Vanessa’s Reviews > Younger Next Year for Women > Status Update

I'm in the section where the authors discuss how having social relationships are important to health and to the aging process. I'm loving it!

Rich in advice, poor on delivery. There's a lot of good substance here but I fear the authors coming from a place of racial and economic privilege are going to turn some women readers off by their judgy attempts at humor and perception that all of their readers are of a certain age, class, level of wealth, and body type.

I really like the concept of achieving health/good fitness through consistency and thinking about it in a long-term frame of mind. I’m adjusting my schedule in order to consistently work towards four days of aerobic exercise and two days of strength training. It’ll take a while for me to achieve those durations but I’m feeling better already with adding time to my workouts.

Exercise six days a week for the rest of my life? That seems insurmountable. But now I’m reading more closely. I'm in the section where the authors talk about poor circulation and blockages in arteries leading to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure. They say consistent and mostly aerobic exercise can heal arteries.

The authors are very passionate and enthusiastic about their method. I'm wondering if the plan will be formulaic (do A and then B will result). So far, the plan is all exercise related. Will we approach behavioral and psychological pathways that lead to poor diet and exercise habits?

"And you have to care about something Goals. Charities...people...family...job...hobbies."

I like that the author is mentioning values that pertain to working and caring and interpersonal relationships to coincide with personal health and well-being. I can really relate to the 'charities', 'people' and 'family' concepts mentioned above.