研究發現 經常打網球可以讓你更長壽

Playing tennis and other sports that are social might add years to your life, according to a new epidemiological study of Danish men and women.

根據一項針對丹麥男性和女性進行的流行病學新研究顯示，打網球和其他社交型運動可能會延長你的壽命。

The study found that adults who reported frequently participating in tennis or other racket and team sports lived longer than people who were sedentary.

這項研究發現，經常打網球或其他球類和團體運動的成年人比久坐不動的人壽命更長。

But they also lived longer than people who took part in reliably healthy but often solitary activities such as jogging, swimming and cycling.

而他們的壽命也比那些有運動習慣、但通常進行單人運動項目，如慢跑、游泳和騎自行車的人更長。

The results raise interesting questions about the role that social interactions might play in augmenting the benefits of exercise.

關於社交在增強運動益處方面可能發揮的作用，這項研究結果提出了一些有趣的問題。

At this point, no one doubts that being physically active improves our health and can extend our longevity. Multiple, recent epidemiological studies have pinpointed links between regular exercise and longer lives in men and women.

在這一點上，沒有人懷疑體力活動會改善我們的健康，並延長我們的壽命。近期的多項流行病學研究都證實了鍛鍊和更長的壽命之間的聯繫。

But whether some activities might be better than others for lengthening life spans remains in dispute.

但是，某些活動是否可能比其他活動更能延壽仍然存在爭議。

One widely publicized 2017 study of more than 80,000 British men and women found that those who played racket sports tended to outlive those who jogged.

2017年一項針對超過八萬名英國男性與女性進行的研究被廣泛報道，那項研究發現，參與球類運動的人往往比那些慢跑的人更長壽。

Those results piqued the interest of an international group of scientists. They previously had examined links between jogging and longevity and concluded that moderate amounts of moderately paced Running led to greater gains in longevity than more-gentle or strenuous running.

這些結果引發了一個國際科學家羣體的興趣。他們之前曾研究過慢跑和長壽之間的聯繫，並得出結論：以中等速度進行適量的跑步運動比更和緩或更劇烈的跑步更有利於延長壽命。

For the new study, which was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, these same researchers decided to widen their inquiry and look at a variety of sports and their associations with life and premature death.

這些研究人員決定擴大他們的研究範圍，研究各種運動以及它們與生命和早逝之間的聯繫。他們的這項新研究發表在《梅奧診所學報》上。

Cycling was the most popular activity among the Danes in the study, many of whom reported riding for four or more hours every week.

騎自行車是參與研究的丹麥人中最受歡迎的活動，許多人稱他們每週騎行4小時或更長時間。

Their pedaling was associated with a lengthier life span, adding an average of 3.7 years to riders' lives, compared to sedentary Danes.

與久坐不動的丹麥人相比，這些騎行者的平均壽命增加了3.7年。

Running likewise was associated with an extra 3.2 years of life.

經常跑步的人壽命比久坐不動者平均長3.2年。

But these gains were notably less than for playing tennis, which was linked to 9.7 added years of life, or badminton, which was linked to an extra 6.2 years, or soccer, which added almost 5 years to players' lives.

但是這些益處要明顯低於打網球的--打網球者的壽命平均增加了9.7年，羽毛球爲6.2年，踢足球爲將近5年。

These associations remained unchanged even when the researchers controlled for people's education, socioeconomic status and age.

即使研究者對受訪者的教育背景、社會經濟地位和年齡等因素進行了控制，這些結果仍然成立。