Rowers of a certain age, part 1
Sometimes the rowing world forgets that Masters is a *competitive* category, and not just shorthand for “old people rowing.”
Maybe we don’t quite know what older athletes are really capable of because not a lot of energy has gone into finding out.
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.