Sports
by Steve Richards on November 8, 2008
Have you ever heard the expression "time flies when you’re having fun"? If you were ever into a playing a certain sport or doing an activity like bicycling, then this can be used to your advantage for weight loss. One of the biggest reasons people dont exercise is that they lose the motivation to do it consistently. If you love to do a certain activity, then you should seriously consider doing it more often. What you want to have is a more active lifestlye rather than a more sedentary one.
You will need to be careful, however, when doing most sports and activities when overweight. The extra weight can put excess strain and stress on your limbs and joints. One of the sports I really love is basketball. I would often play it for hours without realizing how much time had passed. I came up with the idea to try and use the sport as a way to get my mom more active. Since she was overweight I looked for the easiest things about the sport which could be done safely. For example, I would have her simply dribble the ball while standing still. When she got good at that I would tell her to walk around the court while dribbling. After that we tried shooting some basic "free throw" shots. Eventually, we even played a very slow game against each other. I made sure to put knee braces on her for these activities because the extra weight could really punish the knees. However, if most extra weight has already been lost then a sport like basketball can be a fun way to get in some exercise without feeling like you are exercising, because you are focused on building a game skill.
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