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dc.contributor.authorPhoenix, Cassandra
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Bevan C.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-07T21:31:23Z
dc.date.available2010-03-07T21:31:23Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationPhoenix, C. & Grant, B. (2009). Expanding the agenda for research on the physically active aging body. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17(3), 362-379.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/3682
dc.description.abstractIn this article, the authors consider the different approaches that can be used to examine the relationship between physical activity and aging. They propose that much is to be gained in our awareness of this dynamic relationship by drawing on multiple forms of knowledge that can generate diverse understandings regarding the impact of physical activity on physiological, psychological, and social aspects of aging. Accordingly, 3 different approaches to understanding the older physically (in)active body are presented. These are categorized as (a) the objective truth about the aging, physically active body; (b) the subjective truth about the aging, physically active body; and (c) “tales” about the aging, physically active body. The key underpinnings, strengths, and weaknesses of each approach are outlined. A number of examples from the literature are also offered to demonstrate where and how each approach has been used to contribute to our understanding about older people and physical activity. The more thorough, multidisciplinary, and wide spanning our knowledge of the aging, active body is, the more informed we might become in every dimension of its existence.en
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics Publishers Incen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.humankinetics.com/japa-back-issues/JAPAVolume17Issue3July/Expanding-the-Agenda-for-Research-on-the-Physically-Active-Aging-Bodyen
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the journal: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. © 2009 Human Kinetics, Inc.en
dc.subjectphysical activityen
dc.subjecttheoretical perspectivesen
dc.subjectobjective truthsen
dc.subjectsubjective truthsen
dc.subjectnarrativeen
dc.titleExpanding the agenda for research on the physically active aging bodyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Aging and Physical Activityen_NZ
pubs.begin-page362en_NZ
pubs.elements-id34581
pubs.end-page380en_NZ
pubs.issue3en_NZ
pubs.volume17en_NZ


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