The benefit of playing golf can be burning 1,564 calories because to complete a standard round, golfers will have to walk an average of 6 to 12km, doing 11,245 to 16,667 steps. Hiking is a heavy exercise, but when we play golf we don’t realize we can go that much.
The UK’s leading cancer care organization, Macmillan Cancer Support, has urged everyone to take part in golf. This organization said that golf brings many unexpected benefits to health. Even completing a round of golf can be as good for your health as exercising for 1 week.
A standard round of golf has an average length of 6 – 12km, and a golfer will have to take 11,245 to 16,667 steps to complete. This activity will burn about 1,564 calories when you carry a set of golf clubs and equipment on the go, according to research from the Journal of Medicine.
Of course, this number only makes sense when you do not use the buggy to move but walk. This sport also has the advantage that players do not need to put in too much effort to exercise vigorously, the pace of a round of golf is not too rushed, so it is suitable for people of all ages.
Health experts recommend that every adult needs at least 150 minutes of activity per week to stay healthy. Meanwhile, the time to complete an average round of golf is about 240 minutes of continuous movement with moderate intensity. Thus, golf enthusiasts have been able to meet a sufficient level of physical activity to ensure health without spending too much effort like when playing other high-impact sports.
A study of 300,000 Swedish golfers found that the mortality rate among golfers was 40% lower than in other people of the same sex, age and economic status. The golfers with the lowest percentages were also able to increase their life expectancy by 5 years compared to other people. In short, good golfers will get a lot of health benefits from this sport.
Elizabeth Connare, Marketing Director of Macmillam Cancer SUport, said: “You will be surprised to know that each golfer can move up to 10,000 steps and burn more than 1,500 calories a day. This sport is too ‘gentle’. so we don’t realize we’ve come this far We still remind those preparing for the Macmillan Longest Golf Competition that golf is a fun activity, increases social interaction and a Great way to exercise”.
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