Fit in 50 years: Participation in high school sports best predicts one's physical activity after Age 70

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dohle, Simone ^a   Wansink, Brian ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Baseball; Basketball; Elderly; Exercise; Football; High school athletics; Physical activity; Retirement; Sports; Track; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OFFICE VISITS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888377859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1100     Document Type: Article

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