Masters Athletes Challenge Our Thinking About Health and Aging

Date

2009

Authors

Baker, Joseph
Horton, Sean
Weir, Patricia

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Abstract

Masters Athletes are not anomalies but, rather, potential models for how we should age. They challenge the widespread belief that chronic diseases are an inevitable part of aging. They demonstrate that maintaining physical activity, well into old age, has huge health benefits.

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Keywords

Sports, Health, Aging

Citation

Baker, J., Horton, S., & Weir, P. (Eds.). (2010). The Masters Athlete: Understanding the role of sport and exercise in optimizing aging. New York: Routledge.