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Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger, and Happier
They can be seen in communities throughout the country-- those amazingly hale, hearty, and happy older folks who are having fun, have a million friends, are sharp as tacks, and look like they'll live forever. Their secret-- revealed and explained in MASTER CLASS-- is an active lifestyle that blends moving, thinking, socializing and creating.
Through inspirational stories fr...more
Through inspirational stories fr...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
June 26th 2012
by Center Street
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Targeted at the baby boomers, this is nevertheless really good advice for anyone who wants to live life fully with good health, a sharp brain, and end life with few regrets. Peter Spiers creates a four-tiered method here for keeping us healthy: mentally, physically, creatively, and socially. As one review put it, he lays out a holistic program, targeted at people on the cusp of retirement, for a life of engagement, enrichment, and fulfillment. This is filled with people's personal examples of ho...more
Although I totally agree with the premise of this book, I don't like the way it is executed. The author contends that retirees need to socialize, move, think, and create to stay healthy and live a longer life. I agree. He presents his arguments through pages and pages of charts -- and assigns homework! He advocates older people taking courses. During my long professiional career, I had enough of charts, homework, and courses to last a long lifetime. I'll keep active, but I won't keep track of m...more
I'm looking forward to retirement and want to have a healthy, meaningful and enjoyable one. This book included practical advice, as well as encouraging stories of people who are thriving and loving life in their later years. The author stresses the need to include socializing, moving, creating and thinking in your life, and presents this as a matrix to measure the activities you choose to pursue. I found this a helpful tool. This book made me recognize that there are areas in which I need to cha...more
I won this book from the Goodreads First Read Program and despite the nagging feeling I was being pitched, I must say it was an interesting read. The thought processes seemed quite sound and the author seemed genuine. I think this effectiveluy highlights how people are often misdirected when trying to be happier, or how we're all looking to live longer, hopefully with quality of life, not just quantity and of course, in these trying times, stronger, but often in the wrong way. Who wouldn't want...more
Recommended this book to my Dad who has taken several trips with Road Scholar. The author is a Senior VP for Road Scholar and includes several quotes and interviews from others who've taken Road Scholar trips. In a nutshell the book encourages the reader in practical terms how to stay a "life-long learner".
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