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Health Advantages of Playing Sports

While the benefits of playing sports are highly promoted for children and teenagers, participating in sports can improve your health throughout your life. Next

You can improve your general fitness through a variety of physical activities, but sports offer unique benefits, whether you're joining a team in elementary school or playing in an adult league.

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Emotional and Mental Health

Improving at a sport requires memorization, repetition and learning, and honing these skill sets can carry over into other activities, including your job.

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Playing a sport also boosts self-esteem. Watching hard work rewarded with improved abilities and better results in competitions proves that you can set goals and achieve them.

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Additionally, regularly playing a sport cuts down on pressure and stress. Exercising is a natural way to release stress, and having teammates can provide a support system that also can alleviate tension.

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Weight Control Regular physical activity throughout

your lifetime can help you control your weight. While you can achieve weight control with solo activities at a gym, playing a sport can motivate you to be more physically active and to push yourself to achieve.

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Having your team depend on you can encourage you to show up at practices and put in a greater effort preparing for competition than you might on your own.


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Muscle and Bone Health Sports benefit

cardiovascular health. Active people have better lipid profiles, which measure fats in the blood, compared to non-sporting individuals. Also, regular physical activity improves muscle tone and helps prevent muscle wasting, which can happen to little-used muscles.

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Finally, playing sports decreases the risk of osteoporosis and prevents bone loss. A 2007 study published in the "British Journal of Sports Medicine" looked at tennis players over time to determine physical characteristics. Older adults, even those who no longer played tennis regularly, had less bone mineral loss because of their activity in sports. To go back,

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Improved Quality of Life Studies have demonstrated a clear

benefit in senior citizens who played sports in their teenage years. A 2013 study published by BMC Public Health re-examined World War II veterans 50 years after initial testing. Those who had played varsity high school sports reported having fewer doctor visits per year. Next

These men also were more likely to be active into their late 70s and to experience greater independence and quality of life, although not all of them had continued to play sports throughout their adult lives.


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How Does Playing Sports Make You More Healthy?

There's no doubt that playing sports can potentially benefit your health. Some of the benefits are more obvious, but you may be surprised to find out that you can benefit not just physically, but emotionally as well. Before starting any new sport or exercise regimen, though, consult your doctor to make sure it's safe for you.

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Physical Health Most sports involve a certain level of physical

activity; some more, some less, but all typically get your heart pumping faster at least part of the time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends all adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week, or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity each week, to help stave off chronic diseases such as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. Of course, it's still important to check with your doctor before embarking on any new sport.

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Mind-Body Benefits The most obvious benefit to playing

sports is the benefit to your physical body, but sports can help your mind stay healthier too. In fact, researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that older people who participate in sports and exercise had significantly less brain shrinkage overall -- a sign of dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- than those who didn't do as much exercise. To go

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Healthier Relationships Most sports involve working cohesively in a

team environment. Even sports with individual scores, such as swimming, have a team-building component, such as when that swim team goes to a swim meet in another city. With that team component can come more cooperation skills, more focus and more commitment, reminds the Yale Medical Group. All of that can lead to healthier relationships with other people and a healthier outlook on life. To go

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Success in Life Numerous studies have shown that

participating in sports also correlates to more success in school and work. A report from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, found that people who participated in sports earned higher pay.

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Students who participate in sports also tend to have higher grade point averages, better attendance and a higher likelihood of going to college, suggests Dr. David Geier, a sports injury physician based in South Carolina. More success in these areas can lead to a number of better outcomes, including better access to health care and more resources to deal with health-related issues when they arise.

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Sports Health Facts Sports provide physical activity, a way

to channel energy, a fun experience and an opportunity to compete. All of those things help to develop many skills and characteristics that carry throughout your life.

