Sod Seventy!: The Guide to Living Well

by Muir Gray, David Mostyn (Illustrator)

Many of the problems older people suffer from have, as their underlying cause, a fundamental loss of fitness. Others are caused by preventable diseases (with these even being preventable after the age of seventy) and, broadly speaking, from the wrong approach to life, influenced by negative social pressures. This book – uniquely targeted at the 60–75 demographic – tells you what steps you can take in late middle age to give you the best chance of living a long, healthy and fulfilling later life.

Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a rewarding, active life into your nineties and beyond. This book – part exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – tells you how.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2015

Reviews

[Judi Mckay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book. Most of it I kind of knew but it’s good to have it reiterated. I’ve also started doing sudoku every day to keep my brain active as well as already trying to follow the usual advice on eating, alcohol, exercise and sleep


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[Iset · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really quick read from cover to cover, but one that it is useful to highlight and refer back to. The book is, as one might expect, aimed at 70 years olds and over, with health and fitness advance to tackle what are commonly considered 'signs of aging' but are in fact simply loss of activity and fitness - and which can thereby be improved or staved off by appropriate exercise. Although it may sound like this book is only for the older reader, the author explains clearly how the aging process affects different areas of the body, what is really going on, and what can be done to address it - and since this is an ongoing process much of the advice is therefore universal. Having picked up this book in my 20s I consider myself to now have a headstart and most of the exercises are very useful and applicable - by no means is this book just for the 70+. The author's credentials are well established, the advice is appropriate and above all emphasises making your own decisions on an individual basis, and the author always stresses when care needs to be taken and outside professional opinions consulted. a really great book all in all.

[Gill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing earth shatteringly new, but a useful collection of information and tips.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful and interesting little book, especially if you are a bit 'older'. One or two takeaways for me as to how I can look after myself. The key point is to keep exercising until something bad gets you.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because my husband turns 70 in 2 months. Me, I’m obviously too young for it,
The summary is that walking fixes everything. Good to hear as I like to do this even more than the author’s recommend thirty minutes a day.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Tara Blais Davison · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 I feel Sod 60 is more comprehensive but I appreciated the synopses of a handful of books on death, dying and aging that was included in this book.