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Playing Live Sports to Improve Your Health
Everybody knows that playing a sport is good for one's health. After all, nearly every sport involves some kind of physical exercise, which is one of the key components of a healthy lifestyle. While a single sport can still do wonders for one's body, by participating in a variety of them, you can work different muscles. For example, while football is more about strength, soccer involves more speed (although some amounts of strength and speed are involved in all games).
First, it must be acknowledged that all kinds of exercise are beneficial. Exercise does more than just help you lose weight and gain muscle, even though that is the goal of the majority of people who work out. In the proper amounts, it also makes you feel better as well. While one may feel exhausted and perhaps in mild pain after strong physical exertion, they will still experience a natural high.
This is because during intense activity, endorphins are released in to the blood stream, which relieve pain and give you a feeling of happiness. In fact, endorphins are similar to morphine, and the name technically means morphine produced within. Don't worry, though; endorphins are not addictive, unlike their external counterpart.
One of the most important exercises is the aerobic exercise. In this type, one gets their heart rate and breathing accelerated through running or another similar activity. The primary purpose of aerobic exercise is to strengthen the heart, so it can work more efficiently and pump more blood with each beat. The lower your heart rate, the stronger it is, so as you aerobically work out more and more, you should see a decrease in heart rate.
Most popular sports have an aerobic aspect to them, and include basketball, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming. Sports that have limited running, such as baseball, do not deliver much in this area. You do not need to play a team sport to participate in this type of exercise. Individual activities such as running, biking, and even hiking can strengthen your heart as much as team sports.
While the heart is important, most people like to have their other, more visible muscles stronger as well. In aerobic exercises, which often involve a lot of running, the legs are inherently strengthened, although many other muscles are left out.
It is difficult to exercise certain muscles in team sports, but heavily utilized body parts, such as the arms, do see benefits. Rowing is a great workout sport, as not only does it strengthen the arm muscles substantially, but it is one of the few sports that directly work on the abs. Also, most sports indirectly use many of the muscles in the body, so even if you are not exercising something directly, it ultimately shares the gains made by other muscles.
Flexibility is just as important as strength, as having improved dexterity prevents injury and enables comfortable stretching. This attribute is developed in a number of sports, and it is the easiest to work on alone. Increasing your flexibility does not require powerful training; instead, you just need to follow easy stretching regimes.
The best sports that increase flexibility are gymnastics and martial arts. Although flexibility is not extensively built up by aerobic sports, it is still useful in improving your performance in those sports. As you can see, it is important to participate in a multitude of activities, so all of the muscles in your body can be equally exercised.
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Swim Mirror $123.81 Watch yourself swim and see what the coaches see. Swim Mirrors provide instant feedback to help improve your swimming technique. Simply place the mirror on the bottom of the pool and remove when practice is complete. Swim Mirrors are designed to be placed end-to-end or in sequence, allowing swimmers to continually see themselves as they swim.Features & Benefits:Made of Reinforced Polished Aluminum: Creates clean mirror finish for instant visual feedback for improving stroke technique. Size: 45.5" x 28", Weight: 3 lb.: Lightweight size allows mirror to be easily placed on the bottom of the pool. It is recommended to remove, rinse, and store mirror when practice is complete. Integrated Corner Holes: Holes allow mirrors to attach to one another or to hang from a wall for flip turns - enabling swimmers to see their stroke from a head-on-view. |
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Swim Power II (DVD) $41.9 A follow-up to the original Swim Power video series, Swim Power II addresses the ten most important drills to learn and perform well in order to improve your freestyle. These drills are pre- presented in an easy to follow format incorporating the exact sequence for you to perform them most effectively. Running time is 30 minutes. |
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Indianapolis Colts Swim Ring $52.7 Indianapolis Colts Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Iowa Hawkeyes Swim Ring $52.7 Iowa Hawkeyes Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Nebraska Cornhuskers Swim Ring $52.7 Nebraska Cornhuskers Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Cleveland Indians Swim Ring $52.7 Cleveland Indians Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Swim $9.49 Swim |
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Championship Swim Training (Book) $26.95 Whether you're a coach looking to build or supplement your program or a swimmer seeking to improve your technique and time, you'll benefit from swim coaching legend Bill Sweetenham's proven methods for improving performance in the backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley.Sweetenham has spent his career developing world-class swimmers-first for Australia, then for Hong Kong, and now for Great Britain. He engineered Australia's success at four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games and has coached 63 top swimmers in international competitions to 27 Olympic and World Championship medals. Now, through Championship Swim Training, he and coauthor John Atkinson, a former national team coach in Australia and current national youth coach with British Swimming, provide the detailed plans and strategies to help all swimmers maximize their swimming potential.Beginning with Sweetenham's five golden rules for swimming that apply to all swimmers-regardless of their background-Championship Swim Training is divided into two parts. Part I, Technique Drills and Sets, deals with training zones and benchmark sets so critical to effective training and goal setting. Also included is a series of drill progressions and checklists that can be applied to