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Identification Merriam-Webster defines sports as a source of

recreation involving physical activity for pleasure. In a traditional sense, sports are thought of as team organizations that compete against other teams, but a sport encompasses more than just team sports and competitions. Anyone can participate in a sport without being a part of a team or competing. Team sports include football, basketball and soccer. Individual sports include horse back riding, running or mountain climbing. The benefits of participating in either team sports and individual sports are shared.

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When to Start Playing While it is healthy to have your

child participate in a sport league, it may be beneficial to keep it light on the competition until about age eight to 10. While your child may exhibit skills in a certain sport, their overall motor and emotional development may not be fully prepared for competitive sports until a bit later. Next

The American College of Sports Medicine reported child development milestones in its ACSM Fit Society publication. It stated kids aged six to seven just begin to be able to track moving objects, at seven to eight years old they gain better posture and balance allowing them to develop throwing and kicking skills. It's not until age 10 to 12 that they develop the memory and attention to strategy and can play as an effective team player.

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Physical Benefits Playing sports is physically beneficially

to your body because it burns calories and builds muscles. Participating in calorie burning activities helps to keep excess weight off of your body. Maintaining a healthy weight will help prevent obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Next

The added muscle growth from participating in sports helps to keep your bones and metabolism healthy. It also makes everyday activities easier because you are stronger.


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Personal Benefits Sports provide a lot more than

added muscle and burned calories. Adults and kids who participate in sports reap the benefits of natural endorphins that are released during exercise.

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According to Teens Health, exercise helps you feel happy, sleep better, combat depression and low self-esteem as well as instill as sense of pride and accomplishment. Studies also show that participating in sports can help kids do better in school because exercise improves memory and concentration.


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Warning ! All sports are not created equally.

While all sports offer a major health benefit, all also pose minor health risks with some posing more serious risks. Medline Plus a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of health list the most common sports injuries to include sprains, knee injuries, shin injuries, fractures, dislocations and muscle swelling. Next

These injuries can occur from overuse or improper gear and training. Accidents are also common in sports injuries. Some sports accidents can be serious and include concussions and spinal injury. Although they are rare they can occur in contact sports such as football. It is important that when participating in any sport that you wear the proper gear and refrain from playing if you become injured.


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The Importance of Practicing Sports

The time allotted to practicing sports is an important period for players, coaches and officials. During practices, players work on their skills while coaches and officials work together to enforce the rules of the game. Practicing sports encourages players to stay active and healthy, as well as develop communication skills and build self-confidence. Next

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Improving Health Practicing sports offers numerous health

benefits, which include improved lung and heart function, as well as reduced medical conditions such as high blood pressure and osteoporosis, or reduced bone density. While practicing sports, you exercise motor and cognitive skills, which are essential both on and off the field. Practicing sports also supports weight loss and enhances your quality of life by encouraging healthy habits. To go

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Building Confidence The product of practicing sports is good

physical health, which ultimately impacts mental health. Frequent exercise and good eating habits often lead to an improved perception of your body image and self-esteem.

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Practicing sports enables you to set goals and reach them, whether they are to look and feel better about yourself or become a better player and teammate. Repetition of skills during practice also enables you to learn from your mistakes and become a more confident player. To go

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Exploring Passions Practicing prepares you to play

different types of sports, because many of the skills learned in a sport can be applied to similar sports. For example, if you like playing lacrosse, you may also enjoy playing hockey.

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If you're interested in playing a new sport, decide which skills you enjoy in your current sport and pick a sport that includes that skill, whether it's running, throwing, lifting or jumping. You learn a lot about yourself when practicing sports, and practicing a new sport challenges you to try new things and step out of your comfort zone.

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Recapping Rules Coaches and sports' officials spend

a lot of time learning the rules of their game. Players should also learn and practice their sport's rules out of respect for themselves, their teammates and their coaches. Rules were established in sports so that everyone involved works toward a common goal. Next

This exercises teamwork, communication, safety and problem-solving skills. These skills can be applied to situations off of the field, such as in the classroom and workplace. Practicing allows time for rules to be understood and implemented.

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