It is well known that doing sport is good for your health! Here are 14 good reasons for practising sport.
Sport helps to maintain muscle capital
Sporting activity increases strength, endurance and muscle volume, and therefore helps to prevent injuries and various hip, knee and back pains. These are important benefits for healthy aging.
Sport prevents joint problems
Regular exercise promotes the nutrition and mobility of cartilage and thus prevents various joint pains and arthrosis problems.
Sport strengthens the heart and regulates blood pressure
One of the main benefits of sport is to improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system and thus optimise blood circulation by vasodilating the blood vessels. With training, the heart will therefore beat more slowly at rest and thus become less tired. The decrease in resistance during blood circulation will also lead to a drop in blood pressure.
Sport allows you to breathe better
Practising endurance sports such as cycling or swimming will help to increase lung capacity, which in turn helps to combat asthma problems.
Sport helps to achieve a slim and toned figure
Regular exercise will enable you to burn calories and thus facilitate weight loss. For slimming purposes, cardio sports such as swimming, cycling, elliptical training or running are to be preferred. On the other hand, to build up your body, you should rather opt for sports activities that are mainly muscular, such as dance, gymnastics, Pilates, cross-training, etc. Better still, practising high-intensity interval training (HIIT type) allows you to build up your muscles while burning fat.
Sport increases bone stock
Activating the body will stimulate the action of the cells in their bone-building role. This regeneration will strengthen your bones and also prevent osteoporosis.
Sport promotes transit
In addition to having more pleasure in eating, due to a better appetite, sport promotes digestion and thus offers an effective remedy for constipation.
Sport provides general well-being
A physical and mental well-being, due to the secretion of hormones such as endorphin, which generates a real feeling of pleasure, sometimes even euphoria. It often happens that after practising, you can no longer do without sport. Thus, a bit like the effect of a drug, we feel the need to rediscover this state of well-being that occurs following physical effort.
Sport improves mental performance
Aerobic” sports activities (endurance sports) improve the transport of oxygen in the body, and therefore the oxygenation of the brain, which optimises brain activity.
Sport facilitates the evacuation of stress
Sport has a calming effect thanks to the endorphins, substances produced by our brain. In addition, it allows you to clear your mind and forget your everyday worries.
Sport teaches educational values
Sport is often highlighted for the values it transmits: friendship, courage, sincerity, honour, modesty, respect, self-control, politeness… Generally speaking, sport remains an incredible school of life for young people. Find out more about the benefits of sport for children.
Sport instils willpower and tenacity
The goals we set ourselves in or through sport are rarely easy to achieve, and often require perseverance and patience to get there. In a way, this is what we find in everyday life, practising a sport can help us to move forward more serenely when we have to face personal or professional problems, we have more confidence in ourselves.
Sport helps you sleep
There’s nothing like a little physical activity to relax and relieve daily tensions. Good physical fatigue is the guarantee of a deep and restful sleep. Read also “Sleep better: 6 tips to improve your sleep”.
Sport teaches educational values
Sports associations and clubs bring together individuals who share a common passion. This helps to create links and broaden one’s social circle. Sport is often used for this purpose in the context of the reintegration of people on the margins of society.