Did someone say fitness and weight loss? So, your telling me I get to go out and play

the game I love and as a result I will stay fit and healthy? Well .. sign me up please! By

playing golf, you get to burns calories, walking around our course means a lot of walking!

Skipping out on the golf cart and walking the course can cover a distance between 4 – 6

miles. If you opt to carry your own clubs, you’ll burn even more calories, too! Withg all the

walking, carrying and swinging involved, an average golfer at Gaudet can burn up to

1000 calories in a single game.

Keeps your heart rate up! Following on from the exciting news of how many calories

can burnt while playing golf, it’s only natural that your heart rate is going to increase! As

is the case with burning calories, the walking, carrying and swinging your clubs will

naturally increase your heart rate, keeping it pumping and increasing blood flow.

Naturally, this will lower your risks for heart diseases and decrease levels of “bad”

cholesterol.

Sleep like a baby? Who doesn’t enjoy a goodnight’s sleep .. since you are getting

quite a bit of exercise from playing your golf at Gaudet, the body will begin to tired and

will be ever so grateful at night-time as it will be due for some long deserved rest..

Deeper sleep is necessary for your body to regenerate cell and repair any muscles and

tissues.

Who doesn’t want to live longer? I know for certain that I do! A Swedish study by the

Karolinska Institutet led by Professor Anders Ahlbom, found that golfers have a 40%

lower death rate, which corresponds to a 5-year increase in life expectancy! Now that is

on impressive fact!

Brain training while playing golf! Playing golf requires a certain amount of

concentration and memory. This counts as exercise for your brain, aiding in

degeneration. Participating in the sport regularly is likely to prevent or reduce cognitive

decline. Improve your old age before it’s even begun!