BlueZeal News

A few more words about children’s fitness. Summer holidays are a great time to go out, spend time in the fresh air and forget about TV and computer games. Researches show about 2 million British kids are overweight and 700.000 of whom are obese.

Obesity can cause serious diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. The reason for this situation is lack of exercise and poor diet. Children should be more engaged in a physical activity and keeping fit should be more fun.

Bookmark to:

And even more interesting sports:

8. Chess Boxing.
It’s a combination of using intelligence with the strength. The competition consists of eleven rounds, it starts with a four minute chess round and followed by two minutes of boxing. The motto of Chess Boxing Organization is: “Fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board”.

Bookmark to:

Some more weird activities:

4. The World Toe Wrestling Competition.
It first started in 1976 in a pub in Derbyshire. The whole idea is to lock toes together and force the opponent’s foot to the ground.

5. Fistball.
The purpose of the activity is to hit the ball with your fist or arm and place it in the opponent’s half where they won’t get to it. After passing the net, the ball may be contacted up to three times by the five players on each team.

Bookmark to:

There are activities that are less popular than the others. There are also ones unknown by some people even though very popular in some places. The sports presented below are the ones which rules and equipment stand far away from the conventional activities.

1. Man V. S. Horse Marathon.
It’s got nothing in common with strength. It requires stamina and agility. The yearly event takes place in Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells and puts human against horse.

Bookmark to:

As we said in the previous blog, don’t throw your dog into the water before making sure it can swim. The pet has to be confident in order to swim comfortably.

Bookmark to:

This picture was taken from: 7online.com

Does your dog like swimming? Especially when it’s hot and sunny… Dock diving is not only what most dogs like doing but also a certified canine sport. It consists of jumping off a dock into the water.

In order to do dock diving your dog doesn’t need to be a fantastic swimmer. This activity will let your doggy to cool down and is a very good way to keep it active.

Bookmark to:

This picture was taken from: cairnsesplanade.com

The summer holidays start soon and those who have kids will need to think of something to keep them busy. There are lots to do but children get bored quite quickly so the activities need to be varied in order to keep them interested.

Bookmark to:

If you put on weight during winter and would like to be fit and slim again for the summer, you can do it without spending a fortune. You don’t need to go to the gym if you don’t want to. As push-ups, jumping or jogging don’t cost a penny, with a few low coast gadgets you can build yourself a gym.

Apart from looking well, exercising has so many benefits: it can reduce stress, improve blood pressure, your mood…

Bookmark to: