Is The Love Of Your Life Safe In Sports Activities?

If you partner is a sports buff then he may fall into two categories. One category is where he just loves to sit on the sidelines and enjoy watching the game, and is what you may call a verbal sports player. The other category is where he is actually involved in a sport and is a member of a sports team.

If he is actively involved in sports and has been for a period of time then there are most likely far less physically related sports dangers that he is facing. If on the other hand he has just joined a new sport then you may want to make some observations.

Lets say for example, your partner has decided he wants to begin to enjoy the great out doors. He is always stuck indoors as an office manager, and wants to get away from the hub of city life on the weekends. He has decided he is going to become a ski buff. This is great as any exercise is good for anyone. This is only true though if it is approached properly, and with the right precautions kept in mind. Of course he will need to know the safety rules of skiing, but he also needs to know his present physical condition.

Skiing is not just a matter of strapping a pair of skis on your boots and gliding down a hill. It places significant demands on various areas of the body such as the arms, shoulders, legs and ankles as well as the torso. For an office worker who does not make use of the muscles in these areas that first ski trip can come at a hefty price to the body. With your partner's enthusiasm at enjoying his new sport he may forget to keep in mind what his body is used to and over do it. Here is where you can take the lead and remind him of his current physical stamina. You will need to observe the amount of time he is actively involved and just what parts of his body he is using the most. By doing this you can possibly help prevent a great deal of discomfort that is sure to come.

Skiing is just one example. Every sport has some type of physical demand attached to it with some of these being easier to recognize than others. For example, its not hard to tell how physically demanding football is, but it is easy to over look at how physically strenuous golf can be. You as the loving person that you are may want to do a little research into what the physical demands will be in respect to your partner's new chosen sport then be on guard for the potential physical dangers it may present.

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A Look at Low Impact Sports Activities

One problem I find with many sporting activities I have taken part in, is the heavy impact effecting my knee, ankle and hip joints due to running and falling over. As quite a large man, I have trained as a power lifter for many years, I noticed inflamed and aching joints after playing many sports I had enjoyed as a youngster. There are a lot of other people I know who want to be able to exercise, yet not punish their joints and end up with injuries. The question is, are there sports or activities where you can get a very good level of exercise without aching or injured joints? This article will list some activities that are decidedly low impact, yet very good for the cardio vascular system.

1. Swimming has been a real revelation for me. I now swim three times a week and my fitness and health have improved dramatically. There is hardly any impact on joints, and the work out is as tiring and hard as you choose to make it. Swimming between twenty and thirty lengths in a session, three times a week, will certainly keep you fit and healthy. The bonus is you can still walk without aching ankle or knee joints. A good stretching warm up before a swim makes sure there are no muscle pulls or spasms. As your strength grows you can easily add extra lengths to your workout, or even change to more physically demanding strokes like butterfly or front crawl.

2. Golf has been described as a good walk spoiled, but I disagree. I have never slept as well as I have after eighteen holes, participating in any other sport. There is good reason for this. Walking around a golf course is excellent exercise. For those who choose not to use battery powered golf carts, and transport their own clubs around, you will have a really good workout, without any jarring movements or heavy impact on your joints. As with swimming you can avoid any silly pulls by stretching well before beginning your game. Swinging a golf club to drive a ball is also a great way to keep fit as many upper body muscles are used to make a good disciplined swing. I play about twice a month and am able to walk around a course now, without feeling like I have endured a marathon, so I am certainly getting fitter doing it in combination with my other activities.

3. Sailing was a real surprise when I went for the first time. It is very physical, steering, and also manning the sail, together with changing positions with others in the boat to maintain course and stability. However you are not pounding your joints, so this is a very hard and physical low impact sport. I try to go sailing now once a month, and my upper body strength is still of a level similar to when I was lifting heavy in the gym. You will get an excellent back work out, as well as a great cardio vascular one.

There are plenty of ways to keep fit and also avoid high impact sports. My joints have never felt so good, and I spend a lot less time injured than I did playing football or rugby. I hope more people give these and other low impact sports a try instead of giving up on sports because of bad joints.

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