| Record Type: |
Language materials, printed
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
The masters athlete :/ edited by Joseph Baker, Sean Horton, and Patricia Weir. |
| Reminder of title: |
understanding the role of sport and exercise in optimizing aging / |
| other author: |
Baker, Joseph, |
| Published: |
London ;Routledge, : 2010., |
| Description: |
xii, 204 p. :ill. ;24 cm. |
| [NT 15003449]: |
The emergence of masters sport : participatory trends and historical developments / Patricia Weir, Joseph Baker & Sean Horton -- Statistical modeling of age trends in masters athletes / Michael Stones -- Peak exercise performance, muscle strength and power in masters athletes / Hirofumi Tanaka -- The role of aging and sustained exercise involvement on cardiovascular function in older persons / Steven A. Hawkins -- Maintenance of skilled performance with age : lessons from the masters / Joseph Baker and Jorg Schorer -- Aging and recovery : implications for the masters athlete / James Fell and Andrew Williams -- Motivation and sport commitment in masters sport / Nikola Medic -- Masters athletes as role models? : combating stereotypes of aging / Sean Horton -- Masters sport as a strategy for managing the aging process / Rylee Dionigi -- Physical activity : what role does it play in achieving successful aging? / Patricia Weir -- Injury epidemiology, health and performance in masters athletes / William J. Montelpare -- The future of masters games : implications for policy and research / Roy J. Shephard. |
| Subject: |
Sports for older people. - |
| ISBN: |
9780415476577 (pbk.): |