Live Young Forever, by Jack Lalanne is a very interesting book on health and nutrition. I wanted to read this book because if a man at 70 years old (90 years old now), can tow 70 boats for 1.5 miles, all against high winds and currents while handcuffed - he must be doing something right! He loves health, it's what he dedicated his life to do. Near the end of the book he writes "My greatest satisfaction has been in passing this healthful philosophy to generations of people like you who have read my books, listened to my seminars or watched me on T.V." (274). Lalanne wasn't always this way, while he was young he was addicted to sugar and other bad habits that resulted in him always being sick. At age 14 he went to a health seminar and decided to change his life. Lalanne breaks the book down into twelve "steps" to achieve optimum health, fitness, and longevity. The portion of the book is about clean eating and regular exercise, it's very motivating to read. He talks about how fruits and vegetables have helped his health progress. He is even the owner of a juicer making company. A key factor in the book is motivation. He believes that you can accomplish anything as long as you're motivated. There are diagrams in the book to help you with exercises, and also nutritional facts on many fruits and vegetables.
Let's start with the positives. This is a very motivating and informing book on health. Jack Lalanne is known as "the godfather of fitness", so he knows what he's talking about. My favorite part of the book was hearing about where he was (sugarholic, bad health, always sick) when he was younger, and how he has changed his life for the better. Everything that he wrote about has lined up to what I've learned, which is a great thing. It also has helped me in my own health journey; I joined Trussville's YMCA in early February, and I didn't know much about health. Doing this research project, along with reading this book inspires me to keep going to the gym regularly, and continuing to eat healthy. It was a great read, and his since of humor made me not want to put it down.
The only problem I had with Live Young Forever is that it has a lot of pictures, normally more then one on every page. Normally I love pictures, but it seemed like there wasn't enough information. Overall it was a great read, and I enjoyed it.
Lalanne, Jack. Live Young Forever. Mississauga, ON: Robert Kennedy Publishing, 2009.
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