Benefits of sport

Regular exercise improves health and fitness. Health is defined as a state of complete mental, physical and social well-being; not merely the absence of illness or infirmity. Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment.

Sport is a good way of relieving stress

Mental benefits include:

• improved confidence
• relief of stress/tension and stress related illness

Physical benefits include:

• losing weight
• improved posture
• improved body shape

Social benefits include:

• meeting people
• making friends

Being a member of a sports club and regularly participating in sport will develop personal qualities from:

• co-operation – working with others
• competition – testing yourself against others
• physical challenge – testing yourself against the environment or your best performances
• aesthetic appreciation – recognizing quality of movement in a performance