Review: A very well documented  and necessary book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
I have a confession, I only purchased this book due to the title!  I am 57 years old and had a sedentary life.  I was going to start yet another exercise routine that no doubt would have failed as usual!I have been reading health books since the 80s, and I agree that due to technological advances we now live very sedentary lives.  That doesn't mean we have to adopt the "no pain no gain" attitude of Jane Fonda and the 80s,What I love of this book, it doesn't say you should not exercise, but just exercise by normal means.  For example, we drive everywhere so either stop driving for short journey and walk or assign some time for walking.What the author, proves, very well with plenty of studies, is that we do not need to train as athletes to be healthy.  I can vouch for this, my husband, who trained hard for 25 years in martial arts suffers much more aches and pains that I do.I have, for a long time, believed that exercise should be for fun and no for losing weight and this book, with scientific proofs, show that we do not need to become athletes or Mr Universe for health.Thank you very much, this book needed to be written.  Looking forward to your next....