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If Going To Concerts Can Make You Live Longer, I Might Just Live Forever

Thank you, science.

Maeghan Siliezar
Apr 09, 2018
Texas Tech University
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If Going To Concerts Can Make You Live Longer, I Might Just Live Forever
Maeghan Siliezar

Have you ever been given crap for being a concert junkie? Maybe some people have said you'll probably lose your hearing early in age because of the loud music. Or some may have said its a waste of money.

WELL, my fellow concert junkies, it's time to get back at anyone who puts down our hobby and love of concert going, because WE WILL LIVE LONGER.

I recently found this out from a study conducted by O2 and behavioral science expert Patrick Fagan of Goldsmith University and it is one of the greatest things I've ever read. This new study found that going to concerts regularly will help you live longer. A link has been found between regular concert attendance and a longer life expectancy.

The study says that 20 minutes at a show "can lead to a 21 percent increase in that feeling of well-being." Even more research says that going to concerts "directly links high levels of well-being with a lifespan increase of nine years."

To determine the results of the study, the test subjects participated in "psychometric testing and heart rate tests." In doing so, they did activities that were positive for their health including attending concerts, doing yoga and dog-walking. The results showed that people who attended concerts had an increase of 25% in feelings of self worth and closeness to others and a 75% increase in mental stimulation.

BUT OF COURSE WE CONCERT JUNKIES ALREADY KNEW THIS!

FINALLY, the good-spirited, positive news about our hobby/obsession we've all been waiting for is here, so we'll take it!

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