{"id":1118,"date":"2015-05-04T09:59:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T15:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:53:07","slug":"fun-play-stay-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/fun-play-stay-busy","title":{"rendered":"Have fun, play, stay busy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Have Fun, Play, Stay Busy<\/h2>\n<h3>from<a href=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/store\/aging-beyond-belief.shtml\"> <strong><em>Aging Beyond Belief<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/whole-person-authors.shtml#DonArdell\">Don Ardell<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1124\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1124\" data-attachment-id=\"1124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/fun-play-stay-busy\/ardell-triathlete\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"120,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ardell-triathlete\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;           Don Ardell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-1124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete.jpg\" alt=\"Author Don Ardell\" width=\"120\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ardell-triathlete-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author Don Ardell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Enjoy as much dessert (play) as possible, without delays. This is because you may not last a long time, especially if you are \u201cnormal\u201d (i.e., overweight and underfit). Recall this immortal advice from Erma Bombeck: \u201cSeize the moment. Play. Have fun. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the American lifespan is much better now than in 1900 (Life expectancy in the USA rose in 2012 to 78.8 years \u2013 a record high) this trend line might not\u00a0continue. Many experts in life expectancy believe positive trend lines do not take account of the disastrous effects of rampant obesity. So, to paraphrase an immortal line, \u201cAsk not how long I can live; ask how well I can live.\u201d This is where play comes into the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Play will give you energy boosts while reducing boredom and burnout. Broaden your thinking about the nature of play. Think of play as being in nature, communing with the land, fauna and flora, as well as participating in sporting events. All are forms of play. You might derive great pleasure from hiking in wilderness areas or photographing wildlife in the natural world. No need to creat a hierarchy of play with higher, dignified, socially approved and ennobling forms at one end and lowlife forms (e.g., mud wrestling) at another \u2013 all forms are useful, provided nobody gets hurt and the horses are not frightened.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my favorite (anonymous) quotes deal with play, particularly when exercise and eating dessert are included as elements of such.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fifty years ago people finished a day\u2019s work and needed rest. Today they finish and need exercise.<\/li>\n<li>If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m in shape \u2013 round is a shape, isn\u2019t it?<\/li>\n<li>Aerobics defined: A series of strenuous exercises which help convert fats, sugars, and starch in to aches, pains and cramps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And one of my favorites from George Bernard Shaw, \u201cNo diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, the lessons seem clear enough: play will do you a world of good. Play all the days of your life, until you die when, for the first time in life, it won\u2019t matter anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this article? \u00a0You&#8217;ll love Don Ardell&#8217;s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/store\/aging-beyond-belief.shtml\"><em><strong>Aging Beyond Belief &#8211; 69 tips for Real <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/fun-play-stay-busy\/69-ways-6x9\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1194,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"69 Ways 6&#215;9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-679x1024.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1122 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"69 Ways 6x9\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9-624x940.jpg 624w, https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-Ways-6x9.jpg 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>Wellness.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/whole-person-authors.shtml#DonArdell\"><em><strong>Donald B. Ardell <\/strong><\/em><\/a>was a pioneer in the Wellness movement. He wrote\u00a0High Level Wellness: An Alternative to Doctors, Drugs, and Disease, first published in 1976 by Rodale Press, with editions over the years by Bantam Books and Ten-Speed Press. Since then Don has written a dozen additional wellness books, including\u00a0Die Healthy\u00a0(with Grant Donovan),\u00a014 Days to Wellness, and\u00a0\u00a0Aging Beyond Belief.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, Don is an avid competitor in triathlons and duathlons. He has won many national and three world championships in triathlon and duathlon competitions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/whole-person-authors.shtml#DonArdell\">Click here to read more about Don.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have Fun, Play, Stay Busy from Aging Beyond Belief by Don Ardell Enjoy as much dessert (play) as possible, without delays. This is because you may not last a long time, especially if you are \u201cnormal\u201d (i.e., overweight and underfit). Recall this immortal advice from Erma Bombeck: \u201cSeize the moment. Play. Have fun. 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