Fountain of Youth: Refresh Your Life at Any Age with 60 Minutes of Play a Day

Play is rapidly disappearing from our homes, our schools, and our neighborhoods. Just in the past generation, children have lost eight hours of free, unstructured play a week. But it's not just children who are suffering from an absence of play. The authors of Fountain of Youth contend that play is a healthful, stimulating necessity for people of all ages. They offer an antidote to the prevalent-and misguided-view that play is frivolous, at most a proper activity only for children. Citing scientific studies to support the value of play, they offer tips for getting started and keeping momentum. But mostly they inspire us-opening doors to modes of play you may have forgotten or never even considered. The authors, Steve Boga and Jeff Black forged their friendship in the woods and on the fields of Forestville, California, north of San Francisco. Although approaching Social Security age, they continue to be players.