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What happens at this turning point?

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1. Skill begins to erode more quickly with time 2. Age brings changes in muscular strength and susceptibility to injury 3. Endurance tends to peak around age 35 and then slowly decrease until around age 60, at which point the decline becomes much steeper

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Overall Importance of Sport Competition for Older Adults Continued

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●Physical Benefits ○Decrease severity of Chronic Conditions: 1. Diabetes 2. Heart Disease 3. Arthritis 4. Back pain

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World Masters Games

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-Toronto held the first World Masters Games in 1985. -Competed in 22 different sports -Motto was "The global celebration of sport for life" -2017 was the last held World Masters Games in New Zealand. -Next one held in Japan in 2021

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Decreased Severity of Arthritis

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1. Exercise can reduce pain 2. Help maintain muscle strength in affected joints 3. reduce joint stiffness

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National Senior Games

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-1985 St. Louis, MO: a group of seven men and women formed the National Senior Olympics Organization (NSOO) -The vision: to promote healthy lifestyles for adults through education, fitness and sport -Planned the First National Senior Olympic Games, held in 1987 in St. Louis ---2,500 competitors ---Over 100,000 spectators -The Second National Games also took place in St. Louis in 1989

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Decreased Severity of Back Pain

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Regular low-impact aerobic activities can increase strength and endurance in your back and improve muscle function. Abdominal and back muscle exercises (core-strengthening exercises) may help reduce symptoms by strengthening the muscles around your spine.

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Can Older Adults Compete?

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Yezzzz

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Local Competitions for Older Adults

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●YMCA ●Active Community Retirement Residents ●Grannies Go for the Gold - The Fabulous 70s ●Granny Got Game Documentary ●Adult Sports ○Basketball ○Racquetball ○Tennis ○Volleyball ●Less Formal Competitions- Pick Up Games

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Mastery Oriented

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Focus on improving or maintaining their level of skill

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National senior games

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1. Began in 1987; 2500 senior athletes in St. Louis 2. Held every two years -1997- held in Tucson with over 10,000 athletes in 18 sports -2007- over 12,000 athletes -2015 - 15,000+ athletes- Saint Paul, Minn. -2017 - 17,000 athletes Birmingham, AL

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Overall Importance of Sport Competition for Older Adults

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1. NOT just for Elite Athletes, can be used for amateurs too 2. Local Competition can be found everywhere! 3. Motivation and Competitiveness Across the Lifespan 4. Can be expected to actively seek out opportunities to compete 5. Some initial evidence that whereas performance motivation declines with age, mastery motivation remains stable

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Competitions

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1. Masters Programs in 25 sports: 30-90+ (compete in 5 year age divisions) 2. Masters Program at Rutgers in swimming 3. Nike World Master Games-held every 4 years 4. National Senior Games 5. New Jersey Senior Olympics 6. Local Competitions at Y's, JCC

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Awards

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1. President's Sports Award 2. Mature Fitness

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Decreased Severity of Heart Disease

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Exercise helps your heart muscle become more efficient and better able to pump blood throughout your body. This means that the heart pushes out more blood with each beat, allowing it to beat slower and keep your blood pressure under control. When you exercise regularly, your heart does a better job of pulling oxygen from your blood. This allows your heart to work better under stress and keeps you from getting winded during high-intensity activities. Physical activity also allows better blood flow in the small blood vessels around your heart. Clogs in these arteries can lead to heart attacks. There's also evidence that exercise helps your body make more branches and connections between these blood vessels, so there are other routes for your blood to travel if the usual path is blocked by narrow arteries or fatty deposits. Exercise also increases your levels of HDL cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol that lowers heart disease risk by flushing the artery-clogging LDL or "bad" cholesterol out of your system.

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National senior games

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1. Must be 50 years or older to qualify at the state level. 2. June 14 - 25 2019: Albuquerque, NM 3. There are 19 sports: archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, racewalking, racquetball, road races, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathlon, pickel ball and volleyball. Judo coming in 2017.

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Performance Motivation

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Focus mainly on outperforming others

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What is the age range often considered as a turning point for serious athletes?

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35-40 years old ●However in 2015, in U.S. marathons, runners over the age of 40 now represent more than 50% of male finishers and 40% of female finishers, often outperforming younger athletes.

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President's Sports Award

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1. from President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport (council started in 1950s) 2. Started in 1972 3. Emphasizes regular exercise rather than performance 4. Gets a personalized certificate of achievement with a signature of the current President

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Some cities that held the national senior games

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St. Louis, Syracuse, Baton Rouge, San Antonio, Tucson

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Masters Programs

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-The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) ------The successor to the earlier IMG, who formed the 1st and 2nd World Masters Games -Since 1985: 9 World Masters Games, 2 Winter World Masters Games, 3 European Masters Games and 1 Americas Masters Games

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Other facts about the national senior games

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-1990: National Senior Games Association (NSGA) -The NSGA today is a non-profit organization dedicated to motivating active adults to lead a healthy lifestyle through the senior games movement -Consists of 20 sports, biennial competition for men and women 50 and over -Next one is in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Listed Goals of Masters Programs:

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1. Promoting and encouraging mature athletes from all over the world to practice sports regularly 2. Organizing international multi-sport events for mature sports men and women 3. Promoting friendship and understanding among mature sports people, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, or sport status.

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Mature Fitness

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1. fitnessday.com 2. Variety of activities from water exercise to boating, yoga, gardening, tennis- 25 physical activities. Can be done individually, or in a class 3. Keep a log for 16 weeks - send for a certificate

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New Jersey Senior Olympics

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●Takes place in Woodbridge Township, NJ ●Woodbridge Community Center (WCC) & Woodbridge High School running track and fields ●Numerous competition facilities ●Eligibility Requirements: ○NJ residents and out-of-state athletes who are age 50 and over as of 12/31/19 ○Competitive Categories: ○Male & female competition groups in all events. The age divisions: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, & 90+. ●Variety of Competition Sports: Pickleball, Swimming, Track and Field etc.

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Elderhostel: Road scholar

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1. Founded in 1975 as Elderhostel 2. A not-for-profit education organization that have guided generations of knowledge seekers on transformative learning adventures from Greenland to Cuba and nearly every locale in between. 3. travel agency for older adults 4. Elderhostel was rebranded Road Scholar in 2010 to reflect the growth and evolution of the organization and of the legions of loyal lifelong learners who rely on them for an in-depth study of the world.

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Decreased Severity of Diabetes

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Regular exercise can help insulin more effectively lower your blood sugar level. Physical activity can also help you control your weight and boost your energy

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