Incorporating a sport in one’s life can most certainly be life-altering in more ways than one. Sports of any sort have humongous health benefits, physical as well as psychic. Sports along with individual human health,also promotes community health and societal health by instilling a sense of harmony and sportsmanship amongst one and all. Besides the wide range of miscellaneous benefits, here are a selected few that are of paramount importance to health and well-being.
- Body Flexibility/Physical Fitness
In today’s almost digitized time and age, physical fitness is of utmost importance. Sports and athletics keep the muscles taut and prevent low bone density. They aid the body to “sweat it out” which removes harmful toxins and also burns extra calories. Physical fitness keeps lethargy, drowsiness and body ache at bay, which prevents a number of chronic disorders including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol etc.
- Reduced Stress/Improved Mental Health
As the age old saying goes,” A healthy mind resides in a healthy body.” Indulging in sports aids the release of hormones known as ‘endorphins’ in the body which helps to reduce stress and tension and prevents exhaustion and tiredness. Endorphins increase the energy levels of the body and help the mind to focus and analyze.
- Healthy Vital Organs
Sports promote the health of our delicate internal organs like heart, lung and kidneys. Playing a sport improves blood circulation, thereby improving heart health and stabilizing blood pressure. It also regulates irregular breathing patterns, deriving more oxygen into the body and expelling harmful gasses like carbon monoxide. This in turn keeps the lung surface intact, promoting healthy lung function and improved efficiency.
The kidneys are also positively affected by sports. Sports promote better metabolism and elimination of wasteful products like urea, uric acid, and ammonia smoothly through the kidneys, in the form of urine. Cholesterol and harmful fatty acids are also eliminated.
- Increased Stamina And Confidence
Playing a sport also increases individual stamina and confidence amongst other essential life skills. Sports and athletics prepare the body for strenuous toil and hardwork and prevents the body from tiring even after long hours. It increases the body’s capacity to endure and sustain. Practicing a sport also increases confidence of performance and presence, boosting energy and proactivity in work life as well as social life.