A Review of the Book Valuable Leisure for Aging Well

Abstract

This paper presents a review of Manuel Cuenca Cabeza's Valuable Leisure for Aging Well, aiming to elucidate the meaning of valuable and active leisure as a leisure practice in the aging phase. For Cuenca, the transition from productive activity to retirement causes existential change, limiting the self-expression of the elderly. To live with greater autonomy and sensitivity the aging phase, it proposes that the retired persons experience an active and dynamic leisure that allows them to have pleasure and motivation to enjoy each day of their existence. However, how may it be possible for the elderly to live this valuable leisure, especially in the Brazilian context?