Volume
35
Issue
4
Abstract
There's a growing body of scientific evidence showing that humor and laughter benefit health in measurable ways. Studies indicate that preschool children in the United States laugh over 400 times a day while the average American adult laughs only 15 times a day. "Jest for the Health of It . . . Laughaerobics" teaches seminar participants techniques to lighten-up and laugh-a-lot. It's time to rid yourself of that odd disease, Terminal Professionalism, the prevalent idea that silliness precludes seriousness or that humor is unprofessional. Learn to live longer through laughter. . .Jest for the Health of It!
Recommended Citation
Cripe, B., & Hoover, C. R. (1997). Jest for the Health of It . . . Laughaerobics. The Journal of Extension, 35(4), Article 9. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol35/iss4/9
