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Toughness Training for
Life: A Revolutionary Program for Maximizing Health,
Happiness, and Productivity by James E. Leohr, James
E. Loehr
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- Paperback: 308 pages ;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.69 x 7.92 x 5.30
- Publisher: Plume; ISBN:
0452272432; Reprint edition (1994)
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Using competitive sports
(particularly tennis) as a model, "Toughness Training for
Life" defines toughness as 4 principles: flexibility,
responsiveness, strength and resiliency which apply to everyday
life and to a person's physical, mental, emotional and overall
well-being. The overall effect one is looking for is creating
balanced waves of expending and recovering energy and the
avoidance of under- and over-training.
There are some real world examples
of out-of-balance lives (for example, over training physically, under training
emotionally) and specific steps to correct the problems.
There are 2 other principles that I
found particularly useful: 1) If you're having fun, you most
likely are in-balance and operating at IPS; conversely, if the
fun stops-pay attention and 2) Pain is merely a signal of an
unmet need - interpret it correctly and respond appropriately
and the pain goes away.
If you've ever heard the clichéd
wisdom about drinking plenty of water, getting enough rest,
finding the silver lining in every cloud, etc. but wondered why
or how it helps, "Toughness Training For Life"
explains it thoroughly. Using a modified version of Maslow's
pyramid, all aspects of toughness are covered, including
specific sections on the physical, mental and emotional
components plus special sections on the education system and on
toughness for women.
Highly recommended! Also try;
"7 Habits of Highly Effective People" (another
paradigm of happiness); "Egoscue Method" (more on
physical alignment); "The Bodies Many Cries for Water"
(a very overlooked recovery strategy) and "Mastery" by
George Leonard.
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