal experiences she had learning about a close friend's parents who deal with limitations in the relationship and why it's important to talk about it.`

2). Some of the common challenges that occur when living in a situation where you or your loved one can't do the same things as the other anymore.

3). Great suggestions on how to modify any physical activity like taking walks etc. so that you both can still enjoy time together.

4). Why open communication between both parties is always important but especially in this type of situation.

5). Why it's still OK to do activities separately if one is not able to participate and still be able to share stories and make memories together.

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We hope the information in this episode is helpful to you or someone you know who may be going through challenging times with their spouse or loved ones. It's not easy making changes later in life but knowing there are things you can do to keep your relationship active, fun and exciting even when limitations are an issue is important.

Team Meredith