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Tamica Goree Share 5 Benefits of Playing Basketball

Basketball is a team sport filled with benefits for players. Tamica Goree, a basketball player for 28 years and coach of the Houston Black Widows Basketball Team, shares the 5 Benefits of Playing Basketball.<br>

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Tamica Goree Share 5 Benefits of Playing Basketball

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  1. Tamica Goree She is Great Basketball Player

  2. Tamica Goree Share 5 Benefits of Playing Basketball Basketball is one of the fastest growing and most popular sports. There are over a billion followers and millions of players! Some may say that playing basketball will help you grow stronger and taller, but there are also numerous other health benefits playing has to offer.

  3. 1. Staying Heart Healthy • 2. Getting into Shape • 3. Building Strength • 4. Stress Relief • 5. Full-Body Toning and Workout

  4. 1. Staying Heart Healthy Basketball is a contact sport, and it requires a large variety of skill development. When conditioning for basketball, players need aerobic and anaerobic training. Aerobic training involves endurance, and anaerobic training involves short burst activities.

  5. 2. Getting into Shape Playing basketball can also help you burn calories. The quick lateral movements, running and jumping give you an aerobic workout, which allows a person who weighs 165 pounds to burn about 600 calories. A person who weighs 250 pounds can burn approximately 900 calories.

  6. 3. Building Strength Basketball also helps to build bone and muscle. Any physical activity that involves weight-bearing helps new bone tissue and muscle tissue to form. Your body becomes stronger as a result of the tugging and pushing of muscles against bone that happens during basketball.

  7. 4. Stress Relief Basketball is a great stress reliever. When stress is decreased, you have more energy and focus to complete other tasks. It also makes you more social, which can help prevent depression.

  8. 5. Full-Body Toning and Workout When you play basketball you get a full-body workout, this helps develop lean muscle in your lower back, neck, deltoids, traps and core. It also makes your legs stronger, and shooting and dribbling help strengthen your arms, hand and wrist.

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