Lose Weight From Playing Sports
October 27, 2009 by Mohamed
Filed under Exercise, Weight Loss
Losing weight isn’t easy – I’m the first to admit; however the health benefits of losing the weight cannot be overstated.
Losing weight is more about making lifestyle changes – changes that will benefit you in the long run. You start gradually and work your way towards a healthy lifestyle.
If you eat fast food 3, 4 or 5 times a week start by cutting down to once or twice per week, then once or twice every two weeks then finally once or twice per month and eventually cut it out entirely or limit it to a few times a year.
In order to boost your weight loss you need to become active.
I was reading an excellent article on a website called Exploratorium. I’ve reprinted parts of it below and have included a link to the article and site:
During the course of an average game, some players can lose as much as 5 to 8 pounds. This loss is mostly water, so players are concerned about making sure they keep enough fluids in their bodies. Goalies, who make it to the bench much less often than other players (who have one-minute shifts), keep a water bottle on top of their goal. Goalies can lose as much weight as a forward or defenseman.
Some players lose more than just water. Many players will lose weight during the course of the season. In an extreme case, Sharks Captain Todd Gill went from 180 pounds to 165 pounds (82 to 74 kg) over the course of the 1996 season.
Millard told us that it was typical for a player to lose 6 or 7 pounds (3 kg) in fat and lean body mass during the course of the season.
Source: http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/fitness1.html
Source: © The Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu
While these are extreme cases, it does go to show that playing sports will help you lose weight.
But that’s not all playing sports will do – it will help you tone your body and help tighten your skin so as you lose weight your skin stays tight and doesn’t sag.
Sports or regular exercise can do much for us: improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual’s sex appeal, frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system.
There is an excellent summary on Wikipedia on the topic of physical exercise – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_exercise.
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