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GAMESONCommonwealth sports facilities are the ideal
excuse to take up an exciting new pastime
passingoftheball.Butif exibilityisyour
tnessgoal,gymnasticscanmouldmuscles
likenoothersport.
Itmayconjureupimagesofretroleotards
andnimbleRussiansbutthatdoesn'tmeanthe
averageScotcouldn'tbene tfromtryingouta
fewsimplemoves.
Buildingupyourbody's exibilitythrough
stretchesandwell-controlledmovescan'tfailto
makeyoumoreagilewhileimproveyour
all-round tnessatthesametime.
Increasedmusclestrength,co-ordination
andstaminaareallgreatforyourself-esteem.
Andifallelsefails,gymnasticsalsoteaches
youtofallandrollsafely�soyoucangetright
backupandtryitalloveragain.
byasmuchas22percent.Improvingyourleg
strengthcanalsotakeyearso you,withcyclists
generallyhavingthesame tnesslevelasa
personadecadeyounger.
Ifmotivationiswhat'sholdingyouback,a
teamsportsuchasnetballwillhelpyougetthe
tnessresultsyoucrave.
Fast-pacedandgreatforbuildingupstamina,
apersonweighing65kgcanburnasmuchas
450caloriesduringanhour-longgame.
Jumpsandturnsaregreatforyourbody's
exibilityand,becauseplayersonlyhave
threesecondstopasstheball,re exesget
aworkout,too.
It'salsotheperfectwaytobustthosebingo
wingswithallthatcatching,grippingand
smashingreallykeepsyouonyourtoes.Playing
regularlynotonlyhelpsyouloseweightand
increasesyour tnesslevelsbutalsolowers
cholesterol,strengthensheartmusclesand
evenyourbones.
Butifyoudreamofhavingtonedthighslike
OlympicgoldmedallistSirChrisHoy,cyclingis
thesportforyou.
Forstarters,hoppingonabikeisanexcellent
optionforthosewhowantshapelylegswithout
poundingthestreets�aspeddlingputsless
stressonthekneesandanklesthanrunning.
Youmaynotbeabletowhizzdownthestreets
asfastasChris,butshort,every-daytripscan
reallymakeadi erence�reducingtheriskof
heartdisease,highbloodpressureanddiabetes
W
HEN it comes to keeping fit in
Glasgow, there really is no
excuse, as the city's sporting
facilities just keep on getting better.
ankstothe2014CommonwealthGames,a
hostofnewsportingvenuesareplannedfor
Scotland'slargestcity.
eNationalIndoorSportsArenaandtheSir
ChrisHoyVelodromewillo ersportloversthe
verybestinbadmintonandcycling.
Andfansofgymnasticsandnetballwillbe
abletoseetheworld'stopathletesperformin
thenewScottishNationalArena.
Soifyouwanttogetaheadofthecrowds,now
isthetimeto ndoutexactlywhateachofthese
sportscandoforyou.
Ifyour tnesslevelshavereachedrock
bottom,agameofbadmintonmaybethebest
waytoeaseyourselfingently.
Lessstrenuousthantennisbutstillas
bene cial,it'saracketsportthatpeopleofall
agescantry. esprinting,stretchingand
ONCommonwealth sports facilities are the ideal
BIG LEAP: Glasgow is getting a host of new
venues for sports such as gymnastics
PEDAL
POWER: You
may not be in
Chris Hoy's
league, but
cycling is a great
way to keep
healthy
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