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Why Playing a Sport Should Be Your New Workout


People who play a sport are more likely to stay healthy and fit as they age, according to a new study published in BMJ Open, compared to those who do other types of physical activity. Finding a sport you love early in life—and playing it often—may be the key to staying active in your 70s, 80s and beyond.

The transition from middle age to old age is often one of slowing down. Retirement or injuries, for example, can lead to major life changes and affect the amount of physical activity a person gets on a regular basis.

Yet staying active is vital to preserving mental and physical health—and the ability to live independently—as people age.

Daniel Aggio, a…

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 Why Playing a Sport Should Be Your New Workout

People who play a sport are more likely to stay healthy and fit as they age, according to a new study published in BMJ Open, compared to those who do other types of physical activity. Finding a sport you love early in life—and playing it often—may be the key to staying active in your 70s, 80s and beyond.

Global Sport Matters

Global Sport Matters is a joint effort between the Global Sport Institute and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. It provides an in-depth look at a broad range of topics making an impact beyond the playing field.

Inside The Games

The inside track on world sport.

SportsRec

SportsRec is the number one source for all things sports and exercise. Our sports and fitness experts contribute regularly to help us provide the most relevant and accurate articles. Whether you are looking for exercises to target a specific muscle group, rules for a new sport, or how to get started with an exercise regimen, SportsRec has you covered.

Advocates for Injured Athletes

Our mission is to promote sports safety and to provide essential support, education, and resources to help keep athletes safe. We want YOU involved.

Athlete Network

Athlete Network is on a mission to help 5 million athletes advance their careers. Once an Athlete, always an Athlete. Join the movement.

Athlete's Heart

Dr. Larry Creswell talking about athletes and heart health.

Heart for Athletes

Protecting youth from sudden cardiac arrest.

I Love to Watch You Play

A place for parents seeking balance, sanity and an edge in the crazy world of youth sports.

Moms Team

MomsTeam.com® is the premier online youth sports information gateway for the 90 million youth sports parents seeking advice, community and product information from a world-class team of expert psychologists, nutritionists, athletes, medical doctors, journalists coaches, referees and parents dedicated to one mission: to make sure that youth sports is safe for all children ages 3 to 23.

Peace and Sport

To turn no-man's lands into sports grounds, to reintegrate child soldiers into society, to help war orphans regain self confidence, to integrate refugees, to help the poor have access to education, and establish a spirit of citizenship in disadvantaged urban areas…all thanks to sport.

Peace Players

At PeacePlayers, we use the power of sport to unite, educate and inspire young people to create a more peaceful world. We offer sport programming, peace education, and leadership development to those living in communities in conflict.

Play60

Our Mission: To make the next generation of youth the most active and healthy. In October of 2007, the NFL launched NFL PLAY 60, a national youth health and fitness campaign focused on increasing the wellness of young fans by encouraging them to be active for at least 60 minutes a day.

Power of Sport

The power of sport can inform, empower and transform. This is a platform to fuel and magnify the power of sport movement. This online experience is dedicated to delivering a space for people around the globe to share their power of sport stories and how sport has influenced, challenged and inspired.

Right To Play

Right To Play's mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict and disease in disadvantaged communities.

SportsMD.com

We now have one of the industries most trusted sports medicine content library created by leading sports medicine doctors and specialists. We have over 1,000 sports medicine doctors and specialists enlisted in our directory and opening up their appointments to our SportsMD audience.

Stop Sports Injuries

The comprehensive public outreach program focuses on the importance of sports safety-specifically relating to overuse and trauma injuries. The initiative not only raises awareness and provides education on injury reduction, but also highlights how playing safe and smart can enhance and extend a child's athletic career, improve teamwork, reduce obesity rates and create a lifelong love of exercise and healthy activity.

The Science of Sport

Welcome to the Science of Sport where we bring you the second, third, and fourth level of analysis you will not find anywhere else. Be it doping in sport, hot topics like Caster Semenya or Oscar Pistorius, or the dehydration myth, we try to translate the science behind sports and sports performance. Consider a donation if you like what you see here!

Topend Sports

This is the home page to a wealth of sporting information for those aiming for the top end! Following the sections below to explore my sporting world, to find the sports information that you are after.

UK Sport

UK Sport provides strategic investment to enable Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes to achieve their full medal winning potential.

CRN

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is a Washington-based trade association representing ingredient suppliers and manufacturers in the dietary supplement industry. CRN members adhere to a strong code of ethics, comply with dosage limits and manufacture dietary supplements to high quality standards under good manufacturing practices.

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