Now it has been confirmed – by playing golf you will live longer.

A scientific study made at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, one of Europe’s largest medical universities, shows that life expectancy increases with 5 years amongst golf players. Playing golf also lowers the mortality with 40 %, in comparison with people who do not play golf.

-”A game of golf usually means 4-5 hours of brisk walking, covering a total of 6-7 kilometers, something we know has major positive health effects. People play golf at old ages and there’s also a positive social and psychological part of golf playing”, says professor Anders Ahlbom.

Read more at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18510595?dopt=AbstractPlus