Sporting Women in the Public Gaze. / Patricia Vertinsky.
by Vertinsky, Patricia; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 41Family. Publisher: Canadian Woman Studies, 2002ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Aged women | Marathon running | Physical fitness for the aged | Physical fitness for women | Sports for the aged | Women athletesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For women beyond menopause, it is now evident that even those in their eighth and ninth decades can achieve significant health and strength benefits from exercise. Very elderly women are running marathons, winning championships and climbing mountains, and demonstrating remarkable strength, ability and determination in physical pursuits....Impelled by the realization that by the year 2025, 20 per cent of the population in North America and parts of Europe will be over 55 years of age, exercise advocates increasingly focus upon the complex dynamics of successful aging and the need to disassociate aging and inactivity." (CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES) This article discusses aging females and their participation in sporting activities.
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Originally Published: Sporting Women in the Public Gaze, Winter/Spring 2002; pp. 58-63.
"For women beyond menopause, it is now evident that even those in their eighth and ninth decades can achieve significant health and strength benefits from exercise. Very elderly women are running marathons, winning championships and climbing mountains, and demonstrating remarkable strength, ability and determination in physical pursuits....Impelled by the realization that by the year 2025, 20 per cent of the population in North America and parts of Europe will be over 55 years of age, exercise advocates increasingly focus upon the complex dynamics of successful aging and the need to disassociate aging and inactivity." (CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES) This article discusses aging females and their participation in sporting activities.
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