Sports Health Benefits.
                     SPORTS: HEALTH BENEFITS
Introduction
• Taking part in sport can help us feel fitter, healthier and mentally strong, and that is just the start of 
it. Sport can also be fun, especially when played as part of a team or with family or friends. 
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Better Sleep
• 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.
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A Strong Heart
• 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.
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 Improved Lung Function
• Regular sport causes more oxygen to be drawn into the body with carbon monoxide and waste 
gases expelled. This increases the lung capacity during sport, improving lung function and 
efficiency.
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Reduces Stress
• When you are physically active your mind gets a chance to unplug from daily stresses and strains of 
life. Physical exercise reduces the stress hormones in your body and stimulates the release of 
endorphins. These endorphins may give you more energy and focus for whatever life has.
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Improve Mental Health
• This includes improving your mood, enhancing your sense of well-being, reducing anxiety, 
combating negative emotions and protecting against depression.
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Improves endurance
• Participating in sports improves cardiovascular endurance. Increased cardiovascular health 
decreases the risk for heart disease which is the number one killer disease claiming almost 800,000 
lives in 2011, according to the CDC. 
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Boosts self-esteem
• Being part a of a team with similar goals will increase the child’s value of their self. What they 
contribute to the team whether it be in leadership positions or in fulfilling important roles will 
ultimately contribute to the boost in their self-esteem and their confidence.
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Strengthens perseverance
• Athletes are often placed in adverse situations on the field, both during game days and practices. 
During these high-pressure moments, the children learn to persevere through those challenges, 
and because there are so many of these moments in sports, the child will learn to quickly adapt to 
these situations and take them in stride. 
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Brainpower
• Sports is the best in fighting stress. Sports help improve the cognitive and memory function of the 
brain. After spending several hours in class, a student needs some time to refresh the mind. 
• Sports active students are top scholars in academics. Sports builds their ability to concentrate and 
focus in class.
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