Are You Addicted to Sport?

According to a recent survey, Moveandstay team is practicing regularly 11 sports in total. I detail below the variety of sports we are doing:

• Badminton
• Cycling
• Fitness (including BODYPUMP™)
• Golf
• Kitesurfing
• Running
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Walking
• Yoga

In average our team is exercising 2,5 hours per week (some of us are doing sports up to 9 hours a week).

Of course some few staffs do not practice sports at al but we hope that after this article they will discover the benefits of sports :)

A Buzzle article: benefits of playing sports mention the following:

"Playing sports is very beneficial for the development of social skills in a person. Sports teach a person to interact with people, act as a team. They foster collective thinking and develop planning skills in children. Sports build confidence in children and give them a sense of accomplishment. Sports thus play a vital role in one's social well-being. "

and

"Playing sports serves as an excellent exercise, which has a wide variety of health benefits. It reduces blood sugar level and reduces the risk of blood cholesterol. Playing sports decreases the chances of hypertension and several other stress related disorders. Research has revealed that people who play sports regularly can deal with stresses and strains in life in a better manner. Depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders are less probable in people who indulge in sport activities. "

Another article related to sports benefits and therapies says the following:

"Some of the most proficient advantages of sports include development in:

- Proficiency in various sport skills

- The person's skills that are needed to socialize among the peers and adults. - Confidence and independence of the person

- A sense of success, triumph and achievement

- Leadership qualities and skills

- Agility, endurance, coordination, speed, strength and flexibility

- A sense of cooperation and competition

- Ability to accept responsibility and make decisions

- Imagine, appreciate and express emotions

- Good working habits

- Temperament

By participating in sports, the person gets to:

- Promote physically fit and healthy style of living

- Develop motor and physical skills

- Increase personal development like focusing on the task at hand, being on time, listening to what others say and trying the best possible

- Learn how to win gracefully and lose respectfully

- Experience injury and pain and learn how to work it through

- Learn how to handle criticism and take coaching

- Help others in the team

- Encourage positive attitude in life"

If you are interested in living an healthy life, you can also see the Benefits of biking to work

As someone said, "the hardest part in sport is to lace up your shoes".