Nutrition and Performance in Masters Athletes

CRC Press

Nutrition and Performance in Masters AthletesAuthor(s): Peter Reaburn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781439871874, 978-1439871874\nSynopsis\nAddresses the Aging Process and Its Effect on Sports Performance\n\nAge-related changes influence all physiological systems, including those used during exercise and sport. Highlighting masters athletesolder adults who train and compete in organized sportsNutrition and Performance in Masters Athletes examines the extent to which regular physical training can impact these changes. This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, addressing nutritional, exercise and sport sciences, and the actual performance of masters athletes and older exercisers. It reviews in detail many age-related changes that occur in the physiological systems, provides implications of these changes for masters athletes, coaches and clinicians, explores scientifically-based methods to maximize s.