Super-agers

Super-agers – that’s people whose biological age is lower than their actual age – should consider taking up the game of ping pong, according to TV preseter Dr Miriam Stoppard.

Why? “Because table tennis is the perfect activity to keep you happy, healthy, active and in good spirits” Dr Stoppard has claimed in a recent article on her blog.

“Table tennis is the perfect activity to keep well. It doesn’t only keep your body fit, it keeps your brain fit. All that complicated hand-eye co-ordination works its magic with brain cells and helps prevent dementia.

The game is one of the fastest racket sports, requiring muscle and cardio endurance. You need nimble footwork and upper body flexibility to return balls that come towards you at 60mph, demanding faster response times than tennis or to badminton.”
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