Can Golf Help You Live Longer?
If there’s a fountain of youth, Tom O’Hara thinks he may have found it on a golf course in southwest Florida. O’Hara, a 77-year-old retiree who lives in Dunedin, Fla., plays his nearby preferred courses a couple of times a week with friends — a group he jokingly refers to as “a league of old men all of whose first names are no longer than five letters.” But O’Hara isn’t kidding when he talks about how his golfing routine has helped keep him fit, sharp and happy.
He points to the exercise inherent in all the walking the sport necessitates, plus the flexibility required to execute a proper swing. There’s also the social aspect, he adds. And let’s not forget the sheer enjoyment that comes from being outdoors on a regular basis.
“It’s so beautiful out there,” O’Hara says about his time on the course.
Excerpted from Market Watch
