PLAY TENNIS, LIVE LONGER

According to a new epidemiological study of Danish men and women, playing tennis, badminton or soccer might add years to your life. The new study, which was published this week in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that adults who reported frequently participating in tennis or other racket and team sports lived longer than people who were sedentary. But they also lived longer than people who took part in solitary activities such as jogging, swimming and cycling. According to the study:
– Cycling added an average of 3.7 years to riders’ lives, compared to sedentary Danes.
– Running added an extra 3.2 years of life.
– Soccer added almost 5 years to players’ lives.
– Badminton was linked to an extra 6.2 years.
– Tennis was linked to 9.7 added years of life.
* Because you see so many adult badminton players.
* Sure, you’ll live almost 10 years longer by playing tennis, but it’ll be 10 extra years of painful shoulders and elbows.
* Where does Frisbee golf enter into the equation?
* For that matter, how about X-box tennis?
* Sedentary Danes was the name of my high school rock band.