Sports & aging a prescription for longevity / edited and with an introduction by Gerald R. Gems.

Other author Gems, Gerald R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Descriptionvii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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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.
Abstract "In Sports and Aging, a wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2021046863
ISBN9781496226006 (Hardback)
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