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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Athletic Retirement: A Transition to A Physically Active Lifestyle? Dr Erin Reifsteck (Pt 1) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: Athletic retirement is a much-studied topic, but only recently have researchers started to explore whether sport and physical activity remains part of retired athletes' lives. Do athletes still find sport and physical activity meaningful pursuits, and if so, how do they change their practice and relationship with them? What kind of identity changes are required? And importantly, if some athletes require support in the transition in relation to these questions, how can sport psychology practitioners and others around them help them?
Dr Erin Reifsteck is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Kinesiology at the University of...