Watching sports games? You won’t believe what it does

The findings come after a survey of more than 7,000 adults showed that sports fans who attended games in person – whether professional or amateur – scored better than those who did not in terms of life satisfaction.

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The large-scale study is the first ever to examine the benefits of participating in sporting events. Overall, sports fans say that watching games live makes life feel more “worth it.” In fact, these feelings are so strong that they can be compared to the boost of getting a new job.