By Camilla Mortensen

We’re a couple years past Netflix and chill and the days of COVID shutdowns (and hoping to stay that way), but some of us are still figuring out how to get out more. They say it’s harder to make friends as you get older. A poll by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation said that “in 2023, one in three adults age 50–80 (34 percent) reported feeling isolated from others.” And a Pew Research Center poll said that “about half of adults 65 and older (49 percent) say they have five or more close friends.”

So how do we get out and hang out more?

Most sports have masters divisions, but some of us just want to play or exercise for fun. Whether it’s fun or competition, I think we can safely say that pickleball is one way the Gen X and older generation gets its

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