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Rise of the super-agers
Author(s)Xan Rice
Journal titleNew Statesman, 7 April 2017
Pagespp 46-49
Sourcewww.newstatesman.co.uk
KeywordsOctogenarians ; Nonagenarians ; Centenarians ; Sport ; Athletics.
AnnotationAs living to 100 becomes more common, the exploits of an extraordinary set of athletes are forcing scientists to reassess the relationship between performance and growing old. This article provides some examples of fitness regimes of mountaineers and athletes aged 80+ who have taken up or resumed their chosen sport well into retirement. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-170407200A
ClassmarkBBM: BBR: BBT: HT: HU

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