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A Busy Person's Guide to a Healthier Life: Practical Ways to Feel Better Every Day
Live Longer, Feel Better, Stay Healthier Keeping fit can feel like a time-consuming task. But what if you could make several simple, small changes that add up to a large improvement in the quality of your life? The daunting challenge of improving your health would suddenly feel more achievable and maintainable, giving you the confidence you need to take more steps toward a better you. This book is all about the little ways you can make a big impact on your well-being every day with practical advice and current research in three key These and other intriguing topics will help you make better choices and give you dozens of easy things you can do to promote a healthy lifestyle.
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208 pages, Paperback
Published March 5, 2019
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November 25, 2019
An informative and encouraging book to get people to take the small steps necessary to improving one's health. Eat right, get sleep, and do exercises, any type of exercise will do. Lots of positive reinforcement. A very enjoyable read. I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.
January 2, 2019
If you are looking for a breakthrough or a book that will take your health to a new level, keep on looking, as you will not find it here. While this guide surely offers some good points, these are mainly a retelling of what you can find on any good fitness blog.
While I enjoyed the style in which the main part of the book was written - conversational and light - I did not enjoy the boasting and sometimes slightly unbelievable anecdotes filled throughout. I was particular rolling my eyes at a specific story that included an overweight person, and that man's extended television habit, all while being deployed in Afghanistan. I don't know if you have ever been around the Military, but they have fitness standards, and during any deployment binging television is not exactly possible for the majority of soldiers. From that point on, the author lost credibility with me, and therefore I took all personal anecdotes with a bunch of skepticism. Mix that with a mediocre delivery of already widely known tips and tricks, my time would have been wiser spent reading a different book in the same genre.
While I enjoyed the style in which the main part of the book was written - conversational and light - I did not enjoy the boasting and sometimes slightly unbelievable anecdotes filled throughout. I was particular rolling my eyes at a specific story that included an overweight person, and that man's extended television habit, all while being deployed in Afghanistan. I don't know if you have ever been around the Military, but they have fitness standards, and during any deployment binging television is not exactly possible for the majority of soldiers. From that point on, the author lost credibility with me, and therefore I took all personal anecdotes with a bunch of skepticism. Mix that with a mediocre delivery of already widely known tips and tricks, my time would have been wiser spent reading a different book in the same genre.
February 10, 2022
I'd give it a solid 2.5.
Pros: There were lots of nuggets of wisdom and good quotes in the book. The chapters were short (usually 2-5 pages) so they were easily digestible, and good for people looking to read a chapter a day for habit-building and inspiration. I was using this book as part of a health challenge where I was reading 10 minutes a day for healthy habits/mindset. The tips are very reasonable and easy to put into practice. I found myself underlining some of those nuggets of wisdom and adding little hearts next to lines that inspired me. It's a good book for beginners, and with the way it's set up, it is true to its title. It really is good for busy people who don't have time to read long chapters, and the advice is simple and practical. I also like how it is written by a Christian who applies Biblical principles without beating the reader over the head with them. It would be a good choice for a secular audience as well.
Cons: In general, it felt like a second draft, but not a final draft of a book. Some chapters were tight, cohesive, and consistent. Other chapters were all over the place and didn't stay on topic even though they were short to begin with. The conversational tone at times felt disjointed and stream-of-consciousness-y. Sometimes the additional info/advice "boxes" didn't match the chapter that they were plopped down in. This got really frustrating and I ended up writing editorial notes along with my personal inspirational notes. This books just needs a second (or third?) edition to really feel "tight." Scientific support of advice is not consistently applied--sometimes it's mentioned and I learned something, sometimes it's not...and I wonder what's missing. Other times I knew exactly what was missing. Example: In a chapter on rest and balance, snow monkeys in Japan were used as an example of wild animals who forage all day but also know how to rest. Um... you left out the part where they spend hours a day chilling in natural hot springs!! That would be a perfect place to advocate for heat therapy or a spa day. You missed the whole point of mentioning these unique snow monkeys. Yeesh.
Pros: There were lots of nuggets of wisdom and good quotes in the book. The chapters were short (usually 2-5 pages) so they were easily digestible, and good for people looking to read a chapter a day for habit-building and inspiration. I was using this book as part of a health challenge where I was reading 10 minutes a day for healthy habits/mindset. The tips are very reasonable and easy to put into practice. I found myself underlining some of those nuggets of wisdom and adding little hearts next to lines that inspired me. It's a good book for beginners, and with the way it's set up, it is true to its title. It really is good for busy people who don't have time to read long chapters, and the advice is simple and practical. I also like how it is written by a Christian who applies Biblical principles without beating the reader over the head with them. It would be a good choice for a secular audience as well.
