Sod Sixty!: The Guide to Living Well

by Claire Parker, Muir Gray

Getting older doesn't matter. Keeping active does. Sod turning sixty, make those small changes now and reap the rewards in your later decades!

In the bestselling Sod Seventy! Sir Muir Gray demanded a 'bonfire of the slippers' and a reframing of what it is to be seventy and older, and how to make the most of your seventies, by closing the 'fitness gap' to stay fit and strong.

Sod Sixty! is a fun, friendly, hands on guide to navigating your sixties - a very different decade with very different demands. Find out how to get fitter whatever your 'history', how to eat healthily, how to juggle looking after yourself with the responsibilities of family, friends and work, and how to make the most of this decade of change.
But this is no boot camp regime. Sod Sixty! acknowledges the reality of our daily lives, and has a balanced approach, packed with achievable, practical and realistic strategies to improve your health and wellbeing.

Our sixties are often thought of as the 'turning point' decade. Use this as an opportunity to take stock - to look after yourself, reduce your risk of disease and make simple lifestyle and attitude changes that will have real impact later on. Use your sixties to make sure you face your seventies more resilient and independent rather than more vulnerable as time passes.

This series appeals to anyone looking for straightforward, practical, non-faddy advice to help them stay active and healthy.

Written by Dr Claire Parker, a GP in her sixties, Sod Sixty! publishes at the same time as sister volume Sod it! Eat Well .

240 pages, Hardcover

Published July 18, 2017

Reviews

[Mark Chilcott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since reading this book I have been exercising every day (I make it a priority) and consequently I have lost 3kgs, and feel healthier.

This book has been very influential on my lifestyle I think for the better.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many good ideas to reflect upon. Useful exercises for those of us who don't do exercise. One piece of misinformation in that you can do lasting power of attorney WITHOUT a solicitor. You just need to follow the instructions accurately and to the letter. That could save you a few bob.

[Tara Blais Davison · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 This is effectively the equivalent of “What to expect when you’re Expecting” for Seniors.
I had written down The Seven Successful Strategies and The Pearls but didn’t save them before my battery died….dammit! I can’t be stuffed to rewrite so when reading this tome, be mindful of those points.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provides advice on dealing with the aging process.

There were a few interesting points in this book, but overall it was a bit long winded / rambling.

[Pauline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing new in it. Keep active, eat sensibly

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this an excellent handbook about ageing, full of sound advice. There's probably nothing in it that's a revelation - given that you're probably a middle aged reader - but there's a lot of background information on WHY exercise is good for you, why diet is important, why you have to give up smoking. Although I can't say I learnt anything new, I found picking the book up to read a few pages to be really motivational, especially when it came to exercise. It's written in a very straightforward way, doesn't patronise or hector. It's advice is realistic for those of us in middle age, where a five mile bike ride is a laudable and beneficial goal, not a fifty mile one. Moderation in all things is the key once you're in your fifties and sixties. In the edition I read, the advice on alcohol intake is out of date - the "safe" limit is now 14 units per week (for men and women) not 3-4 units per day - but given I exceed that new limit I was willing to forgive this error. Initially I borrowed this book from the local library, but am going to buy a copy for future reference and motivation. That's how much I valued and enjoyed it.

[David Sankey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The authors are both senior clinicians and serious academics, & both at the "senior" stage in life. This book is rigorously researched and practical as a result. They know their subject!
It is full of fun quick practical tips and advice. Well-written and easy to follow.

It's not a book to read and discard, but one to regularly read a bit - and a bit more - and a bit more

If you are 60+ it's a good life hack. If you love someone 60+ , it's an excellent present