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Physically oriented leisure can provide the self-knowledge to live a full life, but what circumstances and opportunities cue older people to become engaged in an active lifestyle? Very active older adults indicate that being physically active helps them manage aches and pains, improves their outlook on life, and even “helps keep me from getting old” (Kluge, 2002, p.17). These organizations sponsor sporting events with stated missions such as, “To improve the quality of life for adults aged ...
The development of age-restricted communities, the forerunner of active adult communities, can be traced back to the 1950s, when a developer named Del Webb created Youngtown, a new town near Phoenix, Arizona. The concept of an active adult community was an immediate hit, with nearly 100,000 people visiting the community on opening day and over 200 homes sold during the opening weekend (Sun City Visitors Center, 2010). In Southern California, the planned retirement community of Leisure World...
An essential component of adventure tourism is travel to unusual, exotic, and remote wilderness destinations (Kane & Tucker, 2004; Millington, Locke, & Locke, 2001). Studies have suggested that older travelers are finding adventure tourism more appealing and are becoming more adventurous than previous cohorts, wanting to travel to experience something they find personally satisfying. The adventure experience varies along a number of dimensions, including type of travel, group membership, and...
