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I was compelled to share this book for two reasons: First, during two decades of medical practice, I watched my patients change in alarming ways. Previously lithe, active, alert individuals became sedentary, overweight, lethargic creatures who lacked the energy to even save themselves from danger should the need arise... and those were just the kids!

Then, when my vision sudden... More

I was compelled to share this book for two reasons: First, during two decades of medical practice, I watched my patients change in alarming ways. Previously lithe, active, alert individuals became sedentary, overweight, lethargic creatures who lacked the energy to even save themselves from danger should the need arise... and those were just the kids!

Then, when my vision suddenly began to fail five years ago -effectively ending my career- I learned on a very personal level that many things we take for granted are not really promised to us; tomorrow is not necessarily a sure thing.

To take a moment to get down on our bellies and really look around, to discover the vibrant richness of life outside of our electronic appliances is probably the greatest gift we can bestow upon ourselves and our children. And if we want our offspring to avoid the curse of being the first generation since the Industrial Revolution to expect a shorter life than their parents had, we must incite their curiosity and get them to moving!! Any impetus that dislodges them, even temporarily, from their computer games or from television's nonsense can only be a good thing.

15% of all profits will be donated to the National Association for Visually Handicapped.

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