This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Zunzer, S. C., von Duvillard, S., Tschakert, G., Mangus, B., Hofmann, P. (2013). Energy expenditure and sex differences of golf playing. Energy expenditure and sex differences in golf 2 AbstractThe purpose of the study was to assess the golf walking intensity and energy expenditure (EE) in a large heterogeneous group of healthy men and women of varying age and golf handicap, playing and walking one round of either 9 or 18-holes of golf on 2 hilly and 2 flat 18-hole championship courses. Forty-two males and 24 females completed an incremental cycle-ergometer exercise test to determine exercise performance markers.The heart rate (HR), duration, distance, walking speed, ascent and descent were measured via a GPS/HR monitor during the game. When playing 9 or 18-holes of golf, independent of the golf course design, the average HR was not significantly different between men vs. women or the subgroups and the intensities were light (<3 METs). The total EE of all subjects was not significant for hilly (834±344 kcal) vs. flat courses (833±295 kcal) whereas male players (926±292 kcal) expended significantly greater EE than female players (556±180 kcal). Playing golf is suggested to yield in health benefits due to the high volume of physical activity although the intensity was well below the recommended limits. Golf may have other health related benefits that may be unrelated to the lower intensity level of the activity.
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