Sunday mornings in East Yorkshire – summer time or winter, moist or fine – is the time for cycle races of all sorts. The sport is hugely well-liked and it is not purely the young who take element.
Age is not a barrier to Yorkshire’s motor cyclists either. The 1st time I witnessed entirely leather-clad figures climbing off their motorbikes in order to partake of a portion of fish and chips, I assumed the slowness of movement was fashionably ‘cool’ – right up until the helmets have been eliminated and the owners uncovered as no spring chickens.
Watching the cyclists go by, I mused on the widespread picture of these in excess of the age of 60. All as well usually – no matter whether it is the attitude of the healthcare occupation, insurance coverage companies or employers – after the milestones of 60 and 65 are reached, the individual is cast as ‘elderly’ and it will take a excellent deal of courage to challenge that image.
Conversely, in contrast with our parents’ generation, we are ageing a lot slower – 60 being considered the new 40. But, “the more than 60’s are even now far more most likely to be portrayed as infirm, immobile, silly, redundant, sick, invested and sad”.
These phrases are written by the photographer Dr Alex Rotas on her site. I met Alex in 2013 when I was asked to help judge the pictures submitted to Age Action Alliance’s photographic competition. Two of her pictures won prizes and, by means of speaking to her, I was introduced to a complete strata of society I by no means knew existed – the ‘Master Athletes’.
“All About Aging” was a series of pictures intended to “generate good pictures of ageing which challenge stereotypes of older people” and they are still available on Age Action Alliance’s internet site. All the photographs succeeded admirably and showed examples of life for the older generation.
The elderly athletes redefining outdated age
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