Advantages Of Spending Time At Lacrosse Camps

By Arline Bradley


People are currently on to the health trend nowadays. Most are doing all they can to stay fab and fit not only for improved physical well being, but also to look great and be the envy of many. Whatever your motivation is, trying to stay healthy is good for you.

You can indulge yourself in hundreds of ways to be healthy. You can go to the gym and train under a fitness instructor. You can take long brisk walks around the part. You can also make jogging a habit. If you are the type of person who immensely enjoys the great outdoors, then you can go on hiking or rock and mountain climbing. If you want to meet new people you might be interested in joining sports camps, particularly lacrosse camps.

Lacrosse is now a very popular team sport that takes its origins from Canada. Research say that the game was probably started by the natives in 1100 AD and was already very much developed by the seventeenth century. Today it is played by shooting a ball in the goal opposing team by using special sticks to guide it inside.

There are four major forms of the game. There is the field lacrosse for men, another for women, also box lacrosse and intercrosse. The games for men and women are only slightly different to the fact the padding is a requirement for the males. The box type is played indoors during unfit conditions, and the last type is the non contact form of the game.

People play this sport for many different reasons, one is to being mentally healthy. This sport encourages the use of mental faculties to think of ways to win the game. Also, an hour or so of rigorous play is equal to a dose of antidepressant, according to experts. Playing will make your body release endorphin to allow you to be in a good mood.

Since lacrosse is a contact form of team sports, this will help you develop your social skills. You will have to interact wit people both in your team and in the opposing team. Camps are also good places to make new acquaintances and to extend your social circle.

If you want to slim down but hate working out, then a sport camp is perfect for you. This is a great way to go down the scale without all the pain usually associated with working out. In addition, you do not have to spend so much just to throw the excess pounds away.

It also develops muscle strength. Lacrosse requires the use of both hands and feet during the day. Every time you brandish your stick in an attempt to capture the ball, you are working on your arm muscles. All those running will also tone legs. This is a great way to look good without too much effort.

Sports camps, not only for this game, can benefit you in lots of other ways. Most of them are open for the summer in almost every city of every state. You just have to find one whom you like and you are off to a fun filled journey to health.




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