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The world population is rapidly ageing as a result of increasing life expactancy and low fertility with a faster pace in high-income countries and huge societal impact. As estimated, that by 2050, older people (above 60) will account for more than one-fourth of the population in all the continents apart from Africa with Europe peaks at 35%. As pension reforms across the world attempt to adapt to the ongoing demographic transition to evaluate their impact on health and welfare move towards the fact that people live long years after retirement compared to the past.     Transition to retirement has an independent effect on perceived health status, physical activity and selected behaviourial risk factors. It should be identified as a target moment for preventive interventions so as to promote health and wellbeing in older ages. Retirement itself is a life-course transition likely to top affect behaviourial risk factors' patterns and ultimately health after retirement. A negative balanc