Increase your life expectancy and PLAY MORE GOLF !
Need an excuse to play more golf ?
EXTEND YOUR LIFE BY PLAYING GOLF
People who play golf regularly could live up to five years longer according to a study of 300,000 golfers by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden .
Golfers can expect a five-year increase on their life expectancy which is 40 per cent longer than for people who don ’ t golf regularly .
Increase your life expectancy and PLAY MORE GOLF !
The study found golfers have a lower death rate regardless of their sex , age and social group . This could be due to the fact that playing golf :
IMPROVES SLEEP QUALITY IMPROVES BLOOD CIRCULATION
LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
LOWERS THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
IMPROVES CHOLESTEROL REDUCES THE RISK OF DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMER ’ S
REDUCES THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS
LOWERS THE RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES
& REDUCES THE RISK OF BREAST AND BOWEL CANCER
There are also many positive social and psychological aspects to the game that can benefit your health and wellbeing . So now you have an even longer list of great reasons to make time for playing more golf .
iGolf Queensland is an initiative of Golf Queensland to help more people enjoy playing golf more often . iGOLF QUEENSLAND MEMBERSHIP :
• Offers an easy introduction to playing competitively ,
• Entitles you to an official Golf Australia Handicap which is recognised worldwide ,
• Gives you the opportunity to meet lots of like-minded golf lovers through access and invitations to exciting events , and
• Gives you a chance to sample some of the benefits of membership at a selection of great golf clubs .
8 Q Golf Autumn 2017 www . golfqueensland . org . au