By Stephen Harridge, Norman Lazarus — 2019
We often confuse the effects of inactivity with the ageing process itself, and believe certain diseases are purely the result of getting older.
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Body image issues in athletes can come from a wide variety of sources: certain sports value specific weights and body types more than others, athletes will deal with puberty in different ways and some student athletes struggle with control in other areas of their lives, which can lead to body image...
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