🏀 How to Keep Playing the Contact Sports You Love ​(AARP Article)

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Getting older doesn’t have to mean yoga for the rest of your life. Here’s how to safely pursue your favorite team sports.

By Stacey Freed, AARP. Published August 05, 2024.

Older adults often hear advice to take it easy — that our bodies are more fragile, not what they used to be.

And there are plenty of good reasons behind it: Older adults have more difficulty with balance, are more prone to arthritic conditions, bruise more easily and have lower muscle mass so have fewer stores for water.

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2024/how-to-keep-playing-contact-sports.html