Physical activity and life satisfaction in later life so it's a well-known fact that staying physically active has positive outcomes on our physical health we know that but did you know that physical activity performing daily activities engaging in work full-time or part-time later in life and being playful which is one of my favorite things all have positive effects on life satisfaction happiness and psychological well-being later in life so it's true while mental health does play an important role in later life satisfaction I’m not downplaying mental health but i do want to Phys focus on physical health okay s physical benefits of moving around physical activity in later life means anything you do that keeps you moving around as much as possible it can include activities like walking jogging dancing taking the stairs instead of an elevator parking your caraway out there and instead of parking close to a store them all any housework or gardening that you engage in it ...