A game played with a bat, ball and glove. The fundamentals of the game involve throwing the ball, hitting the ball, and catching the ball. Of course, the execution of these three tasks is more challenging than it sounds, and it is that challenge that compels baseball players to play the game.
A sport of agility and endurance that develops hand-eye coordination among its participants. At its essence, basketball requires only a basket, a ball, and at least two players. The simplicity of the sport is credited to Dr. James Naismith, who invented basketball in 1891.
The use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one’s musculature for aesthetic purposes. The word bodybuilding says everything. It is the best sport when it comes to making your body proportionally shaped and fit, it makes a fit body and a fit mind.
As all golfers know, a game of golf is both mentally stimulating and physically challenging. Golf may not be considered a physically demanding sport, but one round will likely mean you are outside and moving around, walking at a pace of 6-7km, for several hours at a time and constantly using your brain for the many mental challenges you face.
May be old, but it’s popular for a reason. Native American tribes were crossing netted sticks long before the first colonists arrived, and despite centuries of play, lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the world, with hundreds of thousands of players in the United States alone.
About challenge and perseverance, putting your hands and feet on rocks, ice, and snow, and finally reaching a summit. There, high above the world of cities and civilization, you can pause and look out over a beautiful world ruled by nature.
People have been running for ages. You might think we’d have it all figured out by now, but that’s actually part of the problem. Because it’s so easy to walk out the door and simply get started, running is misunderstood.
The second most popular participation sport in the world, ranking just behind soccer. It has been described as a creative blend of other familiar sports like tennis, basketball, handball and baseball. However you describe it, volleyball is an Olympic favorite.
