HearingLife Canada is returning as Official Hearing Partner for the Toronto Golf & Travel Show. With over 350 clinics across Canada, HearingLife is the country’s largest hearing healthcare provider. This is their third consecutive year sponsoring the show.
Part of HearingLife’s mission is supporting healthy aging through active living. According to Statistics Canada, roughly a quarter of Canada’s population of forty-one million is over fifty-five years old. Sports like golf, pickleball, and curling play a meaningful role in maintaining physical fitness, mental sharpness, and social connection as we age. These sports allow adults fifty-five and older to get active and stay active, while also enjoying team building and camaraderie.
Let’s look at golf, a sport that has numerous health benefits. Being outside and breathing fresh air is one. Another is the length of the course: by the end of an 18-hole golf course, a player will have walked about eight kilometres.
The course itself, being a lush green space with minimal noise pollution, filled with natural sounds such as birdsong and gentle breezes, allows you to decompress, clear your head, and give your hearing a break from the loud background sounds of city life. You’re able to hear yourself think, and if you’re playing golf with a group, you can practice active listening by chatting with your fellow players, which is essential to maintaining both hearing and cognitive ability.
For HearingLife, healthy aging is not about slowing down, and that’s why they consider their partnership with the Toronto Golf & Travel Show so important. Promoting golf and connecting with avid golfers about the health benefits of the sport is part of how they educate people on maintaining good hearing and physical fitness well into their fifth decade and beyond.
If you or a loved one have noticed a change in hearing, the first step is booking a free hearing test at the nearest HearingLife clinic. During your visit, their hearing care professionals will take the time to learn about your hearing and recommend personalized solutions.
By James Dick
