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Good
news for golf lovers everywhere: Playing golf is good for your heart health —
and could
even be better than walking for older adults, according to
new research.
A study published this month in BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
found that people 65 and older benefited the most from golfing compared to
walking and Nordic walking (a full body workout that involves
walking with special poles). The researchers looked at measures of
cardiometabolic health, which refers to the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
As golf and walking are popular “age-appropriate” types of aerobic exercises
for older adults, the team wanted to see the acute effects of each exercise
on cardiometabolic health. They found that although all activities were
beneficial, longer and lower intensity activities can have the most
significant benefit.
“The results of this study are meant to encourage older adults to spend more
time on the golf course and play by walking,” study co-author Julia Kettinen
told United Press International. “Golf is a great way to exercise, as it
motivates individuals to move, often without even realizing the distance
they’ve walked during the game.”
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