Carefully read the 49 reasons below why one should do sports. Sport:
- regulates blood pressure, improves blood circulation
- decreases your pulse rate
- is the most effective form of cardiovascular training (decreases the chance you'll die during sex)
- has no age limitations
- increases your vital lung capacity thus more effectively providing your body with oxygen
- deceases your cholesterol level
- thanks to sport you'll be more agile
- develops and strengthens various muscle groups
- strengthens ligaments and nerves (at the age of 80 that's all you'll have anyways)
- improves posture and muscle co-ordination (viz §)
- reduces and removes back pain
- eliminates headaches (you'll save on headache tablets)
- improves metabolism
- strengthens your immune system
- releases endorphins
- increases your pain tolerance (when you get hit in the nose by a door, you won't even notice)
- you'll be indulging in an intelligent drug
- you'll look and feel great
- you'll lose weight (say goodbye to the Michelin tyre around your stomach)
- evokes a state of euphoria and relaxation
- you'll be the head of the family (finally)
- reduces stress more easily
- aids in a better sleep
- relieves you from boredom
- increases mental reaction (soon you'll realise you aren't still 20)
- inspires
- you will be able to do something for charity (i.e. the Terry Fox charity run against cancer)
- leads to rationalism
- increases your ability to achieve
- improves your memory (finally you'll never forget your partners' birthday)
- forces you to test both you physical and mental limits (and you'll feel great about it)
- you won't have a problem wearing revealing clothes
- strengthens your self-confidence
- provides you with answers (remember Forrest Gump?)
- increases your sex appeal
- inhibits depression
- teaches you to overcome obstacles (for example during hurdles)
- is addictive (and you wont get fat by doing it)
- makes you realise you should quit smoking (if you belong to the group of smokers, you'll soon realise that you can't live without the ability to breath, not to mention doing sports)
- changes your life for the better
- you'll meet interesting people (ie. Hanka and Martin)
- you finally have a healthy reason to get out of the house (a good excuse to leave your house whenever you need to)
- you'll enjoy your holidays even more (be honest, vegetating on the beach is quite boring)
- people will envy you (especially at your 30 year high school reunion)
- you'll be able to make a quick getaway from a fight (for men)
- you'll be a hero for your partner (when you go for a run in the pouring rain)
- you'll save money (stop smoking, booze less and eat less)
- meet the girl/boy next door (try running regularly, one day it's bound to work)
- you'll have the privilege of meeting Hanka Dvorská:)