Smarts and Stamina: The Busy Person's Guide to Optimal Health and Performance - Softcover

Shaar, Marie-Josée; Britton, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615529682 ISBN 13: 9780615529684

Publisher: Positive Psychology Press, 2011

Synopsis

Marie-Josée Shaar and Kathryn Britton demonstrate that health, happiness, and productivity are mutually reinforcing. Smarts and Stamina is a highly practical workbook that will help you leverage your strengths to have lasting impact on your quality of life at work and play. The 50 sets of health-building activities are grounded on scientific research. By following the powerful, customizable step-by-step process, you can:   - Feel in the prime of your life - Learn how to change and change how you learn - Choose good health habits, and make them stick   Discover your own personal pathway to physical energy, mental focus, and emotional resilience. This book is not just an enjoyable process helping you become healthier; it is a true lifestyle game changer.

About this title

About the Author:

After a first career in the fast-paced corporate world, Marie-Josée Shaar made it her mission to reverse the current epidemics of sleep deprivation, obesity, depression, and physical inactivity. A Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania, she is certified as a Nutrition and Wellness Consultant and as a Personal Trainer. Her clients and colleagues find that her joyful energy brings out their own strengths and positivity. She and her husband Rob find joie de vivre hiking, biking, scuba diving and entertaining friends over nice and healthy dinner parties. They divide their time between homes in Philadelphia and Montreal.

Kathryn Britton, MAPP, is the Associate Editor of Positive Psychology News Daily. A professional coach, she has authored more than 70 articles and edited 2 books on applications of positive psychology to daily life. As a former software engineer, Kathryn is detail-oriented, yet creative and visionary at the same time. She teaches positive workplace concepts to graduate students in project management at the University of Maryland. She and her husband Ed raised their 2 children in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They nourish their flame with ballroom dancing, hiking, reading aloud about science, and finding new ways to cook vegetables.

Review:

"Grounded in cutting edge research, the upbeat and practical style invites you to build on your strengths as you support your own best habits of sleep, food, mood, and exercise." - Dr. Kate F. Hays, Author of Move Your Body, Tone Your Mind.

"This book offers a fresh approach to living a flourishing life, and ought to be on the bookshelves of anyone who wants a smart, evidence-based workbook that will walk you through every part of your daily life and show you how to challenge and improve your habits." - Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, Author of Creating Your Best Life

"Go ahead, dive into this book! Using the latest in scientific research, the authors give you actionable steps to attack your weaknesses from a point of strength. You will have fun and make changes by reading this book, and that's a rare joint result." - Senia Maymin, Editor-in-Chief, Positive Psychology News Daily

"SaS works because YOU get to be involved. The focus is on what you will do, not what you won't. Hallelujah! I promise just owning this book will make you feel better." - Amy Tardio, Huffington Post contributor

"Chock full of humor, stories, science, and just plain good sense, this book has a light touch and a weighty message. An astonishingly powerful book to help make real change as easy as it can get." - James Pawelski, PhD, Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania

About this edition

• Publisher: Positive Psychology Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0615529682
• ISBN 13: 9780615529684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266