Golf isn’t the most strenuous of sports but it appears to have a great many health benefits according to a study of 300,000 golfers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

The study, which was published this month in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, revealed that golfers were 40 percent less likely to die at any given age than those who did not play. A round of golf means being outside for four or five hours in the fresh air, walking at a fast pace for a few miles and this kind of mild to moderate exercise is known to be good for your health. However, the lower death rate among golfers may also be due to the social and psychological aspects of the game which keep golfers feeling challenged and involved; all important anti ageing strategies.

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