Brad Lomas - Staying Fit Over 50

Human Resources (HR) Consultant Brad Lomas, like many over-50 men, is a business professional with a sedentary job. Despite the amount of time he spends behind his desk or on the phone with clients, though, Lomas leads an active life to combat obesity and age-related illness. He stays in shape with low-impact activities to protect his body so that he can continue to age gracefully.

Walking is one of the ways that Brad Lomas keeps in shape without overdoing it for his age. He enjoys taking long walks through local Philadelphia parks in the evenings. These walks both keep him in shape and help him combat the stress of daily life. It's hard to stay stressed when you're enjoying nature in a beautiful park, getting low-impact exercise and breathing fresh air. Lomas' walks also allow him to organize his thoughts and ponder HR-related issues so he can better manage his career.

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Playing outdoor games like bocce or horseshoes is another option to maintain both physical and mental health. Most outdoor games require at least one other competitor, which means that you'll socialize while getting in shape, and they keep your body moving. These games are also easy on the joints and back, which is a bonus for people over 50.

Whatever the method, exercising at any age is vital to maintaining health. Most importantly, exercise combats diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other physical ailments. In addition, it can improve your mood and help you meet new people with shared interests. Brad Lomas frequently spends time with his bocce friends, savoring evenings of competition and light physical exercise.

Brad Lomas - Why Live Alone?

Brad Lomas is an over-50 bachelor who lives alone in Philadelphia. Though living alone sounds lonely to most, Lomas works with people every day as a Human Resources (HR) consultant. When he comes home, he enjoys reading comic books and completing crossword puzzles in the solitude of his abode. In fact, most people who live alone enjoy the benefits that this independent lifestyle provides. Here are three of the many benefits that you can experience if you choose to enjoy a solitary sanctuary:

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• You can be yourself. Living alone allows you more time to know and to explore yourself without the influence or judgment of anyone. An at-home, purely-you self will emerge after time spent living alone. Psychology calls this experience self-actualization and it refers to a person's self-fulfillment of knowing and being true to who they are.
• You learn to enjoy solitude and silence. With a roommate, family or a spouse in your house, something will almost always be happening. When you live alone, in contrast, there's just you in the house. Unless you're making noise, there is no noise, and unless you're exposing yourself to a stimulus, you can enjoy stillness in your downtime. At first, the still silence can be frightening, but when your brain accepts that nothing bad is going to happen, it becomes a relaxing environment.
• You'll be more social. An increased social life isn't the first thing that most people associate with living alone, but it is a well-documented side effect of an empty home. People who live alone are more likely to socialize with their neighbors, spend time with their friends and join hobby-oriented social groups than people with a spouse or roommate are.

These are just some of the benefits that people like Brad Lomas experience while living alone. For example, Lomas enjoys playing bridge, bocce ball and chess with his friends frequently and he also goes out to visit local comedy clubs.

Brad Lomas - Comic Book Collecting

Brad Lomas, like many men who were born in the 1960's, enjoys collecting and reading comic books in his spare time. Though most comic book collections aren't as valuable as they once were, collectors like Lomas still treat them as artwork to be preserved and revered. Comic book collectors are part of the reason that comic books experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1960's and they're a primary reason why comic books are still being printed in large quantity today.

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Nostalgia is a common reason why Lomas and other collectors enjoy comic books – 1960's children, for example, saw two major publishers battling for dominance of the industry: Marvel Comics and DC Comics. These two publishers still compete and collaborate with each other to this day, stirring up the nostalgic feeling with nearly every issue. Since the 60's, comic book conventions have allowed fans to come together so that they can meet to discuss comic books and even meet the artists of a beloved series.

Another reason why people often collect comic books is their appreciation for the story and a drive to complete a series. If a person identifies with a particular comic book character, as Lomas does with a few of the stars in his collection, they take a greater interest in following the story. After a few years of following various comic book story lines, collectors often find themselves in possession of hundreds of comic book issues. At this point, the collector will usually decide either to cherish his comic book collection and continue adding to it or to further explore comic book collecting for profit.

When a comic book collector is motivated by profit, they often seek first issues, special edition comics and issues that detail a pivotal moment in a character's story. With guidelines such as these and the help of comic book price guides, collectors can indulge their love of comics while making money on the side.

Comic book hobbyists like Brad Lomas collect comics for the stories and the nostalgia more than the profit. When Lomas heads to a comic shop, he's usually on the hunt for the next issue in his favorite series or for a new series, and a new character, to follow.