Masters Athletes Challenge Our Thinking About Health and Aging
| dc.contributor.author | Baker, Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Horton, Sean | |
| dc.contributor.author | Weir, Patricia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-21T17:50:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-21T17:50:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | en_US | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | York's Knowledge Mobilization Unit provides services and funding for faculty, graduate students, and community organizations seeking to maximize the impact of academic research and expertise on public policy, social programming, and professional practice. It is supported by SSHRC and CIHR grants, and by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. kmbunit@yorku.ca www.researchimpact.ca | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 00063 | |
| dc.identifier.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/29143 | |
| dc.relation | York University | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | en_US | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sports | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aging | en_US |
| dc.title | Masters Athletes Challenge Our Thinking About Health and Aging | en_US |
| dc.type | Research Summary | en_US |
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