Sports offer a number of health and fitness benefits that is the crucial requirement of a human body. Your health is something that has to come first. Plus there are many top skills and talent you can learn through sports.
Exercise is basically any physical activity that we perform on a repetitive basis for relaxing our body and taking away all the mental stress. It is important to do regular exercise. When you do this on a daily basis, you become fit both physically and mentally. Though some people think that it’s a lot of work and they just can’t seem to wrap their head around the fact that it is as important as any other thing they are doing. You just have to include exercise into your routine; it’s as simple as that. Many would argue that it is time consuming and whatnot, but I assure you that it is something that you need to do; like breathing. It is that crucial. Taking care of your body and mind is something that must and should come first.
Importance of Exercise:
Exercising is most essential for proper health and fitness. Moreover, it is essential for every sphere of life. Especially today’s youth need to exercise more than ever. It is because the junk food they consume every day can hamper their quality of life. If you are not healthy, you cannot lead a happy life and won’t be able to contribute to the expansion of society. Thus, one needs to exercise to beat all these problems. But, it is not just about the youth but also about every member of the society. In today’s time, many colleges and schools have increased the need for the students to engage in sports more. Just like exercise is important for college kids, it is also essential for office workers. The desk job requires the person to sit at the desk for long hours without breaks. This gives rise to a very unhealthy lifestyle.
Benefits:
They get a limited amount of exercise as they just sit all day then come back home and sleep. Therefore, it is essential to exercise to adopt a healthy lifestyle that can also prevent any damaging diseases. There are all sorts of skills you can learn, but you can only do that if you want to do it. Motivation and inspiration is very important to make anything happen. So I would say do the things that interest you. For example if you don’t want to do the gym routine exercise; then engage yourself in sports that interest you. There are many unique interesting sports you can induce yourself in plus these sports are the great skills for you to learn that might come in handy someday. Learning new skills always come in handy in any kind of situation. It’ll always be best for you to master have more than one skill or talent.
Here are some of the sport skills that actually might interest you, because it sure has enticed me. Many people want to learn such things, but might deem them impossible to learn. They believe that it’s something they can’t do. Well, first of all, nothing is impossible once you really put your mind into things and work hard to make that happen. It is the theory of everything. With the right amount of motivation, determination and self confidence, anything can happen.
Kickboxing and its skills:
Kickboxing is one of the most admired combat sports around the world. The word derives its name from classic boxing as it incorporates punching and other striking techniques. There are different styles of boxing including Dutch-style, Karate, Sanda, Kun Khmer and Muay Thai.
Today, it is practiced for competitive, fitness and recreational purposes by all ages, genders and nationalities. Many competitions of boxing have been held on both national and international levels. Even though if you don’t want to compete in this sport, you can always take the classes and learn a few tricks. Self defensive techniques, Wushu Kungfu, martial arts, they all fall under the same umbrella.
Kickboxing is practiced for a variety of reasons. Many mixed martial artists take up boxing as their striking base for its effectiveness. Beyond competitions, it is good for overall fitness, self-defense, and weight loss. Plus it’s a very good therapy if you have anger issues. This sport is very cathartic and self satisfying. Boxing as all about maintaining and keeping your balance and footing, you never feel lazy and de motivated in that sport. Make no mistake; this sport is widely taken part by women from all over the world. We often associate some things with men only, but to be very clear, it is not only a men’s game. A huge platform is given to women as well, to exhibit their skill and talent like every other sport. It’s a very useful and unique skill to possess with a number of benefits.
Archery skills:
It is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning ‘bow’.
Traditionally, archery was used for hunting and combat, having been invented in the late Palaeolithic or early Mesolithic periods. The oldest signs of archery were discovered in Europe date to around 10,000 BC, while evidence in Asia dates the invention of the bow even earlier. It is a very ancient sport. In modern times, archery is primarily a competitive sport and recreational activity. While the arrangement has changed, the principles of precision, focus, control and repetition remain the same.
As a sport, archery is accessible to a wide range of people, no matter their age, gender or ability. It is a common pastime in both developed and developing countries. Archery is also one of the few sports that can be practiced by able-bodied and impaired athletes on a level playing field. Though it is a slightly expensive sport, because of all the equipment- but is very interesting and so much fun nevertheless. Aiming at the target requires a certain amount of focus and patience. This sport is very addictive once you get to prefect that skill.
Horse Riding/ Equestrian mastery:
Equestrianism means a range of skilled activities performed by a horse and its rider or driver. The best-known are the competitive sports of jumping, dressage, eventing and endurance. Other horse sports include horse trekking, mounted games, polo, hunting, rodeo. Horseback riding is a sport; it requires physical strength, skill, balance, and endurance. However, there are times when horseback riding is leisure, relaxing, and enjoying nature, and of course, this isn’t a sporting event. Competitive horseback riding events are sports, and it takes more than just physical talent to succeed. Not all horseback riding is a sport. Just like many other athletic activities, sometimes it’s a means to relax.
Horse riding is a very fun leisure activity. It’s all about getting to know your horse and familiarizing with him. Once your horse gets to know you and you him, he will never act on you impatiently. Many horse rides turn out to be unpredictable. The horse throws off their rider and runs over them. So it’s best not to startle the animal, because once he does, he’ll be very difficult to control. Create a bond with your horse, and he will be loyal to his rider. Besides horse riding is very liberating.
Swimming flair:
As well as being fun, swimming is a great way to keep fit. Swimming is a healthy activity that you can continue for a lifetime. It is a low-impact activity that has many physical and mental health benefits. It develops incredible upper body strength and is a great way for the people to stay active and fit. Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water. Swimming is a good all-round activity because it:
- keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body, builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
- it helps you maintain a, healthy weight, heart and lungs, it tones muscles and builds strength provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming.
There are number of other activities and sports that come with their own skill set and benefits. Even if you do just one of these sports activities, you’ll feel both your physical and mental health groom to a level you’ve never imagined before. It’ll help in reducing the stress level and will definitely help you sleep better. Just remember, motivation and determination is the key to everything, with these, you can achieve and do incredible things.
Also see: Be Your Own Hero: Why You Should Join a Sports Club and How Much Exercise Should Schools Schedule for Kids?
