Doing sports alone can get boring, why not find someone and have a great time running together or hiking? DoULike is a great website for finding people with similar interests in your area, check it out and have a great time meeting some amazing people! However, finding someone is not the easiest thing in the world, you might want to start with sports right now and get in your best shape before meeting someone so special! What are the sports that will have a great effect on your physique? Continue to read in order to find that special sport for yourself, and possibly your significant other!
1. Volleyball
Volleyball is a great strength training activity, thanks to the basic moves of this sport, you will be working with your core muscle groups. It is no surprise most of the volleyball players seem to be looking in great shape. Volleyball will get you in shape in no time, it is an amazing cardio workout and requires your constant movements. You do not need to join tournaments or leagues to actually enjoy volleyball, you can have fun playing it literally anywhere, even your own backyard!
2. Hiking
Hiking is not only great for your body shape, but it is also extremely healthy for your spirit and your mind. Going up and down the hills reduces your risk of heart disease stroke, bad blood pressure, cancers, and high cholesterol. Hiking is one of the sports that will get your heart pumping and turn out to be one of the greatest cardio workouts you have ever done! While not everyone likes heights, there are still places you can go and still feel safe climbing. Thanks to all of the great psychological benefits hiking brings to us as people, it is easily said you cannot go wrong with it!
3. Running
Just like hiking, running is an amazing way of improving your health and your well-being. Thanks to various researches, it has been proven that running helps your lungs increase their function, it boosts your immune system and lowers the possible risk of developing various diseases! Running is a great way to lose weight and boost your confidence, it is actually the second most effective exercise that helps you burn calories! Knowing running is such a healthy blast for our bodies, it is obvious to say that it will also relieve you of stress and eliminate depression issues!
4. Swimming
Swimming is a top choice for those who just want to work their entire body! It is known to increase your heart rate without any body stress at all, it will easily tone your muscles, build your endurance and your strength! Depending on the muscle groups you wish to focus on, you can choose between various strokes to add up more variety to your swimming routine: backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly. Swimming is also a great exercise for those with injuries, disabilities, arthritis and other issues that make most exercises very difficult. Those who swim are also often those who have a very nice sleep, it seems like swimming is a great choice for literally everyone, even older adults!
5. Tennis
Tennis is played by people of all ages, it is a very popular sport around the world and it is mainly played by two people or four people. Tennis is a great sport to play with your significant other or just your best friend. Often played as a recreational sport, tennis is an amazing sport that helps to maintain health, fitness, agility, and strength. Tennis lowers your body fat in no time, it improves your muscle tone, flexibility and your reaction times. If you are not great at it, that is fine too, you still get to wear those cute skirt-shorts we all adore so much!
6. Yoga
Knowing Yoga is great for stress-reducing powers, it is easily said it is also a great way towards weight loss. While yoga is nowhere as exhausting as most exercises, it is a great way to keep our body flexible, healthy and reduce our stress levels. Doing yoga with your significant other will not only be an amazing experience, but it will also help you create a strong bond and even motivate each other to do even better than before. If neither of you did yoga before, it is advised you get a teacher and learn all of the poses correctly.
7. Dancing
Studies have shown that dancing helps us lose weight, stay flexible, make friends and reduce stress levels. Who would not like to burn calories and still listen to their favorite song meanwhile doing it? Dancing is known to connect people, you will learn and experience all of the dancing moves together, help each other and create a great connection. Dancing is a great activity that lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases, it helps you balance yourself better and have better control of your own body.
8. Gymnastics
While gymnastics are not for everyone, it is a great sport that provides amazing benefits to your mind and your body. Those who engage in gymnastics will have flexible muscles, reduced risks of injuries and stay in shape very easily. It is no secret most gymnasts look very slim and lean, they are good looking people in extremely healthy bodies. Gymnastics are a great way of building up your own personal discipline, the sport itself requires a lot of effort and discipline. Certain moves are also great for gaining better coordination. Those who have been engaged in gymnastics for a while, they can most likely notice that their natural coordination level improved as their new skills and techniques appeared.
Finding someone willing to work out and live a healthy life is not an easy thing, but with a little bit of discipline and goodwill, it is all very possible. Being attractive is your own decision, if you do nothing about it, you will not feel attractive either.
Pinstripe Magazine Staff
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