Ten Reasons Seniors Should Take Up Golf!
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2 min readApr 16, 2022
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Have you ever dabbled in the game in the past or thought about playing but never quite got around to it, perhaps because you thought it was too late to learn?
Think again; your senior years can be the best time to enjoy the game!
Here Are Ten Reasons Seniors Should Take Up Golf
- Age is not a barrier: You are never too old to learn golf, and it doesn’t matter what shape or size you are either. Golfers, even professional golfers, come in every shape and size imaginable.
- You’ll live longer: Really they do, 5 years on average, according to a Swedish study.
- You’ll Stay Healthier: Golf help keeps you physically active, and if you walk, a round of golf sure helps you keep the weight off with an average of 1525 calories burned in 18 holes walking and 825 in a golf cart.
- Golf Keeps You Mentally Active: Golf is not just a physical game but a mental one. It calls for strategy, creativity, and problem-solving, which help keep your brain active, one of the key ingredients in fighting off the aging process.
- Great Way to Bridge the Generation Gap: You can play with your son or daughter, grandkids, or whomever you meet on the first tee. Golfers don’t care how young or old you are, just that you enjoy the game!
- Improves Your Social Life: Golf is a very social game on and off the course. It’s a great way to make new friends or start a new relationship quickly and easily without any awkwardness!
- The Enjoyment of Communing With Nature. The birds, the bees, the flowers, and the breeze. The views, the wildlife, and the smell of fresh-cut grass, are just a few of the simple pleasures you will enjoy each and every time you play.
- The New Ending Challenge of the Game: With golf, every day is a fresh start on your never-ending challenge to shoot a lower score, par a specific hole, or hit a certain type of shot well.
- Great value recreational: Golf is really a great value compared to many other activities.
- The camaraderie of the 19th hole. There you can set the world’s problems to right and complain about the younger generation over your favorite beverage. :)
