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Tennis the Best Sport for a Longer Life
A new study show that playing tennis is the best sport if you want to live a longer life.
According to nytimes.com that tennis, badminton and soccer are the best sports to add years to your life.
Tennis players lived longer that cyclist, swimmers and joggers. The study does point out that regular excercise, no matter what, increase your chance of a longer life in both men and women.
A study of 80,000 British men and women found that those who played racket sports tended to outlive those who jogged.
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