Masters or pawns? Examining injury and chronic disease in male Masters Athletes and chess players compared to population norms from the Canadian Community Health Survey

Masters or pawns? Examining injury and chronic disease in male Masters Athletes and chess players compared to population norms from the Canadian Community Health Survey

Abstract Background Identifying the optimal type and amount of activity for the maintenance of function in older adults has proved challenging. On the one hand, Masters Athletes have been proposed as the ideal model of successful aging but most of this research has focused on physical functioning. O...

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Main Authors: Shruti Patelia, Rachael C. Stone, Rona El-Bakri, Mehrnaz Adli, Joseph Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Masters athletes
Chess players
Injury
Chronic disease & older adults
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11556-018-0204-z

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