• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    The study involved 20 national-level table tennis players, all of whom had been training for over six years. These athletes were compared to a control group of 21 healthy university students who had not received systematic motor skill training.

    Yeah, we know that activities like these have physical and mental health benefits, especially compared to people that don’t do any of this kind of activity. What’s new in this study?

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      4 months ago

      It’s different because it mentions Table Tennis players. Now they just need more money to study regular Tennis, Chess and D&D players then a just BIT more for a comprehensive study. Should keep them in a job for 50 years or so.

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        4 months ago

        That actually sounds like a very interesting question. Regular tennis has far greater cardio load and a slower mental pace. Chess is purely cerebral and memory-heavy while being sedentary, while D&D is an exercise in creativity that is also sedentary.