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ABOUT SPORTS!
What is Sports?
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Just as sports strengthens
Sports is an activity involving
physical exertion and skill in other muscles in your body,
which an individual or team it helps your heart muscle
competes against another or become more efficient and
others for entertainment. better able to pump blood
throughout your body.

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Sports can help you maintain For younger kids, sports
bone mass and reduce age-
builds a lot of key
related bone loss. Sports
characteristics, such as
decreases the risk of
osteoporosis. It also teamwork, leadership and
improves muscle strength, work ethic. As we get older,
balance and coordination, it can help improve time
which help to prevent falls management and build
and bone fractures. friendships in different
social circles.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF SPORTS

CYCLING BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL SKATEBOARDING TENNIS

Cycle sport is Basketball is one of Volleyball is a Skateboarding is an Tennis is an

competitive the most popular team sport in action sport Olympic sport and
physical activity sports in the world which two originating in the is played at all
using bicycles. and one of the most teams of six United States that levels of society
There are several widely viewed. It is players are involves riding and and at all ages. The
categories of a team sport that separated by a performing tricks sport can be played
bicycle racing involves two teams net. Each team using a skateboard, by anyone who can
including road of five active tries to score as well as a hold a racket,
bicycle racing, time players each trying points by recreational activity, including
trialing, cyclocross, to score points grounding a ball an art form, an wheelchair users.
mountain bike against one another on the other entertainment The modern game
racing, track by throwing a ball team's court industry job, and a of tennis originated
cycling, BMX, and through a 300 cm under organized method of in Birmingham,
cycle speedway. (10 feet) high hoop rules. transportation. England, in the late
Bicycle racing is (the 'basket') under 19th century as
recognized as an organized rules. lawn tennis.
Olympic sport.
BENEFITS OF SPORTS

1. Better Sleep 2. A Strong Heart

Exercise and sport triggers chemicals in the
brain that can make you feel happier and
relaxed. Team sports provide a chance to
unwind and take part in an activity that
improves your fitness. If you play sports
outside, you can benefit from fresh air which
is said to promote a good night’s sleep.
Your heart is a muscle and needs frequent
exercise to help it keep fit and healthy. A
healthy heart can pump blood efficiently
around your body. Your heart will improve in
performance when it is regularly challenged
with exercise. Stronger hearts can improve
overall health of the body.

4. Reduces Stress
3. Improved Lung Function When you are physically active your mind gets a
Regular sport causes more oxygen to be chance to unplug from daily stresses and strains
drawn into the body with carbon monoxide and of life. Physical sports reduces the stress
waste gases expelled. This increases the lung hormones in your body and stimulates the release
capacity during sport, improving lung function of endorphins. These endorphins may give you
and efficiency. more energy and focus for whatever life has.
Capuz, Alliah Vance O.
11 ABM A- St. Sebastian