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Racket sports may have significant benefits for public health

Needs to promote health-enhancing sport programmes among people

09-Jun-2017

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Those who regularly play racket sports may live a long life.

47% less likely to die of any cause and 56% less likely to die of cardiovascular disease.

Offer a good cardiovascular workout and improve body strength, improve balance, lower risk of falls.

Sharpen cognition and provide frequent social contact that is essential for a long life.

Pickleball is a hybrid of tennis, table tennis that is becoming popular among adults.

Studied 80,360 people in the age range 30 to 98 for nine years.

Published online by the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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British Journal of Sports Medicine

The journal of sports and exercise medicine

Vijay A. Daryanani

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