The Masters Athlete: Understanding the Role of Sport and Exercise in Optimizing Aging

by Joseph Baker

Book Overview

Masters athletes are those that continue to train and compete, typically at a high level, beyond the age of thirty-five and into middle and old age. As populations in the industrialized world get older and governments become increasingly keen to promote healthy aging and non-pharmacological interventions, the study of masters athletes enables us to better understand the benefits of, and motivations for, life-long involvement in physical activity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415476569
• ISBN13: 9780415476560
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"