Golf is Good for Your Health

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Now, you might think that the anger, frustration and tears associated with playing golf (or is that just me), or the time spent at the 19th hole, might negate any health benefits gained "ruining a good walk". Not so, according to researchers from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and (interestingly) socioeconomic status, and can expect to live up to 5 years longer. This is most true for low-handicap golfers, which is attributed to the regular play required to keep a low handicap, rather than the inner calm achieved from avoiding the aforementioned anger, frustration and tears!

Here's a link to the whole story, from Science Daily. They seem to have quite a bit on sport and exercise, so I'll be keeping an eye on their site.

Rob Robson
iStadia - Networking for Sport & Exercise Community

Tags: benefits, death rate, exercise, golf, golfers, health, walking

Posted June 4, 2008 at 6:15 AM by robrobson in Other stuff.... | Permalink | Comments(1)

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Posted by IngridQ | May 5, 2009 at 11:44 PM