The Healthy Rich Life habit guideshttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/Short, sourced guides to weekly health habits for adults 45 and older.enSat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000What 150 minutes of activity a week looks likehttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/150-minutes-a-week/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/150-minutes-a-week/The CDC weekly activity amount for adults, broken into a plain week you can copy: 30 minutes, 5 days.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Strength and balance after 65: the two habits people skiphttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/strength-and-balance-after-65/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/strength-and-balance-after-65/The CDC lists three kinds of weekly activity for adults 65 and older. Walking is one. Here are the other two.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000How much sleep adults need, by agehttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/how-much-sleep-by-age/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/how-much-sleep-by-age/The CDC daily sleep amounts for adults: 7 or more hours from 18 to 60, 7 to 9 from 61 to 64, 7 to 8 from 65.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Drinking enough water as you get olderhttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/drinking-enough-water-as-you-get-older/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/drinking-enough-water-as-you-get-older/Thirst can fade with age. Simple ways to get enough fluids through the day, from the National Institute on Aging.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Three ways to lower your risk of a fallhttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/lower-your-risk-of-a-fall/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/lower-your-risk-of-a-fall/More than one in four adults 65 and older falls each year. The CDC lists three things you can do: speak up, stay active and make your home safer.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000How much sugar is in your drink?https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/how-much-sugar-is-in-your-drink/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/how-much-sugar-is-in-your-drink/A 12-ounce regular soda has more than 10 teaspoons of added sugar. CDC facts about sugary drinks and eight simple swaps.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Sit less: what the World Health Organization sayshttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/sit-less-move-more/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/sit-less-move-more/The WHO advises older adults to limit sitting time and says replacing it with movement of any intensity, even light, benefits health.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Everyday ways to manage stresshttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/everyday-ways-to-manage-stress/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/everyday-ways-to-manage-stress/Small daily steps the CDC suggests for coping with stress: breaks from the news, time to unwind, gratitude, connection, sleep and movement.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000Seven questions to ask before you take a supplementhttps://thehealthyrich.com/habits/questions-to-ask-before-you-take-a-supplement/https://thehealthyrich.com/habits/questions-to-ask-before-you-take-a-supplement/The FDA does not approve supplements before they are sold. Seven questions it suggests you ask your doctor or pharmacist first.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:45:27 +0000