| Exercise and Sport. Most of us, keep fit
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| | tangible result after each session
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| enthusiasts excepted, will sooner or
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| | doesn't appeal and the idea of running,
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| later, suffer from the dawning
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| | lifting weights and other similar gym
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| realization that our mirrors are telling
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| | type exercises fills you with total
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| us that our bottoms are sagging, our
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| | boredom.
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| stomachs are bulging and our faces are
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| | So lets look at Sport.
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| getting puffy.
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| | All sports have a definite objective and
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| Some will just accept natures way and
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| | that is to win or lose at the end of a
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| carry on with their usual lifestyle but
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| | session.
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| there will be others that want to regain
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| | I cannot think of a recognized sport in
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| a trim and toned body and that feeling of
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| | which women don't take part, even the
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| well being that comes with being fit.
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| | roughest and toughest such as Rugby Union
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| No matter what age you are when you
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| | and League, American Football. Wrestling
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| become aware of the dreaded signs that
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| | and Boxing have ladies teams competing
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| your body is not the temple of excellence
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| | against each other. Male or female, there
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| that you expected it to remain. Sloth,
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| | are very few bars to taking up any sport
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| bad habits and diet will have their way.
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| | you fancy.
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| They will affect even a teenager's body
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| | Anybody can take part in any sport; the
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| in just the same way as it will with any
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| | question is whether to take up a team
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| older person.
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| | sport or an individual sport.
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| Having the right genes plays a huge part
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| | Both will have clubs and associations and
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| in our ability to delay the deteriorating
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| | with few exceptions will welcome new
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| effects of a bad lifestyle but sooner or
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| | members irrespective of their ability and
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| later the body will begin give out
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| | most have an emphasis on the social side
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| ever-stronger signals that action should
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| | of their activities so making new friends
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| be taken to restore it to the way it was.
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| | and acquaintances with common interests
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| So what are the options?
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| | is an added bonus.
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| The first thought that comes to many
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| | The competitive atmosphere generated in
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| peoples mind is jogging. It does not
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| | sports clubs can become infectious and is
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| require any expensive equipment, just
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| | a spur to increasing physical fitness to
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| trainers and any old clothes to suit the
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| | better ones performance on the playing
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| weather and can be carried out at any
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| | field, court or wherever the sport is
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| convenient time of the day or even night.
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| | taking place.
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| OK that's fine for those who prefer their
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| | For those who cannot get on with fast
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| own company but if you suffer from
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| | ball games such as Tennis, Squash or
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| loneliness or just don't want to be alone
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| | Racquetball there are many other options
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| when pounding the highways and byways of
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| | open.
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| your neighborhood you will have to find a
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| | Fencing, with three disciplines (foil,
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| friend who shares your dedication to
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| | epee and sabre) requires good reflexes
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| getting fit.
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| | and fast feet, Wrestling needs
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| Incidentally there is a school of thought
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| | application to technique good balance and
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| that considers jogging one of the worst
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| | strength. Then there is Judo, various
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| activities for causing joint problems and
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| | martial arts, archery, boxing and a large
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| associated pain.
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| | variety of athletic pursuits. Football of
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| Another option is to equip a home gym if
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| | whatever kind is so popular that a team
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| you have the spare space.
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| | to suit any standard of play however
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| Whether you buy just a few weights and
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| | poor, is likely to be located nearby.
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| maybe find a second hand simple treadmill
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| | My Dad who is 70 still plays a two-hour
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| or even if you can afford a comprehensive
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| | competitive game of tennis three times a
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| multi-gym machine it will still cost you.
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| | week and has recently taken up golf once
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| As with all exercise regimes you will
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| | a week so he will have a sport when he is
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| have to have the will power to continue
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| | too old for tennis.
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| with what can eventually become a boring
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| | He still contrives to get out of taking
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| routine, particularly so if budget and
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| | the family's little Shih-Tzu dog for a
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| space consideration limit your choice of
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| | short daily walk because he says that
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| equipment.
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| | just walking is boring
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| Again great if you have company to help
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| | Another alternative for those who find
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| keep you going as listening to music on
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| | road and gym work tedious and boring is
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| an I-pod or watching telly while you go
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| | to take up swimming.
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| through your routine can pall after a
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| | Clubs organize races, water polo, sub
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| while. If you are a mother at least you
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| | aqua and other water activities that also
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| haven't the problem of finding a baby
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| | require a good level of fitness and
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| sitter.
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| | provide competition, companionship and
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| If you are a sociable type join a gym.
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| | interest, as is the case with every
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| You can keep your interest up by trying
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| | sport.
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| out the variety of machines that a well
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| | So for that trim and toned body and to
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| run gym should be equipped with, take
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| | feel good without the drudgery of jogging
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| advantage of the good advice on hand from
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| | or the dread of boredom in the gym try
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| the staff and probably find a new circle
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| | taking up a sport.
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| of friends with the same interests which
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| | There is a sport suitable for every one
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| should help you sustain your efforts.
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| | whatever their age, shape, standard or
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| Subscriptions vary but are usually
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| | disability.
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| affordable.
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| | "�Sport for all' means exactly what it
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| This is a great option unless the whole
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| | says!
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| idea of exercise without seeing a
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