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The 10 best sports for your health

These are the 10 best sports for health, do you practice any of them? Which is your favorite and why?

Practicing sports is the best way to keep the body in optimal condition and improve its performance at different levels. However, it is not as simple as it may seem and in a way, each sport has its benefits and also its risks, so there are some sports that are simply better than others. We will tell you which are the best sports for your health. The vast majority of sports help you lose weight naturally, control stress levels, and prevent all types of diseases (from physical to psychological). On an emotional level, they make us feel better about ourselves and also improve our sexual performance, among many other benefits. This afternoon, I am going to present to you the 10 best sports for health, as well as some of their fundamental characteristics and everything that, from now on, you should take into account when practicing your favorite sports. What are the best sports for your health? Squash Squash, very similar to front-on or the so-called fronton paddle, is often considered the most complete and intense sport, as well as the best for health. Half an hour of squash each day is enough to exercise practically the entire body and burn 517 calories. Practicing this sport involves great cardio-respiratory and muscular training in addition to increasing the body’s resistance (especially in the lower part of the body) and increasing the flexibility of the abdomen and back muscles. The risks of squash are muscle injuries and blows that one can suffer from both the ball and your partner’s racket. Rowing Like squash, rowing is a great exercise in terms of that strengthening, flexibility and muscular resistance refers. The heart and the respiratory system itself are also greatly benefited by practicing this sport, according to experts, another of the best and most complete for health, 30 minutes burn 302 calories. It may not be easy, since it is not a sport that you can do anywhere, however many gyms have rowing machines. With this sport, muscle mass is constantly formed and worked on at all levels. Here the risks are also related to muscle injuries, back pain and tendonitis. Swimming Swimming is my favorite sport for many reasons. Since I was little I have always been fascinated by being in the water, but if I can still exercise and also obtain health benefits, much better. It strengthens bones, brings great benefits at the cardio-respiratory and muscular level, giving strength, resistance, flexibility and shape to the entire muscle mass. Perhaps the problem lies in the technique and that is why it is very important to receive good professional instruction beforehand. Half an hour of swimming burns a total of about 345 calories and another great benefit is that the risk of injury is lower. Soccer Soccer is another of my favorite sports and without a doubt one of the most popular and important. In addition to being extremely fun and emotional, soccer necessarily involves teamwork, concentration and exercising the body at different levels. Increases aerobic capacities, football improves cardiovascular health, improves muscle tone, strength, resistance and flexibility, helps lose weight, improves bone capacities and many other aspects of health, both physical and psychological. icological. On the other hand, it is a sport that is necessarily practiced for 90 minutes, in which you must run the entire time and, precisely, running for 30 minutes burns about 430 calories. The problem is that in this case, muscle or even bone injuries are much more likely. Cycling Practicing cycling helps strengthen muscle composition, give resistance to the muscles and, like the previous sport, burn many calories. 30 minutes of cycling helps burn 431 calories and gives the body great flexibility. But this is a very dangerous sport if not practiced properly and, in fact, it has the highest numbers of accidents and injuries in sports. That is why it is very important that to practice this sport (which is still one of the best sports for the body) you are properly prepared, use the appropriate protective equipment and take all the necessary precautions. Tennis Similar to squash, tennis is another great sport for health and brings very similar benefits. As in the first one on this list, the muscles are exercised to a great extent and just like in soccer, playing tennis keeps the body in constant movement. As for risks, this is another sport in which muscle injuries and tendinitis are present. Basketball As in football and tennis, basketball highlights teamwork, emotional, psychological and physical aspects, benefits in terms of muscles, bone health and the cardio-respiratory system. During a basketball game you stay in full movement and practicing 30 minutes of this popular sport helps burn more than 300 calories. Basketball has m Very much related to aerobics since you spend your time running and jumping. Muscle and bone injuries are also present to a large extent. Running-walking Running-walking is one of the best sports in terms of the respiratory and cardiovascular system, an area in which it brings great benefits in terms of cardio-respiratory resistance. The muscles of the waist and lower back also benefit, not to mention the legs and buttocks. As I pointed out in point 4, corresponding to football, 30 minutes of running and walking involve the burning of more than 430 calories. In this case, if this sport is carried out properly, the risks of suffering a muscle or even bone injury (which there are) are considerably reduced. Volleyball If volleyball is practiced properly, the muscles obtain strength, tone, resistance and shape almost like in no other sport, especially the muscles of the legs, arms and buttocks. While you practice volleyball, you tone your muscles greatly, since you practically spend all your time running and jumping. This is even more significant when practiced in the sand since it involves greater effort on the muscles. However, that can also affect and play tricks on the issue of muscle and bone injuries, in addition to the ever-present tendonitis. Boxing Although probably none of the other sports that I taught you today are as risky and dangerous as this one, boxing is still a great sport if practiced properly. While one practices boxing, one receives all kinds of blows throughout the body, so protection is extremely important. Cardio-respiratory and muscular fitness are greatly benefited by practice this sport and with 30 minutes of boxing you burn 302 calories. But injuries are a trademark of boxing anyway. It can cause everything from bruises, tears and all types of wounds to brain, muscle and bone injuries. I repeat, be very careful. These are the 10 best sports for health, do you practice any of them? Which is your favorite and why?