There are so many things you can do to lose weight and the average person is probably very well acquainted with weight loss techniques such as running, using the treadmill and etc. But how about a simple game like squash? This fun and very competitive sport will burn massive amounts of calories, improve your stamina and oxygen uptake, and leave you looking very toned. Read on to see more reasons why you should be playing squash for weight loss.
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Burn Calories
Squash is one game that keeps you running literally throughout. If you’ve ever played or witnessed a game of squash, then you know what I’m talking about. With almost zero down-time while the game is going on, you’ll be burning bucket loads of calories without even realizing it, which makes squash the perfect sport for weight loss and fitness.
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Improve Cardiovascular Fitness
Aside from the fact that you will burn significant amounts of calories when you play squash, you will also improve your aerobic and anaerobic endurance systems which will make you a better athlete and further aid in helping you lose weight. Both anaerobic and aerobic fitness are components of cardiovascular fitness, with the core difference being that anaerobic activities are usually performed at a much higher intensity. These two types of exercises have similar benefits for health and fitness and you will go through elements of both when you play squash.
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Tone your arms and legs
Squash is a great sport for toning both the arms and legs. You use your leg muscles to move your body around, sometimes at very high speed, and you also will need to use your hands to hit the ball, often with intense power. This will probably lead to some development in the muscles in your arms and legs (although probably not as much as if you were actually focusing on these muscles using resistance training), which is good news because increased muscle mass and strength will lead to an increase in the rate of fat burn.
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Improve Flexibility and Agility
These are important elements of fitness which are often overlooked because most people devote all their time to developing the more obvious elements such as cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength. The good news is that playing squash could help develop your flexibility and agility alongside your general fitness at the same time, and without you really noticing or realizing it.
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Improve Hand-Eye Coordination
Good hand-eye coordination will reduce your reaction times and generally make you more dexterous. Strange as it might sound, better hand-eye coordination will also significantly improve your athleticism and agility, and playing squash is an excellent way to achieve this goal.
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Very Competitive
Squash, like most other individual sports, is very highly competitive and you might find yourself exerting extra energy in order to win games, and in the process, burning fat and improving stamina. It’s extra competitive nature also means that you might find yourself so involved with the game that you don’t even notice how much pain your body might be in or how tired you are.
Conclusion
For the six reasons detailed above, squash is one smart choice for people looking to lose weight in some non-conventional ways; so find yourself a partner and don’t hesitate to head out to the courts and have yourself a great game of squash.
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