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solution to prevent injuries from happening.

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solution to prevent injuries from happening.

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-Do not do too much exercise in a day.
-exercise at least 2 times per week.
-plan some time to let your body rest.
-Do not exercise too much beyond your limits.

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-Sports can teach a student to have discipline while they participate in an activity they deeply enjoy.
-teamwork is required in order to success.

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Extreme sports is also called action sports.

Injuries. Extreme sports often cause wear and tear on your body, particularly your joints.

And while now it sucks breaking an ankle or tearing muscles long, what is my biggest concern when these affectsfg us when we're 55.

Death. Just a natural extension of the injuries. When you push yourself to the limit or the edge enough....there will be always the chance of pushing too far.

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Pros: Competitive sports like badminton and soccer need a lot of time to practice.

learn important life lessons about teamwork and fair play

Participating in sports teaches children and teenagers how to compete in the real world.

As they grow older they will be facing competition in school, in the workforce and other areas of life.

challenging yourself to improve better.

Cons: But the world of competitive sports also has a negative side.

competitive sports can harm athletes physiologically, socially and physically.

The mounting pressure to play well can increase stress and make the children feel bad and lose confidence.

The intensity of competitive games can lead players to disregard rules, increasing opportunities for torn ligaments, muscle aches and other injuries.

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Thoughts on the disadvantages of exercising 

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Thoughts on the disadvantages of exercising 

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Nowadays people, especially teenagers, like exercising to train their muscles, or help them to lose weight in order to maintain their body shape. They are more concern about their looks but they are not aware that exercising too much can also affect their health..

I think that even though exercising is good for your health but we should not over do it. Over exercising can cause serious injuries. We should alsoput some time aside to let our body rest and to recover from any injuries.

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Negative outcome of having too many sports activities at one time

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Negative outcome of having too many sports activities at one time

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Having too many sports activities can cause over stress injuries.
-. Sports are much more competitive at an earlier age. They normally will be playing too many sports at one time. This might cause them not to have enough time for their bodies to rest.

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THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Many children today start specializing in one sport early -- playing year-round, joining competitive club or travel teams and participating in special training programs -- believing they'll put themselves on the fast track to college scholarships or maybe even a pro sports career.

But for too many of these kids, that fast track leads straight to injuries, sometimes serious ones.

Recent research suggests that as many as four in 10 emergency room visits for children between 5 and 14 years old are for sports-related injuries.

No single sport is specifically to blame for the increase in kids' sports injuries. Instead, experts suspect that choosing to play one sport all the time, or playing several sports all at once, are factors leading to what are called overuse injuries.

"Any sport can produce an overuse injury," explained Dr. Cynthia LaBella, medical director of the Institute for Sports Medicine at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. "Overuse injuries are increasing for a couple of reasons. Sports are much more competitive at an earlier age, and many children are playing one sport year-round now. They're not getting enough time off for their bodies to recover. Or, they might be playing three sports at once, and what that amounts to is that they never get a day off."

While parents may counter that they were constantly active throughout their own childhoods and didn't suffer serious injuries, LaBella pointed out that youngsters used to be the masters of their own activity.

"Kids are now subject to adult schedules and organizational formats for adult-driven sports. In the past, kids directed the activities in the backyard. Where adults provide schedule and structure, kids may be pushed beyond what they would do on their own. When they play on their own, they take breaks and moderate themselves," she said.

Dr. Michael Kelly, chairman of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, said that while it's a lot healthier for the body to "cross train" with different sports, many kids today focus on just one sport.

"It used to be that you played football and, when that was done, you might play basketball, and then later, you might play Little League or tennis. You went from sport to sport and didn't have any sport-specific training to contribute to repetitive injuries," Kelly said.

Children are particularly susceptible to repetitive injuries, because they're still growing. Both Kelly and LaBella said children are most vulnerable to injuries in the growth-plate areas. Growth plates are soft areas of developing tissue. They're found at the end of the long bones and, because these areas are still growing, the bone isn't completely calcified in that area.

According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, growth-plate injuries are fractures, and they account for 15 percent of all childhood fractures. They occur twice as often in boys as in girls, with the greatest incidence among 14- to 16-year-old boys and 11- to 13-year-old girls.

So, does that mean parents shouldn't let their children play the sports they love? Not necessarily, said Kelly. But, parents do need to be willing to be the bad guy, especially if their child gets injured.

"Kids are always going to push, and they're always going to want to play. Even when hurt, a child probably won't make the right decision," said Kelly, adding that it's up to the parent to stop the child from playing if there's an injury.

Kelly acknowledged that that can be tough, particularly with high school-aged children who may have college scholarships riding on their ability to play. "I make it clear to parents that they can keep the next six months in mind, but they need to focus on the next 70 years," he said.

