| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 313 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: sport and aging / Gerald R. Gems -- A history of aging / Gerald R. Gems -- Life with a purpose / Frances Gems -- Looking back / Tony Kaleth -- It was not easy! / Maha Ebeid -- My life of physical activity and fitness / James R. Coates -- Aging, anti-aging, and infinite youth: aging in Taiwan / Chia-ju Yen -- A matter of perspective / Samuel O. Regalado -- Dance until the music stops / Tansin Benn -- Çarpe diem: seize the day / Luciane Lauffer -- Aging as an adventure / M. Ann Hall -- An anti-aging sporting life in an aging society / Kohei Kawashima -- Going strong: one sport historian reflects on aging / Gary Osmond -- An essay on a meaningful life with sport as a permanent companion / Else Trangbaek -- Making a difference / Janice J. Crosswhite -- Fit fun, forever young: sport discourses and practices of aging women / Gertrud Pfister -- Sport and aging: conclusions / Gerald R. Gems -- Appendix -- Contributors |
| Summary |
In Sports and Aging a wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, fifty years and older, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences. This collection of personal accounts includes a spectrum of contributors across genders, social classes, and racial, ethnic, national, religious, and educational backgrounds to determine whether there are any common characteristics that can promote long, happy, healthy, and meaningful lifespans. In this fresh look at the role of sports in the process of aging, contributors range from a ninety-six-year-old great-grandmother to a former Olympian. Many contributors have used education to better their lot in life or to find solace and meaning in the service of others. For all, sports or physical activity has enhanced their health and temperament and provided a sense of community |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports for older people.
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Exercise for older people.
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Aging.
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Longevity.
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Aging
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Longevity
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Cultural & Social Aspects.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Longevity.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
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Aging
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Exercise for older people
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Longevity
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Sports for older people
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gems, Gerald R., editor, writer of introduction.
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| LC no. |
2021046863 |
| ISBN |
9781496232274 |
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1496232275 |
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