each stroke and the individual medley. These progressions will help pinpoint stroke deficiencies and improve stroke technique as well as sculling, starts, turns, finishes, and kick and pull training. The checklists give swimmers and coaches tips for training and competition. Part II, Workouts and Programs, is full of information for coaches to plan the long-term development of juniors through masters swimmers. Sample training sets are provided and can be customized to suit the level of that swimmer or squad. Part II also covers the critical tapering phase to get swimmers ready for competition and provides detailed racing strategies. Dryland conditioning suggestions help swimmers train all year round, whether in or out of the water. And no world-class coaching book would be complete without a chapter on how to completely and objectively evaluate your training program. Championship Swim Training provides a complete roadmap for coaches and swimmers who want to follow a systematic and proven way to record-breaking times! |
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Junior Learn-to-Swim Snorkel $31.43 Just like the centermount snorkels, the new Finis Learn-to-Swim Snorkel allows you to concentrate on swimming rather than breathing. Focus on the basics of floating, pulling, or kicking without having to worry about lifting the head to breathe. Includes neoprene head bracket to hold snorkel comfortably in place and nose clip for introductory purposes. Ages 3-9 years.Features & Benefits:Teach proper stroke technique and improve body balance to new swimmers by eliminating the complicated breathing cycleFocus on the basics of floating, pulling, or kicking without lifting the head to breatheUses specialized neoprene head bracket for comfortSmaller mouthpiece designed for smaller children (3-9 years old) with smaller lung capacitiesSnorkel tube and purge valve engineered for safety and easy clearing of waterFREE nose clip included for novice swimmers |
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Green Bay Packers Swim Ring $52.7 Green Bay Packers Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Chicago White Sox Swim Ring $52.7 Chicago White Sox Swim Ring Now you can relax with our gigantic swim ring that inflates to 4.5ft wide. These rings feature your favorite team's logo and colors. These rings are great for rest or play. What better way to hang out by the pool and show your team spirit. This inflatable float is constructed for comfort and built to last. |
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Sugoi Swim Racer Contrast - Womens $65 A high performance swim racer with contrast stitching for slimming lines. Please note: There are no returns on womens swimsuits Features Deckster is a mechanical stretch polyester knit with excellent power and recovery Extreme resistance to chlorine degradation Racer back with key hole detail Contrast flat lock stitching Front lined |
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Accusplit Swim Pace Clock $99.95 Pace clock for swimming:Super large analog "clock" displayWater resistant, NOT waterproofSingle Start/Stop buttonRequires one "AA" BatteryDimensions: 18" x 23" x 8"Weight: 12.5 lbs |
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20 x Anion Negative Ion Sports Wrist Bracelet Swim Watch Waterproof Silicone Watch + Free Shipping $11.69 Anion Negative Ion Sports Wrist Bracelet Swim Watch Multi functional healthy sports watch |
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Swim Ways Spring Jam Basketball $21.05 Swimways 12110 Swim Sports Spring Jam Basketball. Gender: Unisex Age: Child |
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Sugoi Swim Racer Contrast - Womens - laguna, large/34 $65 A high performance swim racer with contrast stitching for slimming lines. Please note: There are no returns on womens swimsuits Features Deckster is a mechanical stretch polyester knit with excellent power and recovery Extreme resistance to chlorine degradation Racer back with key hole detail Contrast flat lock stitching Front lined |
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Sugoi Swim Racer Contrast - Womens - laguna, small/30 $65 A high performance swim racer with contrast stitching for slimming lines. Please note: There are no returns on womens swimsuits Features Deckster is a mechanical stretch polyester knit with excellent power and recovery Extreme resistance to chlorine degradation Racer back with key hole detail Contrast flat lock stitching Front lined |
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Sugoi Swim Racer Contrast - Womens - laguna, medium/32 $65 A high performance swim racer with contrast stitching for slimming lines. Please note: There are no returns on womens swimsuits Features Deckster is a mechanical stretch polyester knit with excellent power and recovery Extreme resistance to chlorine degradation Racer back with key hole detail Contrast flat lock stitching Front lined |
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Go Swim Butterfly with Misty Hyman (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM BUTTERFLY, Olympics Team USA Gold Medalist Misty Hyman shares the key focus points that she uses in her training and clinics to develop perfect butterfly technique. You can start to apply these focus points immediately, the next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Misty, combined with her clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your butterfly to the next level. |
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Go Swim Backstroke with Aaron Peirsol (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM BACKSTROKE, Olympics Gold medalist and world record holder Aaron Peirsol shares the key focus points that he uses to develop his awesome backstroke technique. Aaron's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you don't have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA's Aaron, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your backstroke to the next level. |
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Go Swim Breaststroke with Brendan Hansen (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM BREASTSTROKE, Olympics gold medalist and world record holder Brendan Hansen shares the key focus points that he uses to develop his awesome breaststroke technique. Brendan's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you can start to apply them immediately, next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA's Brendan, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your breaststroke to the next level. |
