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W hether you're looking to get outdoors, increase your mental wellness, or spend more time with friends, golf can provide a variety of benefits that can significantly improve your quality of life. Golf Canada is highlighting the many benefits that the sport can provide on Canadians through its brand-new Golf and Health campaign. The campaign - Golf, It's Good for You – focuses on three key pillars: mental, physical, and social. The mental benefits of golf include enhanced overall well-being, improved brain health, and helping to reduce the risk of dementia. Golf can also assist to boost confidence, promote increased focus and concentration, and help to reduce anxiety, stress, and depression. Being out on the golf course can also help to slow down stress response and induces a feeling of calm. As published in The R&A Golf and Health Report, the physical benefits of golf are undeniable. In fact, all of the World Health Organization's key criteria for health enhancing physical activity can be achieved through golf. It is an activity that incorporates strength, balance, endurance and cognitive challenges and has been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness. In recent studies, it's been found to 02 GOLF GUIDE 2024 M A N I T O B A Golf, It's Good For You! "Both physically and mentally, golf is a wonderful sport for men and women and it definitely promotes health. It's exercise, and exercise equals longevity." — Dr. Larry Goldenberg Vancouver Urologist and co-founder of the Canadian Men's Health Foundation KENORA Golf & Country Club Located in Kenora, ON. 18 hole championship golf course, driving range, Pro Shop licenced restaurant and lounge OPEN TO THE PUBLIC www.kenoragolf.ca 1-807-468-7995 Tournaments & weddings welcome