A study published in Innovation in Aging found that regular engagement with arts — whether crating or simply enjoying any form of it — is linked to a 4% slower rate of biological aging, equivalent to being around one year younger biologically. Crucially, the effect was comparable to the benefits of physical activity, and held for both creators and audience members alike.
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Painting, concerts, theater — the arts slow biological aging as much as exercise

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A study published in Innovation in Aging found that regular engagement with arts — whether crating or simply enjoying any form of it — is linked to a 4% slower rate of biological aging, equivalent to being around one year younger biologically. Crucially, the effect was comparable to the benefits of physical activity, and held for both creators and audience members alike.

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