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Go Swim Sprint Freestyle with Roland Schoeman (DVD) $41.9 In Go Swim Sprint Freestyle, Olympics gold medalist and world record holder Roland Schoeman shares the key focus points that he uses to develop his awesome freestyle technique. Roland's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you can start to apply them immediately, next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA's Roland, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your freestyle to the next level. |
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Go Swim Backstroke with Jeff Rouse (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM BACKSTROKE, Olympics Team USA Gold Medalist Jeff Rouse shares the key focus points that he uses to develop perfect backstroke technique. Jeff's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you don't have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke. You can start to apply them immediately, the next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Jeff, combined with his clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your backstroke to the next level. |
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Go Swim Breaststroke with Amanda Beard (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM BREASTSTROKE, Olympics Team USA Gold Medalist Amanda Beard shares the key focus points that she uses to develop her awesome breaststroke technique. Amanda's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you don't have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke. You can start to apply them immediately, the next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Amanda, combined with her clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your breaststroke to the next level. |
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Go Swim All Strokes with Sandeno and Vendt (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM ALL STROKES, Olympics Gold Medalist Kaitlin Sandeno and Olympics Silver Medalist Erik Vendt share their key focus points for developing perfect technique in all four strokes. Their focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you don't have to learn drills or change your normal workout routine in order to incorporate them into your stroke. You can start to apply them immediately, the next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA's Kaitlin and Erik, combined with clear explanations of what they do and how they do it, will help take your swimming to the next level. |
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Go Swim Freestyle with Kara Lynn Joyce (DVD) $41.9 In GO SWIM FREESTYLE WITH KARA LYNN JOYCE, Olympics silver medalist and American record holder Kara Lynn Joyce shares the key focus points that she uses to develop her awesome freestyle technique. Kara Lynn's six focus points work for every level of swimmer - novice to elite - and you can start to apply them immediately, next time you go to the pool. The extraordinary swimming footage of Team USA's Kara Lynn, combined with clear, step-by-step instruction, will help take your freestyle to the next level. |
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Swim Bike Run - 1st Edition (Book) $19.95 Gain a competitive edge with the new triathlon training manual from top professional triathlete Wes Hobson. Swim, Bike, Run contains all you need to know to be successful in triathlons of any length, from Sprint to Olympic to Ironman. With years of professional experience to guide you, you’ll be racing smarter-and faster.Each discipline is discussed in its own section, where you will find key workouts, information on choosing from the latest equipment, and lessons on refining your technique. From polishing your swimming stroke, to learning the correct cycling position, to developing great running form, everything you need to improve in every discipline of triathlon is in Swim, Bike, Run. You’ll also find information onbalancing workouts to avoid injury and staleness,nutrition tips,mental training,choosing the right event, andplanning your season.Hobson also shares his wealth of experience to teach you winning race strategy and gives tips for your perfect race-day preparation. Swimming expert and former professional triathlete Clark Campbell and accomplished age-group competitor Mike Vickers add their own insights to the mix, giving you a complete manual to optimize your training.If you’re motivated to improve your triathlon performance, add knowledge and experience from a top professional to your arsenal and maximize your training with Swim, Bike, Run.7/31/2001 copyright, 264 pages. |
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Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Large $34.95 Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Large Oakley does it again sexy sleek and sets the standard for bikini boardshort bottoms! Oakley swimwear features top quality materials combined with even better design. Have fun in the sun all day w Oakley! Features: * Womens swim short * Booty fit * Quick drying chlorine resistant fabric with UPF 50 protection * Sand and pill resistant * Rubber branding * Material: 71% nylon 29% spandex |
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Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Small $34.95 Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Small Oakley does it again sexy sleek and sets the standard for bikini boardshort bottoms! Oakley swimwear features top quality materials combined with even better design. Have fun in the sun all day w Oakley! Features: * Womens swim short * Booty fit * Quick drying chlorine resistant fabric with UPF 50 protection * Sand and pill resistant * Rubber branding * Material: 71% nylon 29% spandex |
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Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Medium $34.95 Oakley Women s Real Gone Swim Shorts Jet Black Medium Oakley does it again sexy sleek and sets the standard for bikini boardshort bottoms! Oakley swimwear features top quality materials combined with even better design. Have fun in the sun all day w Oakley! Features: * Womens swim short * Booty fit * Quick drying chlorine resistant fabric with UPF 50 protection * Sand and pill resistant * Rubber branding * Material: 71% nylon 29% spandex |
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In the Swim $24.99 In the Swim - Photographic Print |
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Swim Ring Nfl Bears Each $14.99 Our NFL Chicago Bears Sports Swim Ring features your favorite team's name and logo on both sides. Each poly vinyl Chicago Bears Swim Ring measures 36 inches in diameter x 5 inches tall when inflated. The Chicago Bears Sports Swim Ring is perfect for Bears fans when they are having fun in the pool! |