The Midwest Book Review Bookwatch Selection - "very highly recommended"
"A useful and very highly recommended pick for any business leader's resource collection Midwest Book Review The need for health is a need that companies can help meet, but they must be current and up to date. "The Health and Wellness Insider's Guide to Durable Trends, Fleeting Fads & Innovative Ideas" is a guide for health industries to deliver a more comprehensive and efficient product to their customers and how to keep up to date with the latest developments and buzz words that will be hot and heavily used in coming years. "The Health and Wellness Insider's Guide to Durable Trends, Fleeting Fads & Innovative Ideas" is a useful and very highly recommended pick for any business leader's resource collection."
From readers:
"Invaluable Resource"
For a number of years I have looked at post retirement businesses to enter. I have always enjoyed working out and have been a gym member for 40 years. I have researched articles, books, web sites, and talked with countless fitness experts. Some of the information was usable some was not. This book, for my interests, is the best resource I have found. It is profoundly accurate and makes a case for innovation based upon an evolving client mindset. We are here to serve and this work tells you who to serve and how to serve. Wellness versus treatment is the best alternative to our growing healthcare problem in America and with this books guidance I am going to participate.
"Current Trends"
This book is very current on wellness trends and fads and uses data to determine future trends. I'll be using alot of the insights to develop my marketing plan for a business concept I'm working on.
"Thorough, perceptive"
Covers pretty much everything. The focus on convergence between consumer wellness (fitness, food, etc.) and healthcare is right on. Highly recommended and I can't think of any other title that really covers this same territory.
"Comprehensive, great insights, well-written"
"I downloaded the version for Kindle to read on my iPad. What a great resource! This book starts by outlining buzzwords and trends that have become part of the language of health and fitness. Leslie does a great job of looking at this information from a variety of points of view - the consumer, public health, health & fitness vendors & professionals, medical workers, and alternative practitioners. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to put the pieces together when it comes to health and wellness in our country."
"Very comprehensive, wonderful job"
Leslie Nolan has done a very comprehensive and wonderful job in writing this book! Not only have I read it from cover to cover but I have also bought a copy for each of my wellness staff to digest. From my own experienced viewpoint of the health & fitness industry, these observations are spot-on and should be taken very seriously by those preparing for the future.
From academic and industry reviewers:
"Is this a crystal ball for the future of health and wellness? Yes - and with the solid research and analysis to back it up. The writing style is so easy to read and thought-provoking. This report will not be another publication that looks nice on your shelf or collects dust. Before long, it will look like a well-used and trusted road atlas.” - Lauri DeRuiter-Willems, Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University
“There’s a wealth of great, practical information contained in this report. I’m recommending it to our providers to help them understand the challenges and opportunities they can capitalize on. And the buzzwords are a great idea to help people know what all these phrases that get tossed around really mean.” - Michelle Maloney, Human Kinetics, Director
“The health and fitness industry is rapidly changing and the Health and Wellness Insider’s Guide is a roadmap for the future. It’s a comprehensive resource for all businesses and professionals to guide them in this direction.” - Cary Wing, Medical Fitness Association, former director
“I wish I had this years ago! The Health and Wellness Insider’s Guide is a must-read for anyone in the fitness and wellness industry who wants to stay in front of the curve. It sparks your creativity to get you thinking about doing things differently – doing what hasn’t been done before. If you want your business to survive the next decade, you need to read this book.” - Vaughn Marxhausen, The Houstonian Lite, General Manager
“The Insider’s Guideis a wellness roadmap full of resources and information for the 21st century. They've placed their finger on the pulse of renewed efforts in health and cognitive arenas.” - Amy Yopp Sullivan, Stony Brook University, Center for Dance, Movement and Somatic Learning