Blog Tour and Giveaway: Crack the Code by Louis Bezich

 

Join us for this tour from Apr 13 to Apr 24, 2020!

Book Details:

Book Title:  CRACK THE CODE: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50 by Louis Bezich
Category:  Adult Non-fiction 18 yrs +,  302 pages
Genre:  Men's Health / geared towards Men Over 50
Publisher:  Somo Press, LLC
Release date:   November 2018
Content Rating:  G: No sex, violence, or bad language. Written for men over 50, or their wives.

Book Description:

"Crack The Code" presents an unconventional, motivation-based approach to health for men 50 and over. Ten strategies for creating and maintaining inspiration for a healthy lifestyle are advanced from a platform of survey research, interviews and the author’s personal experiences. Primary audiences for the book are men over 50 and the people that love them; their wives, partners, children and grandchildren. Additional audiences include health care providers, insurers, policy makers, men of all ages who want to find motivation for healthy behavior and anyone who has struggled with their health.

Asserting that without motivation no diet, exercise program, technology or other strategy will produce sustained results, "Crack The Code" describes how healthy-living men, one of the most health-challenged segments of the American population, exhibit a strong cognitive association between their life’s priorities and their behaviors; a catalytic awareness in which men often integrate their valued relationships into their health behaviors (they take walks with their wife). What the author terms Male Cognitive Behavioral Alignment. The secret sauce of male motivation outlined in the book is derived from a nationwide survey of 1,000 healthy-living men. "Crack The Code" translates the findings into strategies and tactics with actionable exercises.

Personal stories from interviews and focus groups add practical insights and emotion that engages readers. A discussion of relevant theories from psychology, management science and the fields of decision making and behavior change anchor the model in a context of well-established thinking. "Crack The Code" concludes with a call to action for a new culture of men’s health, outlining a confluence of social, economic and political factors in the US and beyond that represent a tipping point where healthy behavior among 50 plus men will become the new norm. Crack The Code’s focus on motivation and the psycho-social underpinnings of behavior fills a gap in a market dominated by publications on traditional diet and exercise. By digging deeper and using everyday men as a source, "Crack The Code" breaks new ground for a burgeoning segment of the baby-boomer population that is in desperate need of help. The potential to influence men of other ages as well as health care providers, insurers and policy makers, creates a tremendously valuable read.

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Meet the Author:

An executive for over 40 years in the public and private sectors, Louis Bezich currently serves as a Senior Vice-President with a major health care system. He is an adjunct professor in the Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration at the Camden Campus of Rutgers University and sits on various public, non-profit and corporate boards. Bezich has published numerous articles in the field of public administration and health and is a contributing author to Corporate Lawbreaking and Interactive Compliance, edited by Jay A. Sigler and Joseph E. Murphy. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from Rutgers University, a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Tampa and is a graduate of Harvard University's Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.


​Connect with the author:  Website  ~  Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram

Tour Schedule:

Apr 13 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Apr 14 – Library of Clean Reads – book review / author interview / giveaway
Apr 15 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Apr 15 - Books,Dreams,Life  - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Apr 16 – T’s stuff – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Apr 16 - Splashes of Joy - book review / giveaway
Apr 17 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review / giveaway
Apr 20 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Apr 21 – Laura's Interests – book review / guest post / giveaway
Apr 22 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Apr 23 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway
Apr 24 - The Avid Reader – book spotlight / giveaway

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My Review: 

Crack the Code: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50 is a good self help book. I thought it gave some great advice for men over the age of fifty. I really it would be good for men under that age, as well. Many men would get a lot from within the pages and will use the strategies to improve their health physically and mentally.

Crack the Code: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50 has fifteen chapters and over two hundred seventy two pages full of advice, inspiration and tips on how to be motivated on how to have better mental and physical health, eating right and staying fit. Each chapter includes exercises / questions that readers can answer to help and inspire them.  The fifteen chapters are:

1. The Case for Motivation 

2. Cracking the Code: Motivation in 50+ Men

3. My Motivation

4. Assess Your Current State

5. Create Your Vision

6. Build Your Strategy

7. Create Your Personal Lifestyle Network

8. Design a Sustainability Plan

9. Leverage Micromotivators

10. Diversify

11. Be Optimistic

12. Adjust

13. Be a Hero

14. The Importance of Women

15. A New Culture of Men's Health

I am Crack the Code: 10 Proven Secrets that Motivate Healthy Behavior and Inspire Fulfillment in Men Over 50 four and a half stars. I think it would be a good gift for a husband, father, grandfather, or any other important man in your life. 

I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.