This is my first UAC challenge. Started today with 30 minutes walking, eating under my allotted calories and I tracked everything I ate!

@mmcram I love it! I have never heard anyone say they need to get in shape for retirement before, but it makes a lot of sense-- obviously you want an active retirement. I am retiring to get healthier (the inability not to put work and the needs of other people ahead of my own health got to the point I realized I need to change to get healthy). This is a good group for supporting such goals.

October was my first month of the group so I have not been prone to share a lot, but I like the group. My advice is to set your goals now, track and exercise. Then being part of the group comes pretty easy.

@Summerskier I stopped playing tennis for more than 20 years and then took it up again. I found there were two tennis centers near me that offered tennis ¨drills¨ groups that you could drop in to practice tennis together that included drills and then playing that rotated partners frequently. Participating in those drills first to get back my skills and meet current active players opened the door to me to find people to play with easily. You can also look for leagues through the USTA.

If you like tennis and are near retirement age, I recommend that you try pickleball, reportedly the fastest growing sport in America. Older tennis player usually love it-- it´s a little easier on the body and overall just easier than tennis, but tennis skills makes you ¨good at it¨ almost from the beginning. It is also usually organized to be easy to find people to play with and is usually much cheaper to participate in organized play than tennis is. You don´t have to run as much and hand eye skills can compensate for not being in full shape-- I even saw one person playing it with the portable oxygen tank strapped to them.