Alive and well
a new approach to healthy living
de Alan Kingdon, Jackie Stewart
FOREWORD Like other people, I have always tried to live my life fully, and perhaps to some extent I have achieved it. I have been fortunate to enjoy some popularity thanks to this, the opportunity to observe certain aspects of life that often go unnoticed by others. One of the things that impressed me most was to determine the importance of personal success in remaining physically healthy, eat sensibly , know our own limitations and know how to relax. To stay in shape, I found, makes it much easier to drive a Formula One car or relax with my family. Concentration, initiative and strength contribute greatly to increasing personal performance and often reduce the requirements to which we are subjected during life may also provide that extra push . Almost all sports help to stay in shape and certainly play an important role in relaxation and leisure. I always thought that physical health is equivalent to mental health, and from experience I'm sure I'm able to make quick and positive decisions when I am in shape . On the few occasions that I have allowed myself to gain weight in an unnecessary way, I found life sluggish and I got bored easily. Mental agility seems to parallel with body agility, and of course, when I had to resort to my mental and physical reserves ithas always been an advantage being fit. This, besides being true, it is essential because in case of accident or illness where recovery powers are needed, and I have friends involved in various activities who share this view, though some are not directly involved in sports . Take for instance the astronauts, many of whom I have had the opportunity to meet and befriend, they are not always required great physical effort, although his mental conditioning before space travel has always been closely linked to its physical training program . I am impressed that the authors of this book have felt the need to include in it each and every aspect of life, health and beauty mixed with exercise, and sex -stress . I am very pleased to have discovered a whole chapter on food, which confirms my own theories about the importance of a proper diet. This diet plays a vital role in all our lives and is too often abused in today's world. This book really covers the most important parts of our lives and I'm sure many readers will get help in improving the quality of their own. Jackie Stewart
