Younger Next Year: A Man's Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond
by Chris Crowley, Henry S. Lodge
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Author: Chris Crowley, Henry S. LodgeContributor: Don Leslie
Contributor: Rick Adamson
Edition: Music CD
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Published: 2004-12-29
ISBN: 1565119290
Number of pages: 465
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
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Book Review: No Exercise "Fence Sitting" Allowed
Summary: 4 Stars
The difference with this book is that the authors recommend exercise with evangelical fervor AND give hold-your-hand, even comedic, instructions and wisdom. But their homespun approach does not hide the fact that they are dead serious.
The book does refer to some studies, but basically the authors humorously and seriously deal with the physical "decay" of aging. And, yes, they discuss sex. No research studies are footnoted. I just assume they think the reader would not be interested; besides, who can tell if the research was correctly done? Nevertheless, why don't the authors just say, "Science aside, these are our best opinions based on our philosophies and experiences of life--as it should be"? (Or something like that.)
You can't tell from the book's title that the latter chapters deal with the emotional-social side of aging, which they straight-forwardly face. To me this is the best section of the book.
Even though one author is a doctor he makes dietary recommendations that not all health advocates would agree with--even the respected contrarian (to some) viewpoints of, let's say, The Weston A. Price Foundation. (Check it out; it's a dot com, too.)
The authors don't seem to realize that some older (50-plus) persons can do few of the exercises they push. Some of their recommended exercises can be more easily followed if, for example, their readers get biannual knee injections of synovial fluid (paid for by Medicare for those 65-plus) or take a glucosamine-chondroitin combo tablet to lessen the pain of arthritis. (The latter supplement can take up to six months to be effective or not at all, and often gives a constant upset stomach/gas and too-frequent soft stools--did me, so I quit it, but some friends swear by it.) Exercise, alone, does not always lessen the pain from this condition. Nevertheless, "...this book has one core message--either you grow [in strength, i.e., exercise] or you decay" (p. 216). And I can add (p. 112): "We are not tired at the end of the day because we get too much exercise. We are tired because we do not get enough." We may also be tired from not getting enough quality sleep, which they don't address--check out a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine; the new ones are super quiet.
To some extent, I do not appreciate the rah!-rah! approach of the authors. Maybe that style, in part, is to compensate for the fact that they lauded the book as being based on solid scientific research, but present no data.
According to the authors, exercising together can also strengthen the tie that binds you to your partner, will turn your relationship around, and rah!-rah! on they go. To use an altered hackneyed phrase: "Those who exercise together, stay together." But keeping in good physical shape doesn't depend on a marriage or some other tie, whether it binds or not. Relationships that no longer work (even after counseling) are detrimental to either partners' overall health. No science from me here, either; just common sense--sort of like parts of their book.
To sum the book up too simply:
1. To keep, regain or get good health, you should exercise (fast walk, for example) for 45-minutes six times a week for the rest of your life.
2. To be happy you should be socially-emotionally connected; preferably intimately.
That does sound a little too humdrum. The book is more interesting and certainly worth a read.
A FINAL NOTE: I HOPE YOUR BOOK HOLDS TOGETHER BETTER THAN MINE. EVEN WITH GENTLE HANDLING THE PAGES STARTED FALLING OUT--APPARENTLY A GLUE-SPINE PROBLEM.
Summary of Younger Next Year: A Man's Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond
Drawing on the latest science of revolutionary biology, YOUNGER NEXT YEAR shows men fifty or older how they can become functionally younger every year for the next five to ten years, and continue to live like energetic fifty-year-olds until well into their eighties. The secret? "Harry's Rules"---deceptively simple, highly motivational rules like exercise six days a week; eat what you know you should; connect to other people; and commit to feeling passionate about something. Bringing together the doctor behind "Harry's Rules" (Henry S. Lodge, M.D.) and his seventy-year-old patient (Chris Crowley, the outspoken reporter in the trenches) YOUNGER NEXT YEAR welcomes readers to the next third of life. Train for it, and you'll have a ball.General Broadcasting Books
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