I’m not sure if I agree with this.
A study conducted by the University of Leeds has concluded that watching football is actually good for your health.
The full report can be found here, but I’ll just give you the best bits.
“Ultimately supporting your team at a football match gives you a moderate cardiovascular workout and depending on the result of the match, a psychological boost or slump,” said Dr. Andrea Utley, a professor at the university who conducted helped conduct the tests.
“There is this belief that you are in agony watching the game,” he added “The reality is that it’s not actually true. I think we quite enjoy this, we enjoy being passionate.”
Although quite why they chose to do one of the tests during the Derby County playoff semi-final is a bit of a strange one, couldn’t they have done it during a routine win against Rotherham?
I’m going to put myself in the ‘sceptical’ camp about this one, and so are these Leeds United fans.
Yeah football, not necessarily Leeds Utd surely ????
— Dan???????????????????????????????????????????? (@greenistheaim) August 14, 2019
I can assure you watching @LUFC most certainly isn’t
— 'Burrage-Light' (@Nathaniellight7) August 14, 2019
Not if it’s Leeds. Still having heart palpitations from May
— Tim Lawless (@timlaw88) August 14, 2019
I don't agree. I know from experience!
— Frank Reynolds (@lufcrumham) August 14, 2019
Funnily enough, it looked as if the majority pinned their heart attacks on one player in particular, and there are no prizes for working out who that is.
Watch kiko for 90 mins and then repeat that comment
— john stubbins (@johnstubbins) August 15, 2019
More like 17 per game with Kiko in net
— Jack Mullins ???????? (@JackDMullins) August 14, 2019
COULD. But then we signed Kiko
— Ben ???????? (@WeRuleSupreme) August 14, 2019
They've never watched Kiko
— Ian Boyd ???????? (@iboyd1984) August 14, 2019