Playing Golf May Benefit Older Adults More than Nordic Walking: Study

In recent years, Nordic walking has become increasingly popular among older adults as an easy way to stay active—but research suggests playing golf may provide even greater benefits.

As age begins to advance, many people think more and more about their physical health. But with a plethora of different exercise regimes to choose from, it can be hard to determine which activity is the best for maintaining optimal health in later life.

The health advantages of aerobic exercise in helping to prevent cardiovascular diseases are well documented as a way to reduce the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and dyslipidemia (an abnormal amount of lipids in the blood causing problems such as high cholesterol). However, these studies have mostly been focused on younger people who participate in acute bouts of exercise lasting 30 to 60 minutes at moderate to high intensity. This has led to little information on the impact of exercise on older people.

This led a team of researchers from Finland to compare the acute effects of three types of aerobic exercises to markers of cardiometabolic health, including duration, intensity, and energy expenditure.

For the study, researchers analyzed 25 healthy older golfers aged 65 and above and compared the three exercises’ effects on their health. The aerobic exercises included an 18-hole round of golf, 6km of Nordic walking, and a 6km walk. Their blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipid profiles were all tested in a real-life environment.

The results showed that all three types of exercise improved cardiovascular performance in older adults with a decrease in systolic blood pressure. Nordic walking was also found to lower diastolic blood pressure.
Despite the lower intensity of the exercise, those who played golf showed a positive effect on lipid profile and glucose metabolism.

Researchers noted, “These age-appropriate aerobic exercises can be recommended to healthy older adults as a form of health-enhancing physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and can also be used as a treatment strategy to improve cardiometabolic health among those who already have a cardiovascular disease.”

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