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Housework adds three years to your life but ONLY if you’re a woman, says study

No, it's not a trick from your boyfriend to get out of doing the ironing...

Scientists reveal that people who do housework can add three years to their life, but only if you’re a woman!

How do you feel about that, ladies?

Housework adds three years to your life if you're a woman, says study. Source: Getty
Housework adds three years to your life if you're a woman, says study. Source: Getty

The team from University Medical Centre Rotterdam took data from 7,000 people who were asked about their daily habits over several decades.

They looked at life spans and worked out that your average 55-year-old female, who doesn’t do a lot at home, will live to 83.

But if a woman spends more time hoovering, dusting etc. then experts say they expect her to see her 86th birthday.

Housework doesn't add much on to a man's life, says experts. Source: Getty
Housework doesn't add much on to a man's life, says experts. Source: Getty

Bizarrely, it’s not the same for men!

They reckon that guys who spent time doing housework will only have an extra 12 months added to their lives.

But men looking to prolong their life and who like gardening are in luck, as pulling out weeds supposedly adds 2.7 years to their lives.

Men can get an extra 2.7 years if they like gardening. Source: Getty
Men can get an extra 2.7 years if they like gardening. Source: Getty

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Scientists on the experiment aren’t sure why there’s such a difference between men and women and prolonging their life when it comes to housework.

“[It] may partly be explained by the fact that men engaged in more gardening and women in domestic work,” says Dr Klodian Dhana, who led the experiment.

Now, we want to know whether cleaners and gardeners live longer than most....

Source: Getty
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