Play On: How to Get Better With Age

by Jeff Bercovici

How do the world's best athletes combat ageing, and what you can do to keep up?"Encouraging reading for jocks who are late to the game but committed to the win all the same." Kirkus Review "An energetic romp" that "smartly separates science from quackery." Publishers WeeklySports are about challenging our physical limits. But the greatest limit of all remains age. Not, though, for the likes of Roger Federer, Tom Brady and Jo Pavey. What are they doing that you can too?Play On teaches us that it's not aging that causes a decline in fitness; rather, a decline in fitness causes aging.Full of cutting-edge science, technology and practical tips, Play On empowers you to reverse the ageing process, and stay younger for longer.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

269 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 3, 2018

Reviews

[Luke Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went after this book determined to hear about the latest techniques used by athletes around the world to both extend their careers and maybe make their retirement less painful. I got exactly that from Jeff Bercovici’s book. There are plenty of books I’ve researched with outdated and repetitive biases but Jeff does a great job of showing the pros and cons of each crazy modern or even futuristic solution to modern athletic issues. Yes at the end he gives you what he’s taken from the boom. And Yes you can use that as a manual for what you should do after you turn 30. What’s great is you can also know, going forward, what is to come from sports science and biology professors dedicated to athletic performance and even venture into some of the incredible and exciting offerings today.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book reads like a magazine article. It was interesting and at times inspiring, but it skimmed along the surface of the science, referencing studies and not going deep. Lots of name-dropping and exciting moments in competition, but for a book with the word "science" on the cover, I had hoped for more.

[Dipra Lahiri · Rating 3 out of 5]

While new scientific discoveries about the body and training techniques emerge every day, the very best athletes seem to rely more on their deep knowledge of the game and self awareness in order to keep at their peak for much longer than expected. The bibliography at the end of the book is useful.