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  • gzhpcu
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2005
    • 3211

    #1

    Keep swinging that racket! And live longer!

    I just knew it!

    “In a study of more than 10 000 men who played tennis 3 times a week it was found that risk from death from any cause was reduced by 50%. In addition, when scientifically tested, tennis players who played tennis at least 3 hr a week had a 41% lower risk of death from coronary heart disease”.
    To explore the health benefits of tennis participation in veteran players and to identify future research needs, an electronic literature search using the Ovid (Cinhal, Medline, Sport Discus) library databases from 1966–2005 was undertaken. Specific ...
    Regards, Phil
  • John Yandell
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2005
    • 6883

    #2
    Conclusive!

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    • stotty
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2009
      • 6629

      #3
      “In a study of more than 10 000 men who played tennis 3 times a week it was found that risk from death from any cause was reduced by 50%. In addition, when scientifically tested, tennis players who played tennis at least 3 hr a week had a 41% lower risk of death from coronary heart disease”.
      Going by this I should live to be 187 at least....
      Stotty

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