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Sports Can Help You Live Longer, But Some Have a Bigger Effect Than Others

As you may have heard, exercise is good for you. It can improve mental health, stave off cognitive decline, boost your sex life, and make you more creative. By making you healthier, exercise helps add years to lifespan — and it improves health span as well, meaning that fit people stay “physically younger” and more capable during those years. But which sports are the best ones for keeping you young or for preventing an early death?

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