Who Said Self-Care Was for Young People?

“While I don’t love my wrinkles and sags, I embrace them as a life well lived,” said Evelyn Block, 76. That’s not all she’s embraced. She dyes her hair an electric blue. And her retirement hobby? She’s a roller derby referee in Southern California.

“Stevie Fleet Wheels in my derby name,” she said. “I have been a huge Stevie Nicks fan for over 50 years. She’s six weeks younger than I am. As long as Stevie can get onstage, I can still roller skate.”

Self-care is a concept mostly associated with youth, perhaps in part because advertisers see that demographic as their primary market. But wellness is as important, perhaps more so, at 75 as it is at 25.

In a Times questionnaire we asked readers how their routines for self-care have evolved as they’ve aged. Over 3,100 people from across the country responded.

Ms. Block’s disconnect over what she saw in the mirror was echoed by many, who said that while they feel younger, that while they feel younger, their reflection often shows someone much older, or even a face that recalls their elders.

Evelyn Block, 76, took her roller derby name, Stevie Fleet Wheels, from Stevie Nicks. Ms. Block owns a cutout and a Barbie version of the singer, also 76.