I was a little disappointed with this title. As an older reader, I’m interested in maintaining my physical (.and mental) health for as long as possible. Fraility is a real issue for older people and it’s insidious as it can creep up. I’m keen to find ways to avoid becoming less able as the years go by and anticipated this book would help me in that quest, it’s basically numerous stories from people across a whole section of society; athletes, chronically ill, inactive etc. Whilst the insight into their lives is moderately interesting, I didn’t really get a lit out of the book to help me maintain fitness and agility. It’s quite basic, but I guess it may help motivate some who haven’t considered the issue of aging.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a review copy.

I appreciated the original and specific take of this book: looking at those aging on how their exercising and life styles affect their health and well being.
The personal, diverse and perceptive nature of it was very interesting.

The benefits of exercise are vast and well known, for all ages, but I was particularly interested to read how Michelle Pannor Silver would contribute to the aging research. This book wasn't what I was expecting. Instead of a scientific approach, Aging with Agility essentially presented of a variety of people with different experiences exercising. The writing style was very basic with no jargon at all, thus it will be accessible to a wide audience. It may appeal to those who need motivation to move but do not go into it expecting an academic book.


Thank you @columbauniversitypress and @netgalley for a eARC of Aging with Agility by Michelle Pannor Silver. Opinions are my own.

Aging with Agility is a fascinating look at aging — the physical and mental realities we will all face. Told mainly through the stories of aging athletes, couch potatoes, people living with chronic illnesses or disabilities, author Michelle Pannor examines how we can age with grace and purpose.

Given that many of us are remote from our elders, this is an invaluable insight into lessons learned by each of her interview subjects. It is not prescriptive (there are no specific workout programs, balance exercises, or agility ladders) but illustrative, teaching by example how we can shift our thinking about what aging bodies are capable of.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Interesting framing of motivation and focus on exercise as we age. A mix of athletes and others interview style musings and outcomes. Enjoyable read from the human perspective. Thank you to the author. Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.

I was really hoping to get some great information out of this book. The author covers more of a biography about the people that she gives information about than I expected. For example the information about Connie delves into her childhood, her experiences as an athlete in her younger years, issues with how to eat like a normal person after years of being on a careful diet and how she chose to be a parent to her own children. . It went way beyond what I was expecting. If you want a lot of personal history of each person, this is your book. I felt it was a bit too drawn out.