Re-imagining athleticism

How our ideas about aging, health, ablebodiedness and disability shape the status of Masters rowing
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How our ideas about aging, health, ablebodiedness and disability shape the status of Masters rowing
Sometimes the rowing world forgets that Masters is a *competitive* category, and not just shorthand for “old people rowing.”
We do a profound disservice to older adults when we discourage strenuous exercise. It doesn’t cause degeneration—it helps mitigate it! Exercise, it turns out, *is* medicine.