Cons: In general, it felt like a second draft, but not a final draft of a book. Some chapters were tight, cohesive, and consistent. Other chapters were all over the place and didn't stay on topic even though they were short to begin with. The conversational tone at times felt disjointed and stream-of-consciousness-y. Sometimes the additional info/advice "boxes" didn't match the chapter that they were plopped down in. This got really frustrating and I ended up writing editorial notes along with my personal inspirational notes. This books just needs a second (or third?) edition to really feel "tight." Scientific support of advice is not consistently applied--sometimes it's mentioned and I learned something, sometimes it's not...and I wonder what's missing. Other times I knew exactly what was missing. Example: In a chapter on rest and balance, snow monkeys in Japan were used as an example of wild animals who forage all day but also know how to rest. Um... you left out the part where they spend hours a day chilling in natural hot springs!! That would be a perfect place to advocate for heat therapy or a spa day. You missed the whole point of mentioning these unique snow monkeys. Yeesh.
March 6, 2019
Nothing particularly new or relevant, just another book about trying to eat "good" things to have a better chance at a longer, healthier life, if God helps even better. Schematic and full of tips but there are no recipes.
Niente di particolarmente innovativo o rilevante, solo un altro libro su una corretta alimentazione per aumentare le probabilitá di vivere piú a lungo e piú sani, meglio se con l'aiuto di Dio. Schematico e pieno di suggerimenti ma privo di ricette.
THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
Niente di particolarmente innovativo o rilevante, solo un altro libro su una corretta alimentazione per aumentare le probabilitá di vivere piú a lungo e piú sani, meglio se con l'aiuto di Dio. Schematico e pieno di suggerimenti ma privo di ricette.
THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
March 7, 2025
This book is full of common sense, practical ideas that anyone can do. What I loved most about this book is how simple he makes healthy living, easy for anyone to implement.
Thank you to NetGalley, Harvest House Publishers and Matt Dragon for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley, Harvest House Publishers and Matt Dragon for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
December 20, 2018
This is a great book about how to improve your health in small and manageable ways. This is not a major overhall of your lifestyle or a diet plan, but a book full of ideas to make changes to improve your health. As mentioned in the title, it has helpful tips for a busy lifestyle. The author gives advice on how to eat right and exercise even when you're short on time or if you are traveling and don't have a lot of resources available.
I found this book to be very practical and useful and I will be using some of the tips in the future. I enjoyed this book and it was just what I was hoping for. I would recommend this book to people looking to improve their health without having to commit to a major plan or system.
Thanks to NetGalley for a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
I found this book to be very practical and useful and I will be using some of the tips in the future. I enjoyed this book and it was just what I was hoping for. I would recommend this book to people looking to improve their health without having to commit to a major plan or system.
Thanks to NetGalley for a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
February 25, 2019
A great book with basic tips on a healthy life. I didn't learn anything new, but it was a great reminder on how to be healthier and that one can do it with simple steps. I would recommend this book for homeschool high school students to use as a health textbook.
March 10, 2019
This book purports to be a guide for busy people who want to improve their health. The book appears to be an odd combination of topics grouped under three headings, which are Diet and Nutrition; Exercise and Fitness; and Rest, Recover, Recharge.
To me, this feels like a compilation of popular concepts of these broad topics within health with the addition of the author's personal experience of them. There's nothing new or groundbreaking here. In fact, as a registered nurse, I find some of the “science” and “medical” aspects to be suspect. The way I see it, the only way this is a busy person's guide to health is that it combines in one volume much of popular thought/myth on health, saving you the legwork of reading lots of websites, blogs, and books on health.
The Diet and Nutrition section is a collection of just about every big and small idea I’ve seen about diets in the last 10 years or so, with a heavy emphasis on low-carb, high-protein recommendations. The Exercise and Fitness section talks about procrastination, walking, and finding a gym among other things. The Rest, Recover, Recharge section trots out several topics that seem popular in wellness circles, like technology fasts, solitude, and laughter.
Due to what I see as inaccuracies, I cannot recommend this book. If you do read it, don't just take things that the author says at face value. Do your own research before implementing what is said, especially in the Diet and Nutrition chapter.
To me, this feels like a compilation of popular concepts of these broad topics within health with the addition of the author's personal experience of them. There's nothing new or groundbreaking here. In fact, as a registered nurse, I find some of the “science” and “medical” aspects to be suspect. The way I see it, the only way this is a busy person's guide to health is that it combines in one volume much of popular thought/myth on health, saving you the legwork of reading lots of websites, blogs, and books on health.
The Diet and Nutrition section is a collection of just about every big and small idea I’ve seen about diets in the last 10 years or so, with a heavy emphasis on low-carb, high-protein recommendations. The Exercise and Fitness section talks about procrastination, walking, and finding a gym among other things. The Rest, Recover, Recharge section trots out several topics that seem popular in wellness circles, like technology fasts, solitude, and laughter.
Due to what I see as inaccuracies, I cannot recommend this book. If you do read it, don't just take things that the author says at face value. Do your own research before implementing what is said, especially in the Diet and Nutrition chapter.
May 17, 2019
A Busy Person's Guide to a Healthier Life by Matt Dragon is a practical guide to healthy living. It is full of common sense, practical ideas that anyone can do. What I loved most about this book is how simple he makes healthy living, easy for anyone to implement. It is full of great ideas that make sense, reminders of what is really important and how to keep our lives balanced and healthy. I think it is a great book for anyone to read. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.
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