{"id":621,"date":"2017-08-24T09:26:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/?p=621"},"modified":"2017-08-24T09:26:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:26:17","slug":"golf-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/08\/24\/golf-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfers less likely to experience coronary heart disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A study by Sheffield Hallam’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) has found that people who play golf regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than those who don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s official, golf is good for you: A major study has found that people who play the game regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than those who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Commissioned by England Golf and the Professional Golfers\u2019 Association, the research reveals that golfers are 14 per cent more likely to report general good health than non-participants.<\/p>\n

The social benefits of the game has also been linked to dementia prevention and the same study finds an identical percentage of risk reduction with coronary heart disease \u2013 30 \u2013 can be applied to the reduction in risk of developing dementia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when the NHS is becoming increasingly stretched, the industry-leading findings mark the first time the wider impact of any individual sport has been determined and reveal that every \u00a31 spent on golf generates \u00a31.17 worth of social benefits, a total of \u00a31.8 billion,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also identifies the value golf creates to society by improving health and contributing to the reduction of healthcare costs associated with key diseases in the process, which equates to 22 per cent of the total social value, some \u00a3403 million.\u201dstates a spokesman for England Golf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The findings come as ukactive research director Dr Steven Mann has carried out extensive research on the potential for golf to help prevent and manage serious health conditions, such as dementia. He says the sport is a particularly useful intervention due to its broader appeal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur data suggests that golf has the ability to attract key demographics that are notoriously difficult to engage in public health programming, such as men aged 45 to 65,\u201d said Mann.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that being physically active helps reduce the risk of dementia by up to 30 per cent and golf is a great way to achieve recommended exercise levels as it is a sport that can be enjoyed by all, as well as bringing the associated mental health benefits of being active.\u201d Dr Steven Mann<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nick Pink, chief executive of England Golf, says: \u201cWe are living in a time when there are more people aged over 65 than there are under 15. But, as we live longer, we become increasingly at risk of dementia, which has recently overtaken heart disease to become the biggest cause of death in England and Wales.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis report and the various research and initiatives being undertaken across the country in regards to dementia and golf highlights that not only is golf an important preventative measure, it also plays a huge part in the lives of those already suffering with the disease. We hope that this important research will encourage more people to take up the sport earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, we hope that a round of golf will become as much a part of people\u2019s weekly routine as stocking up on groceries or enjoying Sunday lunch with the family.\u201d Nick Pink<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A study by Sheffield Hallam’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) has found that people who play golf regularly are 30 per cent less likely to experience coronary heart disease than…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9105,"featured_media":622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,21],"tags":[80,28,81],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hwbheadlines","category-news","tag-golf","tag-research","tag-sport-industry-research-centre"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/08\/golf.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KEAX-a1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":948,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/12\/14\/consumers-golf-research\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":0},"title":"Consumers spend \u20ac540m a year on golf in Ireland, research shows","author":"Sarah Briscoe","date":"December 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Consumer spending on golf in the Republic of Ireland alone is now worth \u20ac379 million annually, according to a new report by Sheffield Hallam University. \u2018A Satellite Account for Golf in the Republic of Ireland\u2019 was conducted by academics in the University's Sport Industry Research Centre to evaluate golf's economic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/12\/Golf-Ball1.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/12\/Golf-Ball1.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/12\/Golf-Ball1.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/files\/2017\/12\/Golf-Ball1.jpg?fit=1028%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":899,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/hwbstaffnews\/2017\/10\/30\/golf-takes-on-dementia\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":1},"title":"Golf takes on dementia: How playing the sport can reduce risks associated with the disease","author":"Jane Gardner-Florence","date":"October 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A report from Sheffield Hallam and England Golf which shows that playing golf can reduce the risk of dementia has been featured on BBC\/sport online. 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