This Fun Sport Lowers Blood Pressure Better Than Drugs

We know that we must exercise to remain healthy, but this doesn’t mean that we don’t find walking on a treadmill painfully boring.

There’s some good news for those who want to escape the monotony of gym life. Danish researchers recently published a report in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine explaining how this one “fun” sport delivers far better health benefits than all the time in the gym.

Lowering blood pressure, shedding pounds, dropping cholesterol, and increasing bone density are just a few of the many health benefits of this sport, and the best thing is that anyone can do it, regardless of age or fitness.

Football, or if you live in the US, soccer, has massive health benefits, and unlike other types of exercise, people are more likely to stick to it because of its fun social aspect.

Researchers measured participants’ blood pressure, body composition, fat, cholesterol, bone mineral density, and fitness level at the beginning and end of the year.

They found that soccer players had the following proven benefits over their non-playing cohorts:

A decrease in blood pressure between 5 and 7 mm Hg versus no change for non-players.

Soccer players lost 2.5 kilograms of body fat, while inactive participants gained weight.

Fatty deposits and cholesterol dropped in the soccer-playing group but increased in the inactive group.

The soccer players’ bone density increased compared to their inactive peers, who suffered bone density losses.

Sprint performance and endurance increased in the soccer-playing group but not in the inactive group.

Therefore, playing soccer can prevent heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and more.

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