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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 26 > Golf is a walking sport that can burn off plenty of extra calories

Golf is a walking sport that can burn off plenty of extra calories

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
June 26, 2008

Golf is often described as a good walk spoiled, but at least you’re walking. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic determined that golfers take about 12,000 steps walking about 4.4 miles in playing the average 18-hole course. That’s more than enough to meet daily requirements for....

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