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Planetary Health Conference: Golf on the Agenda
3rd June 2018
Golf & Health represented at the Planetary Health Annual Meeting in Edinburgh...
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Steve Brine MP – Policy Makers and Golf & Health
30th May 2018
During the 2018 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, UK Parliamentary Under Minister, Steve Brine MP, joined Golf & Health representatives to meet with various golf-based projects and organisations...
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Health Benefits for Young Golfers Shown in New Video
10th May 2018
A new video produced by The R&A is highlighting the health benefits of golf for young people, as well as those for all ages...
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Golf As a Public Health Panacea – BJSM Podcast
17th June 2017
Dr Roger Hawkes & BJSM look at health benefits of golf and assessing & managing golfers that walk through clinic doors...
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Golfers & Longevity
9th March 2017
We know that physical inactivity (i.e. NOT being active) kills millions of people around the world each year. So could playing golf reduce the risk of an early death?!
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Golf & Spectators
9th March 2017
Golf spectators are somewhat unique in sport as they will often be walking just as far as the competitors themselves...
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Cardiovascular Health & The Golfer
9th March 2017
Research has shown that golf is associated with improvements in multiple known risk-factors for cardiovascular disease, including body composition, fitness, blood lipid levels, and insulin-glucose levels...
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Exploring the Health & Wellbeing Benefits of Golf [INFOGRAPHIC]
27th February 2017
The Golf & Health Project and University of Edinburgh launch a new infographic detailing just some of the many benefits of golf...
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Physiotherapy and Golf Injuries – Part 1 – The Wrist
4th February 2017
ETPI.com’s Nigel Tilley examines potential wrist problems and recovery routes in golf...
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