LaBella said children should never play through pain. "Pain is a sign of injury, and it's a sign that you need to rest," she said. If the pain doesn't get better after a couple of days, she advised that the child should go to the doctor.

Children also shouldn't start specializing in one sport until after puberty, according to LaBella, and, ideally, they should play just one sport per season and take off a month or two completely. That doesn't mean they should take two months off from all activity, she said, just from organized sports. "Go ride a bike or play soccer in the backyard," she suggested.

More information

To learn about preventing children's sports injuries, visit the Nemours Foundation.

SOURCES: Michael A. Kelly, M.D., chairman, department of orthopaedic surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, N.J.; Cynthia LaBella, M.D., medical director, Institute for Sports Medicine at Children's Memorial Hospital, and assistant professor of pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago

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THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Many children today start specializing in one sport early -- playing year-round, joining competitive club or travel teams and participating in special training programs -- believing they'll put themselves on the fast track to college scholarships or maybe even a...

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Exercising can help in weight management

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Exercising can help in weight management

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- Taking part in physical activities such as Zumba, can help to lose weight.

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Zumba instructor Sim Hui Churn is a healthy 50kg now, but four years ago, she weighed nearly twice that.

Working in a sedentary job then and not watching what she ate resulted in her tipping the scales at almost 90kg.

She had been too tired from work to make healthy lifestyle changes, and instead tried a slimming programme in 2011.

Ms Sim, 40, lost more than 30kg - but she gained back the weight within a year.

She realised she needed a bigger change. Urged by family and friends to live more healthily in the light of health risks such as diabetes and heart disease, the then lab supervisor in a factory signed up in 2013 for the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) Lose To Win programme and other exercise classes concurrently.

Within three months, she lost 20kg after exercising every day, but that was only the start.

Ms Sim also chanced upon a new passion - zumba - after signing up for her company's eight- week programme.

"It is my passion; I saw myself as an example to others to lose weight," she said.

Attending more zumba classes convinced her to become a full-time instructor in February last year, after quitting her lab supervisor job.

Her newfound interest in exercise also led her to participate in the HPB's past two seasons of the National Steps Challenge.

She is looking forward to the third season.

"The main thing I want to do is sustain my weight and exercise," said Ms Sim, who is single.

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From 90kg to 50kg, thanks to exercise, zumba

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Zumba instructor Sim Hui Churn is a healthy 50kg now, but four years ago, she weighed nearly twice that. Working in a sedentary job then and not watching what she ate resulted in her tipping the scales at almost 90kg. She had been too tired from work to make healthy lifestyle changes, and instead tried a slimming programme in 2011.

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- Exercise can improve your health and can reduce the risk of developing diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
-  Can build up stronger bones, muscles and joints. It helps to lower the risk of osteoporosis.
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Having regular exercise can improve your quality in life.

Physical exercise is good for the mind and body.

Sports activities such as captain balls and soccer can motivate children to exercise .

Exercising can help to loosen up your body and reduce stress.

Exercising can make you feel better with more energy, and allow you to feel more relax and be able to sleep better.

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Organized, well-structured youth sports and on-going physical activities can provide many benefits for children and adolescents. Positive experiences that sports and an active lifestyle bring play an important role in a young person's life.

At University of Missouri Health Care, our adolescent medicine team encourages all children to participate in sports or other regular physical activity. Physical exercise is good for the mind, body and spirit. Team sports help teach adolescents accountability, dedication, leadership and other skills.

Many athletes do better academically

Playing a sport requires a lot of time and energy. Some people may think this would distract student-athletes from schoolwork. However, the opposite is true. Sports require memorization, repetition and learning - skillsets that are directly relevant to class work. Also, the determination and goal-setting skills a sport requires can be transferred to the classroom.

Sports teach teamwork and problem-solving skills

Fighting for a common goal with a group of players and coaches teaches you how to build teamwork and effectively communicate to solve problems. This experience is helpful when encountering problems at work or at home.

Physical health benefits of sports

Clearly, sports can help you reach your fitness goals and maintain a healthy weight. However, they also encourage healthy decision-making such as not smoking and not drinking. Sports also have hidden health benefits such as lowering the chance of osteoporosis or breast cancer later in life.

Sports boost self-esteem

Watching your hard work pay off and achieving your goals develops self-confidence. Achieving a sport or fitness goal encourages you to achieve other goals you set. This is a rewarding and exciting learning process.

Reduce pressure and stress with sports

Exercising is a natural way to loosen up and let go of stress. You can also make new friends who can be there for you as a support system. When you feel under pressure or stressed, call up a teammate, head to the gym to talk and play it out.

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At MU Health Care, we encourage all children to participate in sports or other regular physical activity. Learn why sports benefit adolescents.